Top skills for Nurse Manager jobs

Based on 215 active Nurse Manager postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Nurse Manager postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Nursing95%
  • Accountability45%
  • Staffing43%
  • Life Support34%
  • Professional Development30%
  • Science24%
  • Professional Nursing24%
  • Regulations21%
  • Coaching20%
  • Health Care20%
  • Hiring19%
  • Supervision19%
  • Reimbursement16%
  • Nursing Practice15%
  • Critical Thinking14%
  • Counseling13%
  • Nursing Research13%
  • Decision Making13%
  • Rehabilitation13%
  • State Regulations13%
  • Ensure Compliance11%
  • JCAHO11%
  • Licensing10%
  • Acute Care9%
  • Clinics9%

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