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Nhccare

RN Patient Care Manager

Columbia, SC · On-site

$70 - $90/hr

Unit Manager - RN Location: NHC HealthCare Lexington, 2993 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 Job Type: Full-Time | Shifts: AM Are you a compassionate RN who enjoys building connections with ...

NHC

RN Patient Care Manager

West Columbia, SC · On-site

Unit Manager - RN Location: NHC HealthCare Lexington, 2993 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 Job Type: Full-Time | Shifts: AM Are you a compassionate RN who enjoys building connections with ...

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How much do unit manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for unit manager in Ridgeway, SC is $69,022.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $65,800.00 and $66,300.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a unit manager?

A unit manager oversees a department or unit within a company or organization to help workers achieve their business goals. As a unit manager, your job duties include scheduling shifts, assessing the unit’s efficiency, and ensuring that every worker is performing their tasks correctly. Unit managers work in a variety of business settings, such as in hospitals or at production facilities. Qualifications for this career vary depending on where you work. A nursing unit manager, for example, needs to earn licensure and have several years of training and experience. In general, essential skills to have for this job include leadership, organizational awareness, and strong verbal and written communication.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a unit manager, and why are they important?

To succeed as a Unit Manager, you generally need strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, often backed by relevant experience and a degree in management or a related field. Familiarity with budgeting software, project management tools, and compliance systems is typically required. Excellent interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, and team motivation skills distinguish high-performing Unit Managers. These abilities are crucial for effectively overseeing operations, ensuring team cohesion, and meeting organizational goals.

What are some typical challenges a unit manager faces when leading a diverse team?

Unit Managers often oversee teams with varying backgrounds, experience levels, and work styles, which can present challenges in communication, conflict resolution, and motivation. Balancing operational demands with team development is common, as is ensuring consistent performance while fostering a positive work environment. Successful Unit Managers use strong interpersonal skills, clear goal-setting, and regular feedback to address these challenges and build cohesive, high-performing teams.

What is the difference between Unit Manager vs Nurse Manager?

AspectUnit ManagerNurse Manager
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration or related fieldRegistered Nurse (RN) license, often with a master's in nursing or healthcare administration
Work EnvironmentManages healthcare units such as clinics, nursing homes, or hospitalsLeads nursing staff within healthcare settings, focusing on patient care and staff management
Employer & Industry UsageHospitals, clinics, long-term care facilitiesHospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics

The main difference is that a Unit Manager oversees the overall operations of a healthcare unit, including staff and resources, while a Nurse Manager focuses specifically on nursing staff and patient care quality. Both roles require healthcare experience, but Nurse Managers need RN licensure, whereas Unit Managers often have broader administrative credentials.

What skills do you need to be a unit manager?

A unit manager needs strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills to oversee daily operations and staff. They should have problem-solving abilities, knowledge of industry-specific regulations, and often require experience in management or relevant technical skills. Effective time management and the ability to handle multiple priorities are also essential.
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Infographic showing various Unit Manager job openings in Ridgeway, SC as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 13% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $69,022 per year, or $33.2 per hour.

Manager-Nursing II (NM), Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU), FT, Days

Prisma Health

Columbia, SC • On-site

$36.75 - $48.50/hr

Full-time

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7.1

Company rating: 7.1 out of 10

Based on 351 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

379th of 898 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Responsible for the 24-hour management of a specific patient care unit/s, service/s, or program/s in settings as designated by the Chief Nursing Officer and/or Director, Patient Care Services. Directs and supervises the functions and activities of the assigned unit/service/program: Develops, implements and interprets policies; schedules and supervises assigned employees and ensures the quality of care provided to patients and families. Responsible for unit based budgetary management and human resource management. Assignment to Nurse Manager II positions is made by the Chief Nursing Officer in collaboration with Human Resources based on the number of Headcount assigned. Has an assigned headcount of more than 50 employees.

Essential Functions

  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

  • Coordinates the delivery of patient care for assigned unit/services and ensures the quality of patient care provided.

  • Develops, analyzes, monitors and revises staffing patterns for units and ensures that sufficient and properly prepared personnel are available to meet patient needs.

  • Performs a variety of human resource management activities to include Interviewing; hiring; evaluating; counseling; coaching; performance planning; competency assessment and terminating of assigned staff.

  • In collaboration with the Director of Nursing, plans, develops and monitors the annual capital, operational and personnel budgets of assigned units and services. Prepares budget worksheets for approval.

  • Coaches, directs, supports and evaluates the educational and research activities for assigned staff.

  • In collaboration with the Unit Medical Director, develops quality indicators specific to the units' patient population; monitors quality of care using established benchmarks; and involves unit staff in planning and implementing performance improvement as appropriate.

  • Ensures that age-appropriate supplies and equipment are available to meet the needs of populations served by unit/service. Ensures that staff assigned to unit have education and training to meet the age specific and developmental needs of the populations served.

  • Identifies, plans, implements and evaluates various long-term and short-term projects to meet patient or organizational needs.

  • Prepares, implements and evaluates unit goals and objectives. Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates personal performance objectives (including KRA's) on a yearly basis.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

  • Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of employees that may include final budget authority, hire/termination/disciplinary authority, performance appraisal responsibility. Job will be considered a member of the management staff with direct reports.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education - Bachelor's degree in Nursing

  • Experience - Three (3) years RN experience, including two (2) years in appropriate area of nursing. Nursing Management/Supervisory experience preferred

In Lieu Of

  • In lieu of the BSN requirement above, a nursing diploma or an Associate degree in Nursing may be considered if the applicant signs a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to enroll in an accredited BSN or MSN program within one year and obtain a BSN or MSN degree within four (4) years.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.

  • Certified in nursing specialty - preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

Richland Hospital

Department

ICU Pediatrics

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