Nursing Services Manager
Directing nursing care practices, advising on nursing policies and programs, and coordinating across staff agencies transfer directly to managing a civilian nursing service or clinical department.
How to prepare: Build a portfolio documenting the nursing services you directed and your policy responsibilities, then target department or service-level openings whose leadership scope matches that experience. Verify the applicable state RN license requirements and the employer's education expectations, since management-level nursing positions increasingly require a graduate degree in nursing or health services administration.
What the civilian work involves
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
- Plan, implement, and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical plant staff.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software