Clinical Manager - Intensive Care Unit
Monday - Friday | Days
The Meritus Intensive Care Unit is currently seeking a dynamic Clinical Manager to join our dedicated team! Our 24 bed Intensive Care Unit cares for a diverse patient population with a wide range of complex and critical health needs. In this role, you are responsible for the overall leadership, coordination, and performance of the unit. This role provides 24-hour accountability for clinical operations, staffing, quality, safety, and patient experience. The manager works closely with interdisciplinary teams to ensure efficient patient flow, high-quality care, and alignment with organizational goals.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master's degree preferred
- Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience in a related clinical setting
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience
- Licensure/Certification:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice in the state of Maryland required
- Professional certification in a clinical specialty or leadership preferred
- Skills & Abilities:
- Strong leadership, communication, and team development skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
- Knowledge of critical care standards, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practice
- Ability to analyze quality, safety, and operational data to drive performance improvement
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Proficiency in computer systems and reporting tools
- Ability to effectively lead during clinical emergencies and rapidly changing situations
What You'll Do
- Provide overall leadership and accountability for a 24-bed Intensive Care Unit
- Manage staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation to support safe, high-quality patient care
- Ensure compliance with clinical standards, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and safety protocols
- Lead quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives
- Monitor patient acuity, capacity, and throughput to optimize operations and patient outcomes
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, case management, and interdisciplinary teams
- Conduct staff coaching, performance evaluations, and professional development planning
- Support recruitment, retention, engagement, and succession planning efforts
- Address patient and family concerns and ensure timely resolution of issues
- Participate in budgeting, cost management, and operational planning
- Serve as a resource and leader during emergency situations, rapid responses, and critical events
What the Job is Really Like
- You are accountable 24/7 for the unit, even when you are not physically on-site
- The ICU is a high-acuity environment where patient conditions can change rapidly, requiring constant vigilance and adaptability
- Youll balance clinical excellence, staff engagement, patient outcomes, and operational performance simultaneously
- Staffing challenges can significantly impact patient care, requiring proactive planning and real-time decision-making
- You will regularly support staff through emotionally complex situations involving critically ill patients and their families
- Success requires close collaboration with intensivists, hospitalists, specialists, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and nursing leadership
- The role involves frequent problem-solving and prioritization as patient volumes, acuity, and staffing needs shift throughout the day
- Staff leadership is a major component of the role, including coaching, accountability, conflict resolution, and professional development
- The position can be high-pressure, particularly during periods of high census, complex patient populations, or workforce shortages
- Success requires both strong clinical credibility and strategic leadership skills
Work Environment & Demands
- Fast-paced critical care environment within a 24-bed Intensive Care Unit
- Frequent walking, standing, and movement throughout the unit (as reflected in physical demands on page 3)
- High mental demands, including sustained focus, rapid decision-making, and multitasking
- Exposure to critically ill patients, emergency situations, and emotionally challenging circumstances
- Requires flexibility to respond to urgent issues outside of scheduled hours
- Combination of administrative responsibilities and active leadership presence on the unit
- Participation in hospital-wide initiatives, committees, and leadership activities
What Success Looks Like
- Clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory standards are consistently met or exceeded
- Staff are engaged, supported, developed, and held accountable
- Patient outcomes and quality indicators demonstrate continuous improvement
- Patient and family experiences are compassionate, responsive, and positive
- Staffing and scheduling support safe, effective patient care delivery
- Interdisciplinary communication is strong, collaborative, and solution-oriented
- Budget and operational goals are consistently achieved
- You proactively identify risks, address challenges early, and foster a culture of excellence and accountability
- The ICU is recognized as a high-performing team committed to exceptional patient care
Caring for Our Team
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees well-being and professional growth. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance available starting the 1st of the month following date of hire, along with life insurance, & short and long-term disability coverage. Paid Time Off begins accruing from day one, and we also provide a 401k plan, an education assistance program, and an employee assistance program. Additionally, employees working evening, night, or weekend shifts may be eligible for a shift differential, adding even more value to your role.
Happy to Help
At Meritus, we believe in a collaborative and caring work environment. Interactions are an opportunity to learn, listen and to be there for one another. Therefore, we provide warm welcomes, hospitality-driven closures, and are always Happy to Help.