
Manager Nursing Unit
BUFFALO, NYFull-time$104–143K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Nurse Manager leads the nursing care team and oversees patient-care planning and delivery across one or more departments. The role includes operational responsibility for staffing decisions, staff counseling and discipline, payroll approval, and unit quality-improvement activities. The position is based at Buffalo General Medical Center and is onsite, with scheduled work hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Manager Nursing Unit Location: Buffalo General Medical CenterLocation of Job: US:NY:BuffaloWork Type: Full-TimeShift 1 Job DescriptionThis position provides leadership on a 24 hours/7 days per week basis, to the nursing care team in order to provide for the patients needs while under medical care in the facility (as inpatient, resident, day surgery, etc.) as well as to assess needs, plan, implement and evaluate patients' nursing care. The Nurse Manager is responsible for one or more departments and has responsibility for operations, hiring and terminating staff; disciplining and counseling staff and for approving payroll and time records. The Nurse Manager is also responsible for the quality improvement outcomes and activities of the unit(s) to which they manage. Education And CredentialsBachelor of Science Degree in Nursing required. Current NYS licensure as a Registered Nurse required. National Certification in related clinical area or leadership upon hire preferred. Experience 3 years of experience in clinical setting required. 1 year of experience in clinical leadership required. 1 year of experience in specific clinical service line of assigned department preferred. Working Conditions Job DetailsDepartment: BGMC Nursing 14SStandard Hours Bi-Weekly: 75.00Weekend/Holiday Requirement: NoOn Call Required: NoWith Rotation: Scheduled Work Hours: 8a - 5pWork Arrangement: OnsiteUnion Code: N00 - Non Union KHRequisition ID#: 23242Grade: EX217Pay Frequency: Bi-WeeklySalary Range: $103,945.73 - $142,917.65*Wage will be determined based on factors such as candidate's experience, qualifications, internal equity, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement.Kaleida Healths mission is to advance the health of our community, and we believe our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic work is mission- critical for the good of our workforce and the community who need and depend on our care and services. We understand that racism and health inequities stand firmly in the way of advancing the health of our community, and Kaleida Health envisions DEI as the pursuit of equity and restorative justice for every person. We will exemplify courage and accountability through both the professing and practice of our core values for our friends, colleagues, and community. Kaleida Health is committed to creating a culture of equity and inclusion where diversity is valued and celebrated!
How this job compares
Set against the 1,167 open Nurse Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$104–143K/yr
- New York median$120–151K/yr82 salary ranges
- US median$98–145K/yr351 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $123K, is 10% below the New York median midpoint ($137K) — in the middle half of Nurse Manager salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 120 open Nurse Manager jobs in New York and 1,167 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Mount Sinai Health System20 open
- NYU Langone Medical Center15 open
- Catholic Health Services8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Nurse Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (933 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 621 of the 1,167 open Nurse Manager jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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