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Registered Nurse Clinical Lead Med Surg

Ascension Health

Austin, TXFull-time$90–127K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$90–127K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BLS ProviderRegistered Nurse

Job overview

The Registered Nurse Clinical Lead supports Med Surg operations at Ascension Seton Northwest in Austin. The role coordinates and monitors nursing and support associates, plans shifts and patient care, assesses daily care needs, and manages patient-care complaints. It also helps ensure resources are available, sets priorities based on patient and physician needs, and provides input on staff hiring, training, development, and evaluation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing Care CoordinationStaff DirectionPatient Care PlanningPatient Needs AssessmentComplaint ManagementResource CoordinationStaff Development

Qualifications

BLS ProviderRegistered Nurse1 Year Job-Specific Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Your future role at a glance

Location: Austin, TX

Facility: Ascension Seton Northwest

Specialty: Med Surg

Schedule: Full-time | Day Shift

How you’ll make an impact in this role

  • Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support associates during assigned shifts.

  • Meets with staff and exercises independent judgment to plan the shifts, services, and patient care.

  • Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given and is accountable for maintaining productivity standards and justifying variances to unit manager or designee.

  • Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.

  • Facilitates availability of adequate material, resources and supplies.

  • Sets priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics.

  • Provides input into hiring, training, directing, development and evaluation of staff.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

  • Required Credential(s):

  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

  • Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education

  • Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experience required.

Benefits that help you thrive

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options

  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance

  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

  • Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

  • Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits

  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

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

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) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

Fraud prevention notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process, our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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How this job compares

Set against the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90–127K/yr
  • Texas median$77–107K/yr181 salary ranges
  • US median$83–110K/yr4,576 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $108K, is 15% above the Texas median midpoint ($94K) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 4,513 open Registered Nurse jobs in Texas and 58,203 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (28,471 postings).
Education
4,392 of the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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