Nurse Manager – Med Surg/Tele

Nurse Manager – Med Surg/Tele

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state
• Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN
• Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire
• If undergraduate degree is BSN, a Master’s Degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable
• BLS required per policy guidelines
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam

Responsibilities

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high quality patient outcomes
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and departmental standards
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and provide a cost effective environment for patient care
• Assists in development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of evidence based practice
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost effective unit

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
• Previous management experience preferred