Emergency Room Manager (Asheville, NC)

Emergency Room Nurse Manager

Location: Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule: Full Time | 4:00 PM-2:00 AM

Weekends: Rotating weekends

Compensation: Up to approximately $140,000 annually, depending on experience

Relocation: Considered case by case

Opportunity Overview

A major regional hospital in Asheville is seeking an experienced Emergency Department RN leader to join its management team as an Emergency Room Nurse Manager.

This is a high-acuity, high-volume emergency department within a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated hospital. The ED includes approximately 100 beds, sees roughly 350 patients per day, and is supported by approximately 200 FTEs within a four-manager leadership structure.

This opportunity is well suited for an experienced Nurse Manager or a proven emergency nursing leader ready to take on broader operational responsibility in a large tertiary-care environment.

Emergency Department Highlights

• Approximately 100 ED beds
• Roughly 350 patient visits per day
• Level I Trauma Center
• Approximately 200 FTEs
• Four-manager leadership structure
• Magnet-designated nursing environment
• Comprehensive stroke capabilities
• Large regional tertiary and quaternary referral center
• Union nursing environment

Position Responsibilities

The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for daily operations within the Emergency Department and works collaboratively with nursing leadership to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide day-to-day supervision, coordination, and clinical leadership within the Emergency Department
• Support staffing, resource allocation, patient flow, and operational effectiveness
• Partner with nursing leadership on departmental planning, process improvement, and strategic initiatives
• Use clinical, workforce, and financial data to support operational decision-making
• Promote evidence-based nursing practice and continuous quality improvement
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, professional, and organizational standards
• Support recruitment, onboarding, development, engagement, and retention of nursing staff
• Coach and develop clinical team members and emerging leaders
• Collaborate across nursing, medical, and hospital leadership teams
• Help maintain a supportive, accountable, and patient-centered culture



Required Qualifications

Education

• BSN or equivalent required
• ADN with MSN or bachelor's degree with MSN may satisfy the education requirement
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred

Licensure / Certifications

• Active North Carolina RN license or qualifying eNLC compact license
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of recent nursing experience
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant acute-care hospital experience
• Previous nursing leadership experience required
• Demonstrated leadership skills within an Emergency Department or closely related acute-care environment strongly preferred

Strong potential backgrounds may include:

• Emergency Department Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• Clinical Nurse Coordinator
• Emergency Department Supervisor
• Charge RN / Charge Nurse
• Trauma or high-acuity Emergency Department leadership