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RN Manager, Orthopedics Unit
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is seeking an experienced and inspiring RN Manager to lead our 28-bed Orthopedics Unit in Portland, Oregon. This is a full-time day shift leadership opportunity with flexible scheduling, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eligible external candidates may receive a $10,000 hiring bonus when required qualifications and conditions for payment are met.
As one of Oregon's most recognized healthcare organizations, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is known for exceptional patient care, clinical innovation, and nursing excellence. The hospital has achieved Magnet designation six consecutive times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), making it one of only a select group of hospitals worldwide to earn this distinction. Magnet recognition is considered the highest national honor for professional nursing practice and reflects a culture committed to quality outcomes, shared governance, professional development, and exceptional patient care.
In this role, you will provide operational, clinical, and strategic leadership for a high-performing orthopedic service line, overseeing approximately 75-80 caregivers and partnering closely with an Assistant Nurse Manager and interdisciplinary leaders to drive excellence in patient outcomes, caregiver engagement, and operational performance.
About the Orthopedics Unit
The Orthopedics Unit is a 28-bed acute care medical/surgical telemetry unit that provides care for adult patients with acute and chronic medical conditions. Our patient population includes:
- Patients recovering from complex total joint replacement surgeries
- Patients admitted with fractures and orthopedic trauma
- Medical and surgical overflow patients
- Individuals requiring coordinated interdisciplinary care and rehabilitation planning
This dynamic environment offers the opportunity to lead a highly skilled team committed to delivering safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
Recognized for Excellence
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center continues to be recognized locally and nationally for outstanding orthopedic care and quality outcomes, including:
- Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification for Orthopedics Total Hip and Knee Replacement (renewed in 2026)
- High Performing Hospital in Orthopedics (2025-2026)
- High Performing Hospital in Hip Replacement (2025-2026)
- High Performing Hospital in Hip Fracture Care (2025-2026)
- Zero CAUTIs in 2025
- Zero CLABSIs for more than two years
Why Join Providence?
At Providence, you'll join a mission-driven organization where caregivers are empowered to grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact every day. This is an exceptional opportunity for a nurse leader who is passionate about advancing orthopedic excellence, developing teams, and shaping the future of patient-centered care within a nationally recognized Magnet organization.
Lead with purpose. Inspire excellence. Join Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Additional job posting information:
The Nurse Manager of Clinical Operations embraces a spirit of continual improvement and possesses a relentless drive towards excellence. They are accountable for the 24/7 operations of their defined unit(s). The Nurse Manager is accountable for the quality of care delivered and outcomes of areas under their leadership. The Nurse Manager establishes an environment where healing and wellness are optimized and the core values of the organization are realized for both our patients and caregivers. The Nurse Manager leads effective care delivery through strong caregiver engagement, wise use of resources, and compassionately holding others accountable for their behaviors and actions. The Nurse Manager assembles and develops effective teams of caregivers and leads these teams in a complex and changing environment.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence St Vincent Medical Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse License
- Upon hire: National Provider BLS – American Heart Association
- 5 years of nursing experience with progressive leadership roles
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 or more years of leadership experience
- 5 or more years of inpatient RN work experience
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Coursework/Training: Formal coursework in Management, Finance, and other administrative subjects
- Upon hire: National Certification from a recognized professional organization in a relevant field of clinical expertise
- Management experience
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About the Team
Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.
Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 450962
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing
Job Function: Nursing
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Leadership
Department: 5002 PSVMC ORTHOPEDICS
Address: OR Portland 9205 SW Barnes Rd
Work Location: Providence St Vincent Medical Ctr-Portland
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $65.24 - $102.99
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
