Nurse Manager - Emergency Department Manager - Cecil Campus
ChristianaCare Union Hospital provides superior, around-the-clock emergency services to the surrounding community. Union Hospital houses a Maryland Institue for Emergency Medical Services Systems Certified Stroke Center. Our Emergency Department is a 27-bed emergency department. We seek a Nurse Manager to lead our team.
The Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for excellence in the clinical and operational practice of nursing and delivery of patient care in the Emergency Department at our Cecil County Campus.
Assures compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
Identifies priorities of leadership and management responsibilities and demonstrates the ability to delegate.
Enables a Relationship-Based care approach to care delivery on assigned unit.
Performs routine leader rounds on patients and caregivers on assigned unit/practice area to establish visibility, teamwork, and monitoring the level of care/practice.
Remains cognizant of risk management issues and takes appropriate measures to address.
Supports and communicates department and unit/practice area-based quality and safety initiatives.
Manages nursing practice and care delivery in designated unit/practice area.
Promotes the autonomy of the nursing staff, encouraging independent decision making and problem solving.
Supports and facilitates a culture of nursing professional governance on unit.
Formulates and effectively executes innovative leadership strategies to promote excellence.
Responsible for staffing and scheduling, allocating paid time off to meet staffing needs for unit/practice area census. .
Maintains position control in a cost-effective manner.
Interviews and hires potential employees, assuring the technical and professional development of staff.
Coaches, disciplines and evaluates staff according to ChristianaCare policy.
Maintains accurate employee files, including licensure of professional staff.
Plans, holds and documents monthly staff meetings, communicating all appropriate information.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the unit/practice area budget in collaboration with the Director/Vice President of Patient Care Services.
Facilitates cooperative and collaborative relationships among departments to ensure effective value and quality patient care delivery.
Maintains a cooperative and collaborative working relationship with the unit/practice area-based Medical Director.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Completed BSN and Master’s degree or alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree and Masters of Science in Nursing
Professional certification in a related nursing specialty required; Nurse
Executive certification preferred
Five years of appropriate clinical and leadership experience
BLS required. ACLS, PALS & NIHSS strongly preferred.
Annual Compensation Range $123,614.40 - $197,766.40
This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Jan 4, 2027
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.
