Manager, Nursing Float

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 Do

As 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 & Impact

This 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.)