Work schedule: Monday-Friday – additional coverage as needed.
As the Nurse Manager RN for the Ortho/Surgical Trauma Unit at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, you will lead a dedicated clinical team within a premier 457-bed, full-service acute care facility proudly serving the Northeast Houston community. In this critical leadership role, your department is directly backed by the hospital's elite clinical designations, including its official verification as a Texas Department of State Health Services designated Level II Trauma Center. Your unit operates in seamless alignment with the hospital's award-winning Kingwood Orthopedic Center, a recipient of Healthgrades' America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award. This high-acuity surgical environment is fully supported by an integrated network of advanced service lines, including a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, an accredited Chest Pain Center, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, and robust physical and occupational therapy rehabilitation teams. Managing operations on this unit means navigating a fast-paced, collaborative environment where orthopedic surgeons, trauma specialists, and multi-disciplinary teams work together to deliver top-tier, complex surgical care close to home
Benefits
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Come join our team as a Nurse Manager RN - Ortho Surgical Trauma. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Nurse Manager RN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
What you will do in this role:
- Holds 24/7 accountability for all clinical and operational aspects of the unit, integrating continuous quality improvement (CQI) philosophies to ensure high-quality, cost-effective patient care that aligns with Kingwood Medical Center's goals.
- Recruits, develops, and retains a sufficient number of qualified, competent personnel to maintain optimal staffing levels, while providing professional mentorship and strategic direction for the team.
- Directs the department's financial budget and clinical operations, establishing clear goals and objectives that drive efficiency and collaborative integration with other hospital departments.
- Provides hands-on relief staffing within the unit when necessary, maintaining active clinical competence to support the nursing team during peak periods or shortages.
- Applies comprehensive knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan to evaluate and meet the physical, psychological, educational, and safety needs of neonate, infant, child, adolescent, and adult patient populations.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
- Current BLS and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required.
- Excellent oral/written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with all customers both orally/written in a clear, professional and effective manner.
- 2 years of acute care RN working experience in Med Surg.
- 1 year of previous Leadership experience in a hospital/healthcare environment required.
As a full-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital, HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care, close to home. Our Women’s Center offers high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU, and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Nurse Manager RN - Ortho Surgical Trauma opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.
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