Description
Are you a strong nursing leader who thrives in dynamic environments and wants to make a meaningful impact across an entire hospital? We’re looking for a Float Nurse Manager to provide leadership across inpatient units and the Float Pool while partnering closely with Quality, Risk, Accreditation, and Infection Control teams.
This is a high-impact role for someone who can balance clinical leadership, operational oversight, and a deep commitment to safety, quality, and trauma-informed care.
What You’ll DoAs the Float Nurse Manager, you will:
- Lead hospital-wide staffing coordination to ensure safe, effective coverage
- Oversee and support Float Pool nursing staff, including hiring, onboarding, and mentoring
- Provide direct supervision, coaching, and performance management for nursing personnel
- Partner with leadership to maintain regulatory compliance and continuous survey readiness
- Drive quality improvement initiatives and monitor key safety and performance metrics
- Support accreditation efforts and collaborate on plans of correction following surveys
- Serve as a liaison between nursing, Risk Management, and Quality teams
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and just culture principles
- Ensure high standards of documentation and patient care delivery
- Step in to support clinical operations, including difficult-to-fill shifts when needed
Leadership & ImpactThis role is more than staffing and supervision—you’ll:
- Lead performance improvement projects and ensure lasting change
- Analyze and trend data to improve patient outcomes and operational performance
- Support staff education in trauma-informed care, crisis response, and behavioral management
- Collaborate across departments to strengthen communication and care coordination
- Help shape policies, procedures, and best practices
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Montana
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience (psychiatric or pediatric experience preferred)
Preferred Qualifications- BSN strongly preferred
- Previous supervisory or management experience
- Psychiatric Nursing Certification
Physical & Clinical Requirements- Ability to safely perform physical interventions, including protective holds and patient assists
- Respond effectively to behavioral crises, including aggressive or self-injurious behavior
- Physically capable of movement-based interventions (lifting, pivoting, stabilizing patients, etc.)
