Skip to content
Nursing MasteryYour next move in nursing
All jobs

Clinic Registered Nurse - Lead

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE

Tacoma, Washington

$102k–$125k/yr

Posted pay

Start my application

About a minute · no account or résumé needed.

RNFamily PracticePublic Health

Posted Aug 4, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 2026

What the posting states

Base pay
$102k–$125k/yr

About this role

Show full description
Community Health Care is a leading non-profit organization that offers quality health care to underserved patients in Pierce County. We provide comprehensive family practice care, including medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services in our seven clinics. We seek to continuously improve our commitment and service to our patients and community. We want you to join us in our mission to provide the highest quality healthcare with compassionate and accessible service for all. We are looking for Clinic RN Lead's to join our clinics. Our Clinic RN Lead is a role developed to work in coordination with the leadership in an assigned clinic to ensure the work is accomplished effectively. This position is the first line support for staff, physicians, and other related providers on service-specific clinical issues. This will require great clinical, leadership, and interpersonal skills. The Clinic RN Lead will collaborate with the manager on clinical and non-clinical issues (employee relations, individual behaviors, physician relationships, etc.) and supports the clinic when the manager is, and assistant manager is unavailable. This position is also responsible for leading, directing, coaching, and mentoring back-office staff members daily to ensure patients receive the care they need, and the workflow is efficient. Plus, other duties as assigned.

Skills for this role

Staff supervisionManagementTeam leadershipCoachingHealthcare practice team managementClinical staff mentoringEmployee relations managementPatient care leadershipCare coordinationManaging care facility teamsClinical program staff coordinationLeadership

Requirements

  • Current Washington State RN license
  • Current Washington State RN license
  • Staff supervision
  • Management
  • Team leadership
  • Coaching
  • Mid-level experience
  • Healthcare practice team management
  • Clinical staff mentoring

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Paid Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Continuing Education

About the employer

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE logo
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
Hiring organization

You’re looking at Community Health Care in Tacoma, Washington (98404). There is little validated detail on hand about pay bands, nurse-to-patient ratios, residency, tuition help, scheduling, or float rules for this employer, so the decision rests more on place and…

3.2 Google rating

What reviewers appreciate

  • No state income tax on wages in Washington
  • Washington is a compact-license state
  • Tacoma framed as a more affordable Puget Sound alternative to Seattle

What reviewers flag

  • Cost of living about 11% above the national price level
  • No usable validated pay, ratio, residency, or scheduling detail for this employer
  • Commute time heavily shapes which Tacoma-area neighborhoods feel workable
communityTacomaPuget Soundfamily-friendlyurban-alternativecommute-dependent

Living in Tacoma, WA

Tacoma sits on Puget Sound with Mount Rainier rising dramatically to the southeast, offering nurses a Pacific Northwest lifestyle at a more approachable pace than nearby Seattle. The historic Stadium District and rustically revitalized Point Defiance Park capture the city's blend of industrial heritage and outdoor access. Commutes to Seattle are manageable when bigger-city amenities call.

Map showing the location of Tacoma, WA
Tacoma, WA on the map · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map
Metro price level · Tacoma area
111.1
11% above the national average
Median gross rent
$1,676/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Browse open roles in Tacoma

Worth asking

The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.

  • Can you walk me through the differentials?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Open the full posting report

More roles

If this one fits

See all
Veterans Health Administration workplace

Veterans Health Administration

Nurse - Operating Room

Durham, North Carolina · Day shift

$82k–$155k/yrApply
Indian Health Service workplace
Indian Health Service logo

Indian Health Service

Nurse (Clinical Care Coordinator)

Polacca, Arizona

$98k–$128k/yrApply
Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, leave a heads-up, or ask about this posting.
What would you like to do?
Add ratings or a short headline

A person reviews every submission before anything changes.