Manager, Inpatient Nursing Relief

Advocate Aurora Health

Inpatient Nursing Relief Manager supporting Advocate Health hospitals across Wisconsin. Providing temporary nursing leadership, staffing oversight, quality management, and operational support across multiple sites.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeMilwaukee • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $51 - $77 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced nursing management capabilities, including resource coordination, compliance with regulatory standards, and effective communication with diverse stakeholders. Proficient in staffing, budgeting, and implementing performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and satisfaction.

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Registered Nurse LicenseNurse Manager ExperienceHuman Resource ManagementNursing Management ConceptsPatient Care Quality Evaluation

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Hard Skills

Nursing ManagementBudget DevelopmentStaff SchedulingPatient Care SystemsEvidence-Based PracticeCompliance ManagementPerformance ImprovementCritical ThinkingDecision MakingPatient Care Evaluation

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsConflict ResolutionFlexibilityLeadership Support

Tools & Technologies

Electronic Health RecordsPatient Care SoftwareScheduling SystemsAutomated Patient Care Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

Specialty CertificationRegistered Nurse License

Industry Keywords

The Joint Commission ComplianceHealthcare FacilitiesPatient SatisfactionShared GovernanceLabor Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate and manage resources needed to provide optimal nursing care, including staff, supplies, and automated patient care systems
Manage resources through systems management and coordinate system issues to assure optimal patient care
Maintain productivity through efficient 24-hour staffing, scheduling, and labor management
Evaluate nursing care quality using practice standards, patient outcomes, peer review, incident reports, policies, equipment, supplies, and products
Ensure resources are available for performance improvement initiatives
Develop service strategies and monitor service levels against customer and patient satisfaction indicators
Coordinate and integrate services with other areas
Maintain relationships with patients, families, staff, medical staff, healthcare facilities, and vendors
Act as a liaison between medical and nursing staffs
Facilitate evidence-based nursing practice and decision-making
Participate in shared governance councils and recommend changes in nursing practice
Support shared governance through staff accountability, monitoring, and counseling
Maintain compliance with The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies
Develop and communicate change initiatives
Achieve care management, employee engagement, productivity, and patient loyalty targets
Plan staffing needs and meet productivity benchmarks
Assist with development, marketing, and revenue opportunities for new and existing services
Perform human resources responsibilities including interviewing, selection, promotions, staff development, evaluations, compensation changes, employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and morale
Develop and recommend operating and capital budgets and control expenditures
Ensure compliance with Advocate Aurora policies, regulations, laws, and Code of Ethical Conduct
Provide age-appropriate care based on patient status and developmental needs
Float and flex across sites and departments according to operational needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5 years of RN experience, including at least 1 year of current inpatient Nurse Manager experience
Two or more years of current inpatient Nurse Manager experience strongly preferred
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
Certification in specialty within 1 year of eligibility
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, or Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Nursing
Typically requires 5 years of nursing experience across multiple areas
Includes 1 year of supervisory experience managing nursing staff and budgets at the supervisory/management level
Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facility policies and procedures
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and conflict-resolution ability
Strong human resource management aptitude
Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously
Sound decision-making and critical-thinking skills
Proficiency with computers, software, and electronic systems
Flexibility and willingness to provide leadership support across multiple sites
Must be willing to float and flex as site and department needs require
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently
Occasionally able to lift over 50 lbs. with assistance
Functional sight and hearing
Ability to work with mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood, and body-fluid hazards
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including gloves, goggles, and gowns
Ability to operate equipment essential to the job

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits Eligible
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Career development programs
Well-being programs