Nurse Shift Manager
As a Nurse Shift Manager, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients.
- Eligibility
- Nursing Management
Posted Sep 11
- Shift and hours
- Nights36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Medical / Surgical Acute · Hospital
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
Preferred
- Experience
- acute care, LTC, or nursing home experience Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Bakersfield staff RN rolesBakersfield staff RN postings that state pay run $44/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $46/hr to $50/hr, across 52 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
Benefits
- Benefitsprescription drugprescription drug
- Benefitsvision plansvision plans
- Benefitslife insurancelife insurance
- Benefitspaid time off (minimum of 14 days annually)paid time off (minimum of 14 days annually)
- Benefitstuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
- Benefitsretirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b)retirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b)
More benefits (2)
- medical
- dental
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- supervise nursing staff assigned to a shift Supervises nursing staff assigned to a particular shift.
- Day to day
- assign patients based on condition and employee skill level Assigns patients to available nursing staff, taking into consideration the patient's condition and the employee's skill level.
- Day to day
- assess, monitor, and educate nursing staff on patient care Assesses, monitors, and educates the nursing staff on patient care.
- Day to day
- institute emergency procedures as necessary Institutes emergency procedures as necessary.
- Day to day
- anticipate and respond proactively to staffing needs Anticipates staffing needs and moves proactively to respond to them.
- Day to day
- oversee supply stocking and patient record updates Oversees stocking of supplies and updating patient records to ensure that the nursing floor is ready for subsequent shifts.
- Hours stated
- 72 hours/pay period, Sunday - Saturday
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s careers page.
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As a Nurse Shift Manager, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team. Every day you will advocate for your fellow nurses as you support them in reaching their full potential, which aligns with your department's operational goals and objectives.
To thrive in this role, you need to be accountable and confident. You're an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups. It's also important for you to be comfortable holding tough conversations, as you are responsible for the performance of your people and your unit.
Supervises nursing staff assigned to a particular shift. Assigns patients to available nursing staff, taking into consideration the patient's condition and the employee's skill level. Assesses, monitors, and educates the nursing staff on patient care.
Institutes emergency procedures as necessary. Anticipates staffing needs and moves proactively to respond to them. Oversees stocking of supplies and updating patient records to ensure that the nursing floor is ready for subsequent shifts.
What's around it?
Bakersfield, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,472/mo
- Household income
- $80,540/yr, all local households, not nurse pay