Nursing Supervisor​/Night Shift - Surgical Intensive Care Unit; SICU

ursing Supervisor / Night Shift – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) 🫀

Specialty Unit:Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Mission Viejo, California

Compensation:$185,000 – $225,000
Base Salary (Excluding differentials, premiums, and bonuses)

Shift:Full-Time,
Nights
(3x12-hour shifts)

This is a high-level nursing leadership role specializing in cardiac care. Here is the confidential job description, structured for an experienced CICU night shift leader.

We are seeking a proven and certified clinical leader to assume the critical role of
Nursing Supervisor
for the night shift in our specialized
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). Join an award-winning health system with a long tradition of providing compassionate, comprehensive care in Southern California.

This position is a chance to step into an impactful leadership role, ensuring the highest standard of specialized cardiovascular and medical critical care is delivered during the nocturnal hours.

• Advanced Cardiac Focus: The 27-bed CICU is a regional center for complex cardiac and medical critical care. As the Night Supervisor, you will oversee the management of:
  • Pre- and Post-operative Cardiac patients.
  • Patients requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support (e.g., IABP, VADs).
  • Critical medical conditions including Severe Heart Failure, Post-MI, CRRT, TTM, DKA, Severe Sepsis, and Respiratory Failure
    .
• Operational Control: Functioning under the direction of the nurse management team, you will provide immediate leadership, overseeing and directing unit activities and personnel, and ensuring efficient, cost-effective service
  .
• Clinical Authority: Serve as the immediate clinical and administrative resource on the night shift, ensuring all patient care adheres to the highest standards and established protocols, including the ANA Nursing Administration:
  Scope and Standards of Practice
  .
• Mission-Driven Environment: Join an organization where caregivers are considered "invaluable," fostering a culture of mutual respect, whole-person care, and empowerment, crucial for inspiring and retaining the best talent.

As the Night Shift Nursing Supervisor, your focus will be on clinical excellence, resource management, and unit coordination:

• Unit Coordination: Planning, organizing, controlling, and coordinating department activities to optimize patient flow, ensure staff competency, and maintain high-quality service throughout the night.
• Clinical Intervention: Providing expert consultation and decisive leadership during clinical emergencies and rapid response events within the unit.
• Personnel Oversight: Making critical staffing assignments, managing daily resource allocation, and ensuring staff adherence to hospital policies and patient safety standards.
• Quality Assurance: Monitoring patient care delivery and documentation for quality and compliance, addressing performance issues, and contributing to unit-specific quality improvement initiatives.

• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years
  of recent, acute care clinical experience in a Critical Care or Specialty ICU setting
• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  Proven Charge Nurse, Relief Charge Nurse, or formal Nursing Leadership experience within an acute care hospital setting.
• Education:
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) is required.
• License: Current and active California Registered Nurse (RN) License upon hire.
• Certifications (Must have upon hire):
  • National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
  • One professional certification in a related area (e.g., CCRN, CNML, PCCN)

• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or a related field.
• Formal, sustained management or leadership experience.

The organization provides a highly competitive salary package reflecting the seniority of the role. The base pay range is$185,000 – $225,000
, with additional compensation for shift differentials and other premiums. Benefits are best-in-class
, including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
, comprehensive health insurance, and robust tuition reimbursement programs.

If you are a seasoned Critical Care nurse leader ready to manage the night operations of a top-tier Cardiac ICU in Southern California, we invite your confidential application.