Nursing Manager - Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

34519 AMC Grafton - Critical Care: IU 2nd Floor ICUFull timeYes40

Empower and cultivate a dynamic team of clinical professionals. Aurora Medical Center-Grafton has a key role available on the leadership team for Manager, ICU Services. We are searching for a standout leader who brings previous leadership experience and a critical care background; previous cardiothoracic background is highly preferred.

Previous success in team building, effective communication, and compassionate but decisive leadership is essential. Make impact by inspiring growth and providing steady guidance while advancing your own career in a pivotal management position.

This is a full-time exempt position working business hours, Monday-Friday with 24/7 accountability. Visibility will be required for off shifts and weekends to build relationships. Engaged attendance at huddles, rounding, meetings with providers, staff and leadership will be essential.

Pay Range:

$51.05 - $76.60

Aurora Medical Center - Grafton a 132 bed facility is recognized as a leading destination for healthcare, offering private patient rooms, comfortable family areas, and a comprehensive selection of specialized services. Supported by a team of more than 450 Nurses, Grafton provides thoughtful amenities such as tranquil meditation gardens and a welcoming cafeteria, all designed to enhance comfort and peace of mind. With a strong focus on accessibility and advanced technology, the facility is preparing for a significant expansion, with a new patient tower scheduled to open in 2027. In addition to its core departments, Aurora Medical Center - Grafton delivers exceptional care in cardiovascular health, women’s services, orthopedics, emergency medicine, surgery, and neuroscience. The hospital’s commitment to professional development, state-of-the-art equipment, and diverse campus resources reflects its enduring tradition of compassionate, community-oriented care. Join our Grafton team today for a rewarding future in a supportive growing facility.

Major Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates unwavering integrity and ethical decision-making, serving as a role model for clinical and leadership excellence.
• Holds ultimate accountability for nursing standards of practice and operational outcomes within the unit.
• Champions continuous professional development for self and team, fostering a culture of lifelong learning and evidence-based practice.
• Leads initiatives to advance nursing governance and professional autonomy across the organization.
• Drives alignment between unit performance and organizational mission, vision, and strategic priorities.
• Ensures achievement of safety, quality, patient experience, and cost objectives through proactive planning and performance monitoring.
• Leads change management efforts to embed high-reliability principles and sustain a culture of safety and accountability.
• Partners with senior leadership to influence organizational policies and advocate for resources that support optimal care delivery.
• Cultivates strategic partnerships with physicians, executives, and interdisciplinary leaders to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
• Serves as the primary liaison for complex stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and collaborative decision-making.
• Oversees workforce planning, talent acquisition, and retention strategies to maintain a high-performing, diverse team.
• Implements succession planning and leadership development programs to build future nurse leaders.
• Anticipates trends, regulatory changes, and market dynamics impacting care delivery.
• Integrates quality, safety, and performance improvement methodologies into workflows.
• Leads accreditation readiness and compliance initiatives.
• Develops strategies to optimize patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Manages departmental financial performance, including operational and capital budgets.
• Uses data analytics to drive resource optimization and cost containment.
• Aligns nursing objectives with organizational growth strategies and leads innovation projects to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Acts as a transformational leader who inspires vision, fosters inclusivity, and champions equity.
• Promotes and is a partner with Professional Governance and empowers staff participation in decision-making.
• Serves as a catalyst for organizational change, shaping culture and advancing nursing practice.
• Creates and optimizes staff scheduling and workforce allocation to ensure schedules are balanced to skills, competencies, and evenly covered for patient support and coverage.
• Maintains accountability for staffing models that balance patient acuity, regulatory requirements, and budget constraints.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall teammate engagement.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
• Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Active RN License in current state of practice.
• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS). Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required based on specialty.
• Active registered nurse (RN) multi-state compact and/or single-state license with privileges to practice in the state(s) where the RN is providing client nursing services.
• Licensed nurses practicing via telehealth/telenursing/virtual modalities are required to be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.
• Licensed nurses are responsible and accountable for knowing, understanding, and practicing in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations, and standards of practice of the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 3 years of experience in nursing that includes experiences in multiple areas.
• Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing staff and budgets in a nursing environment at the supervisory/management level.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facilities policies and procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with conflict resolution.
• Strong aptitude in human resource management.
• Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
• Sound decision making and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient in use of computers, software, and other electronic systems.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during work shift.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Required to use foot pedals on carts or machines.
• Must have functional sight and hearing.
• Exposed to the following hazards on a continuous basis: mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood and body fluids.
• Required to wear gloves, goggles and gowns on an as-needed basis.
• Operates equipment essential to performing the duties of the job.

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.