We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinic/Nurse Manager to lead both the day-to-day clinical nursing functions and overall clinic operations of Community Health of Central Washington - Ellensburg. This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while driving operational excellence.
In this key leadership position, you will oversee clinical nursing services and administrative functions, ensuring efficient, cost-effective operations that support exceptional patient outcomes. You will partner closely with Community Health of Central Washington (CHCW) leadership and program managers to foster an environment that promotes quality care, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
Lead and manage daily clinic operations, ensuring efficiency and high-quality service delivery and oversee clinical nursing operations, providing guidance, supervision, and support to nursing staff
Supervise administrative functions to maintain smooth and effective clinic workflows to promote and model patient-centered, team-based care
Collaborate with organizational leadership and program managers to ensure alignment with strategic goals and actively participate in strategic planning and quality improvement initiatives
Foster a positive, collaborative work environment through strong interpersonal communication and team building while utilizing professional judgment to address clinical and operational challenges within established policies and best practices
What You Bring
Strong leadership experience in clinical nursing and/or ambulatory care settings
Ability to balance clinical excellence with operational efficiency
Excellent communication and team-building skills
Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
Commitment to community health and patient-centered care
Washington State Registered Nurse License is required
Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Management, Healthcare Management or related field or combination of equivalent education and experience may be substituted for degree
3-5 years’ experience in management and oversight of health program operations in urgent care, primary care, and/or an outpatient facility. Direct experience in staff supervision is required
Immunizations are required prior to start date (COVID, Hep B (3), Tdap, MMR (2), Varicella (2), TB/PPD, FLU)
Community Health of Central Washington was founded with one bold and clear vision: All people in our region should enjoy access to affordable and appropriate health care. Our mission is to provide quality healthcare through service and education. That sounds simple enough, but providing quality health care service is complex.
Primary Care
Community Health of Central Washington is growing to meet the needs of our communities. But being big is not what makes us great. It is a thousand little things that make us great. Things like: dedicated primary care practitioners – family doctors, pediatricians, internists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and dental providers – working together for quality, and working individually to be a personal care provider to each of their patients.
We team those providers with more than 140 additional staff members to assist patients with information, education, coordination, and support they need to manage their own health and to navigate today’s complex health care system; pharmacists, psychologists, outreach workers, nurse care managers, lab techs, x-ray techs and others who, as part of the care team, expand the scope of services avail...able to patients at CHCW sites.
Today, CHCW is the medical home for more than 30,000 people in central Washington. We provide comprehensive care for all ages, regardless of the ability to pay. Our patients receive preventive services, care for acute and chronic illness, and care in our clinics, hospitals and other sites. We provide prenatal and obstetric services in Yakima and Kittitas Counties.
Our Clinics and Programs
Central Washington Family Medicine Residency
Central Washington Family Medicine Clinic
Yakima Pediatrics
Naches Medical Clinic
Highland Clinic
Community Health of Central Washington - Ellensburg
Ellensburg Dental Care
Senior and Residential Care
Senior Smiles
Connect (Substance Use Disorder Program)
Primary Care Behavioral Health
Population Health
Teaching-at the forefront of our mission
Education has always been an important part of our mission. Our family medicine residency has operated since 1993, and provides a rich learning experience. CWFMR has been dually accredited since 2005, the oldest dually accredited program in WWAMI. For years our osteopathic residents have graduated, and will graduate, with dual board certification. As such, we’ve always been on the forefront of osteopathic education, and lead the way in Washington State being the first program with ACGME accreditation and Osteopathic Recognition.
24 of the residents are based in Yakima for training and provide care to a diverse patient population at our Central Washington Family Medicine Clinic in Yakima. The remaining 6 residents are Ellensburg based for a large part of their training and provide much needed care to a more rural population.