Nurse Manager Staffing and Scheduling

We Are Hiring:
Location: Wichita, KS
Facility: Via Christi St. Francis
Department/Speciality: Nursing Administration
Schedule: Day l Full-time | 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, other hours as needed

Via Christi associates are eligible for tuition discounts and priority placement in select healthcare programs through our academic partnership with Wichita State University.
What You Will Do:
  • Lead Mission-Critical Operations: Oversee the Hospital Float Pool, Staffing Office, and House Supervisors, serving as the primary architect for resource allocation to ensure the right care reaches the right patient at the right time.
  • Cultivate High-Performing Teams: Direct all aspects of recruitment, professional development, and performance evaluation, building a resilient team culture rooted in mentorship and clinical growth.
  • Optimize Throughput & Care Delivery: Identify and resolve systemic barriers to patient care, streamlining workflows to ensure efficient health service delivery across your assigned units.
  • Drive Operational & Fiscal Integrity: Manage the departmental budget and policy implementation with precision, ensuring all expenditures and procedures align with both financial goals and gold-standard accreditation requirements.
What You Will Need:
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
  • Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kansas Board of Nursing required.
Education:
  • Required professional licensure/certification AND 3 years of experience and 1 year of cumulative
    leadership experience required.
Additional Preferences:
  • Clinical Foundation: A strong background in Inpatient RN experience that informs your leadership style and decision-making.
  • Leadership Tenacity: Proven success in Hospital Leadership roles, with the ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Operational Expertise: A deep understanding of hospital throughput and staffing strategy, with a knack for balancing daily operational demands with long-term efficiency.
Why Join Our Team:
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits:
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
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