Nurse Manager - Freestanding Emergency Departments - Providence and Ballantyne

Department: Atrium Health Pineville Emergency Department / Providence

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

• Full time - 40 hours per week
• Variable shifts
• Oversee 2 freestanding ED's and the ED Float Pool

Pay Range: $51.05 - $76.60

Atrium Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Manager to lead two freestanding emergency department sites located just six miles apart in the Ballantyne area of south Charlotte. This is an exciting opportunity for a strong clinical leader to oversee daily operations, foster collaboration across teams, and support consistent, high‑quality emergency care across both locations.

In this role, you will lead a highly experienced RN team known for delivering exceptional patient care. The team has achieved the highest emergency department patient satisfaction scores in the Greater Charlotte market for five consecutive years. They thrive with recognition, guidance, direct communication, and leader‑supported self‑governance rather than micromanagement.

• 10 beds, including triage and a trauma/resuscitation room
• Supported by 12 RNs and one Clinical Supervisor

• 12 beds, including triage and a trauma/resuscitation room, plus a 3-bed vertical care area
• Supported by 15 RNs, one Paramedic, and one Clinical Supervisor

Combined Volume: Approximately 25,000 annual visits across both locations

As freestanding sites operating under Atrium Health Pineville Hospital, these locations offer an autonomous leadership environment. The Nurse Manager serves as the primary on‑site leader and decision‑maker, with full ownership of day‑to‑day operations, clinical quality, staffing, and team engagement. This role is an excellent fit for a resourceful, confident leader who brings sound independent judgment and strong operational leadership.

The Nurse Manager will oversee multidisciplinary teams across both sites and partner closely with Clinical Supervisors in Radiology, Respiratory, Lab, Security, and Patient Access, as well as frontline staff. This leader will help drive outcomes, promote best practices, and sustain a high‑performing team culture. Familiarity with the physical facilities and strong working relationships with Facilities Maintenance and IAS are also important to success in this role.

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high‑quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and provide a cost‑effective environment for patient care.
• Assists in development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of evidence‑based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost‑effective unit.

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak and understand…