Registered Nurse Manager Renal Med Surg

Ascension

Waco, Texas

You'll lead recruiting, training, development and performance evaluations for departmental staff.

Posted Sep 28

Shift and hours: Day shift Schedule: Full-time | Day Shift
Unit and setting: Renal Med Surg unit Specialty: Renalrenal patients
License: RN license Licensed Clinical Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing required.Texas RN license
Term: Permanent Schedule: Full-time | Day ShiftFull-time

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License: Texas RN license Licensed Clinical Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing required. Check your license
Certification: BLS within one month of hire (AHA or Red Cross accepted)After hire · obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
Experience: 3 years of experience Required professional licensure/certification AND 3 years of experience AND 1 year of cumulative leadership experience required.
Experience: 1 year of cumulative leadership experience

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Also asks: management experience Management experience preferred

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Texas staff payTexas staff postings that state pay run $57k/yr to $125k/yr, the middle half $73k/yr to $100k/yr, across 1,592 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: staff recruiting, training and evaluations Lead the recruitment, training, professional development, and performance evaluation of departmental staff.
Day to day: unit budget management and spending oversight Manage unit budgets and oversee expenditures to drive fiscal responsibility and resource alignment.
Day to day: writing clinical policies and procedures Design and implement clinical policies and procedures that maximize efficiency and care effectiveness.

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Facility: Ascension Providence

Specialty: Renal

Schedule

Full-time | Day Shift Regulatory Excellence: Ensure absolute compliance with all health-care accreditation, regulatory, and safety requirements across the unit. Talent Life-cycle Management: Lead the recruitment, training, professional development, and performance evaluation of departmental staff. Clinical Problem-Solving: Pro-actively identify and resolve systemic barriers to optimize the delivery of high-quality patient care. Policy Architecture: Design and implement clinical policies and procedures that maximize efficiency and care effectiveness. Fiscal Stewardship: Manage unit budgets and oversee expenditures to drive fiscal responsibility and resource alignment.

Licensure / Certification / Registration

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Licensed Clinical Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing required.

Education

Required professional licensure/certification AND 3 years of experience AND 1 year of cumulative leadership experience required. Management experience preferred

What's around it?

In Waco, TX

Waco, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,165/mo
Household income: $54,365/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Waco, TX

NeighborhoodsDean Highland, West Waco (especially zip 76710), and Cameron Park are the names Facebook locals give for safety, diversity, and amenities. Reddit threads on moving into Waco proper steer people to Mountainview or the south/western side of Landon Branch. Trulia’s 2026 guide maps five types: Downtown lofts and riverfront walkability; Baylor for campus-close apartments and errands on foot; Austin Avenue for grand early-1900s houses; North Lake Waco for newer lakeside four-bedrooms; Cedar Ridge for wooded lots and quiet larger homes. I-35 splits downtown and Baylor from the western neighborhoods, and nearby lower-density communities trade late-night dining for larger lots and quieter evenings.

Dean Highland, West Waco (especially zip 76710), and Cameron Park are the names Facebook locals give for safety, diversity, and amenities. Reddit threads on moving into Waco proper steer people to Mountainview or the south/western side of Landon Branch.

Trulia’s 2026 guide maps five types: Downtown lofts and riverfront walkability; Baylor for campus-close apartments and errands on foot; Austin Avenue for grand early-1900s houses; North Lake Waco for newer lakeside four-bedrooms; Cedar Ridge for wooded lots and quiet larger homes. I-35 splits downtown and Baylor from the western neighborhoods, and nearby lower-density communities trade late-night dining for larger lots and quieter evenings.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: westlandrg.com

Getting aroundOutside downtown and the Baylor blocks you need a car; Waco Transit System (WTS) buses run the main corridors. Interstate 35 cuts north–south through the city and has been under long-term construction, so cross-town trips slow at rush hour, while downtown is about five minutes from Baylor with little traffic on that hop. Parking near campus fills up and permit zones are common, so an off-street spot matters. Locals also warn that roads are narrow and driving on Waco Drive can be aggressive; these sources do not name hospital-specific routes or parking.

Outside downtown and the Baylor blocks you need a car; Waco Transit System (WTS) buses run the main corridors. Interstate 35 cuts north–south through the city and has been under long-term construction, so cross-town trips slow at rush hour, while downtown is about five minutes from Baylor with little traffic on that hop.

Parking near campus fills up and permit zones are common, so an off-street spot matters. Locals also warn that roads are narrow and driving on Waco Drive can be aggressive; these sources do not name hospital-specific routes or parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: facebook.com

OutdoorsCameron Park is the city’s outdoor centerpiece: more than 400 acres of trails, cliffs, and woodlands, with Cameron Park Zoo in a natural setting. The Brazos River, the historic Suspension Bridge (spanning since 1870), and the Riverwalk are the default stroll, run, and evening-walk circuit. Lake Waco is the lakeside-living and recreation counterpart on the north/west side. Waco Mammoth National Monument lets you see Columbian mammoth remains where they were found.

Cameron Park is the city’s outdoor centerpiece: more than 400 acres of trails, cliffs, and woodlands, with Cameron Park Zoo in a natural setting. The Brazos River, the historic Suspension Bridge (spanning since 1870), and the Riverwalk are the default stroll, run, and evening-walk circuit.

Lake Waco is the lakeside-living and recreation counterpart on the north/west side. Waco Mammoth National Monument lets you see Columbian mammoth remains where they were found.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: whiterockcreek.com Source 2: lemon8-app.com Source 3: trulia.com

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Waco sits on the Brazos River halfway between Dallas and Austin, still small enough to feel hometown but busy with Baylor, Magnolia Market at the Silos, and a revived downtown of boutiques and farm-to-table restaurants. Cost is the practical draw: no state income tax, 2-bedroom apartments around $1,325, and 3-bedroom houses listing near $251,900 as of July 2026. Locals recommend West Waco's 76710, Dean Highland, Mountainview, and Landon Branch for quieter streets; Downtown and Austin Avenue for lofts and historic houses; North Lake Waco and Cedar Ridge for lakeside or wooded lots. Plan to drive—WTS buses cover main corridors, but I-35 construction slows cross-town trips and Baylor parking is tight. Weekends go to Cameron Park's 400 acres, the 1870 Suspension Bridge and Riverwalk, Lake Waco, and the Mammoth National Monument. Culture is McLane Stadium Saturdays, the Dr Pepper Museum, Heart O' Texas Fair and Rodeo, and the Cultural Arts Fest. Tradeoffs: summer heat, high property taxes, aggressive driving on Waco Drive, and thinner career ladders than Dallas or Austin, offset by cheap rent, cheap food, and friendly people.

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As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: whiterockcreek.com Source 6: lemon8-app.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: facebook.com Source 9: westlandrg.com

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Waco, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.