How To Become An Evening Or Night Nurse Supervisor: What It Is and Career Path

What is an evening or night nurse supervisor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Dr. Karen Macey-Stewart DNP, A-GNP-C, PMGT-BC

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an evening or night nurse supervisor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $29.54 an hour? That's $61,443 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 195,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to an evening or night nurse supervisor?

Dr. Karen Macey-Stewart DNP, A-GNP-C, PMGT-BC

Undergraduate Program Director, Professor of Practice

As a new graduate student, it can be overwhelming to start your professional career. My first piece of advice is to be kind to yourself. It takes time to master all the clinical skills and judgment you learned in school. Secondly, give yourself some grace when facing challenges in understanding why a client or healthcare team member is difficult. Remember that you will be caring for people during the most vulnerable times of their lives. Finally, prioritize self-care by taking the time to recharge. Providing the best care for your clients is essential, and you shouldn't feel guilty about it. I always tell the students," Always remember to put your oxygen mask on first before helping others."

ScoreEvening Or Night Nurse SupervisorUS Average

Salary

4.8

Avg. Salary $61,443

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

10.0

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

6.3

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44%

Asian 8.99%

Black or African American 10.85%

Hispanic or Latino 9.15%

Unknown 4.27%

White 66.30%

Gender

female 82.81%

male 17.19%

Age - 43

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 43

Stress level

10.0

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.1

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.8

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an evening or night nurse supervisor

Explore evening or night nurse supervisor education requirements

Most common evening or night nurse supervisor degrees

Associate

44.4 %

Bachelor's

31.1 %

Diploma

11.1 %

Start to develop specific evening or night nurse supervisor skills

Skills	Percentages
BLS	28.36%
CPR	22.04%
Discharge Planning	18.32%
Acls	17.21%
Direct Patient Care	6.98%

Complete relevant evening or night nurse supervisor training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New evening or night nurse supervisors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an evening or night nurse supervisor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real evening or night nurse supervisor resumes.

Research evening or night nurse supervisor duties and responsibilities

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Complete documents for state fund Medicaid programs, admission into community nursing and group home facilities and other community resources available.
Participated/Organize immunization clinics company wide.

Apply for evening or night nurse supervisor jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an evening or night nurse supervisor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Evening or night nurse supervisor reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2019

Cons

Significant time restraints with each person/problem I am faced with. Long hours.