Salary by Skill/Specialty for Head Nurse Jobs

Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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Salary by Skill/Specialty

Skill/Specialty	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Critical Care	$55,752 - $134,140
Acute Care	$72,620 - $97,141
Geriatrics	$61,105 - $76,314
Organizational Development	$58,958 - $77,419
Quality Improvement / QA	$41,500 - $75,848
Elder care	$65,792 - $89,500
Medicine / Surgery	n/a	Not enough data
Emergency Room (ER)	n/a	Not enough data
Psychiatric	n/a	Not enough data
Emergency/Trauma	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 42

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Head Nurses	AMI Health Services, Inc.
	The Hospital has a vacancy for Head Nurses / Managers Reporting to: Clinical Nurse Manager Accountable... experience as a Head Nurse of Charge nurse in a... Indeed
Jan 20	RN-Head Nurse	Anderson Regional Medical Center	Meridian, Mississippi
	policies to ensure patient needs are met. Current Mississippi Registered Nurse Licensure. 3 or more years of clinical nursing practice. Current BLS, Healthcare... Indeed
Jan 24	Clinical Head Nurse	NON-UNION	Hershey, Pennsylvania
	knowledge plus 2 years up to 3 years of related work experience. Registered nurse currently licensed in Pennsylvania. Penn State is committed to affirmative... Indeed
Jan 20	Administrative Head Nurse - Patient Placement	Hackensack University Medical Center	Hackensack, New Jersey
	Administrative Head Nurse - Patient Placement Job... ones that drive America's best nurses to us. Nurses who value quality, service, and safety. Nurses who are... Indeed

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Head Nurse Job Description

People with the job title Head Nurse typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Registered Nurses

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.