Nurse Manager - Orthopedics

Portland, Oregon

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is seeking an experienced and inspiring RN Manager to lead our 28-bed Orthopedics Unit in Portland, Oregon.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 11

Shift and hours: Day shift, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is a full-time day shift leadership opportunity with flexible scheduling, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.5 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: 28-⁠bed Orthopedics Unit · Hospital The Orthopedics Unit is a 28-bed acute care medical/surgical telemetry unit that provides care for adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions
License: RN licenseOregon Registered Nurse License
Term: Permanent This is a full-time day shift leadership opportunity with flexible scheduling, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Full-time

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Portland staff RN payPortland staff RN postings that state pay run $49/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $53/hr to $57/hr, across 138 postings.
Sign-on bonus: $10,000
Bonus: $10,000 hiring bonus Eligible external candidates may receive a $10,000 hiring bonus when required qualifications and conditions for payment are met.Eligible external candidates when required qualifications and conditions for payment are met

Benefits

Benefitsretirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matchingComprehensive benefits package including retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Benefitsmedical, dental, vision health care benefitshealth care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Benefitslife insurancelife insurance
Benefitsdisability insurancedisability insurance
Benefitspaid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues time off benefitstime off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Comprehensive benefits package including retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching

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health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
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Health Insurance
PTO

The role and schedule

Day to day: provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership for orthopedic service line, overseeing 75-80 caregivers
Day to day: accountable for 24/7 operations of defined unit(s) They are accountable for the 24/7 operations of their defined unit(s) and establish an environment where healing and wellness are optimized.
Patients: patients recovering from complex total joint replacement surgeries, fractures, orthopedic trauma, and medical/surgical overflow
Unit size: 28 beds The Orthopedics Unit is a 28-bed acute care medical/surgical telemetry unit that provides care for adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
Hours stated: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Details: Magnet designation

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is seeking an experienced and inspiring RN Manager to lead our 28-bed Orthopedics Unit in Portland, Oregon. This is a full-time day shift leadership opportunity with flexible scheduling, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eligible external candidates may receive a $10,000 hiring bonus when required qualifications and conditions for payment are met.

As one of Oregon's most recognized healthcare organizations, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is known for exceptional patient care, clinical innovation, and nursing excellence. The hospital has achieved Magnet designation six consecutive times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), making it one of only a select group of hospitals worldwide to earn this distinction. Magnet recognition is considered the highest national honor for professional nursing practice and reflects a culture committed to quality outcomes, shared governance, professional development, and exceptional patient care.

In this role, you will provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership for a high-performing orthopedic service line, overseeing approximately 75-80 caregivers and partnering closely with an Assistant Nurse Manager and interdisciplinary leaders to drive excellence in patient outcomes, caregiver engagement, and operational performance. The Orthopedics Unit is a 28-bed acute care medical/surgical telemetry unit that provides care for adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions. Our patient population includes patients recovering from complex total joint replacement surgeries, patients admitted with fractures and orthopedic trauma, and medical and surgical overflow patients.

This dynamic environment offers the opportunity to lead a highly skilled team committed to delivering safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Providence continues to be recognized locally and nationally for outstanding orthopedic care and quality outcomes, including various certifications and recognitions. The Nurse Manager of Clinical Operations embraces a spirit of continual improvement and possesses a relentless drive towards excellence.

They are accountable for the 24/7 operations of their defined unit(s) and establish an environment where healing and wellness are optimized.

What's around it?

In Portland, OR

Portland, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,655/mo
Household income: $90,919/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Portland, OR

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood. Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Young professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood.

Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: cities.livinginoregon.net

Getting aroundSources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first. Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated. Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first.

Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated.

Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsIn town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia. Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

In town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia.

Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: travelportland.com Source 3: culturalfoodies.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: oregonessential.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Living in Portland

Portland is less one city than a stack of neighborhoods split by the Willamette, and a relocating nurse will feel that on day one: Nob Hill and the Pearl are walkable and loft-Victorian; Alberta Arts is colorful and still relatively reachable; Sellwood-Moreland and Alameda are quieter, historic, and family-scaled, with Alameda called safer than 90% of the city. What is genuinely distinct is the pairing of a James Beard–dense food-cart and coffee culture with nature that is actually close—Washington Park’s International Rose Test Garden in town, Multnomah Falls and Gorge hikes, Mount Hood skiing, and the coast inside about 90 minutes—plus no sales tax. The honest tradeoffs are a long gray winter (SAD comes up constantly), visible homelessness and drug activity concentrated downtown even as residential neighborhoods a few miles out feel quaint and safe, steep income taxes, and housing that still runs from Goose Hollow condos near $300K to Laurelhurst near $1 million. Transit, bikes, and walk scores are real assets; Beaverton-inbound traffic is not. If food, rain-tolerant outdoor access, and an easy-going pace matter more than winter sun or a polished core, Portland still earns the move.

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As of 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: oregonessential.com Source 4: greaterportlandinc.com Source 5: travelportland.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: culturalfoodies.com

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