RN Manager Orthopedics Ambulatory

Pay range: $ - $ salary range.

Orthopedics Clinic - Bend, Oregon

Relocation Assistance:
* To qualify for the relocation assistance, candidates must have 1+ years of licensed experience. Candidates must not have been employed by St. Charles Health System in the last 6 months. Bonuses are available to external applicants only and are subject to all applicable tax with holdings. *

Clinical Nurse Manager - Orthopedics

Director of Ambulatory Care Nursing

Ambulatory Care Nursing Administration

07 2025

Creating Americas healthiest community, together

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

St. Charles Ambulatory Care encompasses practices in three Central Oregon counties and numerous specialties including family care, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, urgent care, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, general surgery, behavioral health, cancer care, sleep medicine, orthopedics, physiatry, and neurosurgery. We encourage collaboration between clinical and non-clinical staff to assure we are providing our community with comprehensive and compassionate health care.

The Clinical Nurse Manager of Orthopedics is a key clinical leader for St. Charles Ambulatory Care and is responsible for the quality of care delivered by nurses, techs and medical assistants in orthopedics. Under direction of the Ambulatory Care CNO and the Director of Ambulatory Care Nursing, the nurse manager works in partnership with the Administrative Director and the Clinical Division Director of Orthopedics, Neurosurgery & Physiatry and collaborates with the clinic operational managers.

The nurse manager is responsible for ensuring that nurses, techs and medical assistants maintain core competencies, including practice-based learning and improvement; patient care skills; systems-based practice; medical knowledge; interpersonal and communication skills; and professionalism. This leader participates in the orthopedic division annual budget process and considers the financial impact when making clinical decisions. The nurse manager is accountable for the clinic and care team quality, development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of clinical pathways and the team-based model of care.

They are responsible for standardizing clinical practices and workflow efficiencies across all orthopedic clinics. The nurse manager may provide nursing services directly to the patients of the Orthopedics, Neurosurgery & Physiatry Division. This position directly manages the Orthopedic MA Supervisor and the Orthopedic Tech Supervisor.

• Achieves top percentile ranking in surveys of patient experience, with particular emphasis on dimensions of patients experiences with clinical teams.
• Advances the roles of patients as partners in care through systematic implementation of Shared Decision-making Models.
• Promotes and models evidence-based practices in all clinical care.
• Helps design and implement standard workflows. Examples - rooming standards, non-stocked medication protocols and universal crash carts.
• Leads the development of streamlined cost-effective systems for the management of medications and medical supplies.
• Systematically implements standards of clinical practice that achieve or exceed the standards for processes of care of the major professional nursing societies appropriate for ambulatory care.
• Achieves top percentile ranking on surveys of professional and Caregiver engagement and resilience.
• Ensures that every Caregiver is working at the top of their potential and scope of practice.
• Conducts annual check-ins with direct reports to ensure the completion of same for each nurse, medical assistant and tech.
• Oversees ongoing education, training, and development of clinical staff from onboarding through the entire tenure of their employment with St. Charles.
• Under the direction of the Ambulatory CNO and in partnership with the ambulatory care nursing quality, risk and patient safety team, assists with the planning, design, development, and implementation of a Quality & Patient Safety Program.
• Creates a healing environment that supports all aspects of care, respects the wholeness of the individual, and demonstrates therapeutic presence through attitudes and behaviors that enhance the care experience for patients and caregivers.
• Facilitates the growth and development of a culturally competent team in the provision of appropriate care to patients and family members who belong to diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Responsible for budget development, regular monitoring, accountability and meeting all operational targets for all areas within span of control.
• Hires, directs, coaches, and monitors the performance of all direct reports, to develop and maintain a high-performance team that meets…