Nurse Manager - 3A Medical Surgical Unit (Days) FT

Adena Health•Chillicothe, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager leads a team of care providers in an assigned area(s) cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his/her own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs. Under the manager’s leadership patients and their families experience the benefits of patient focused care through the integrated skills of all care team members. The Nurse Manager has 24 hour responsibility for overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations for a designated area(s) and is key in operationalizing the health system’s mission, values and goals to create an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model. The Nurse Manager is responsible for managing, guiding, coaching and evaluating the work performance of patient care staff in their designated area(s), ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations. The Nurse Manager is responsible for decision making within the scope of the unit needs, this may be independently or often in collaboration with the division director or physician lead(s). The Nurse Manager has occasional direct patient care and access to confidential employee and organizational information. This position functions under the direct supervision of the Director of the assigned division.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) - All applicants must meet BSN req by being enrolled within 12 months and completed within 36 months
RN - Registered Nurse with Current Ohio License
Department specific certifications
BLS/ACLS within 90 days of hire
Specialty certifications to be completed within 36 months of hire
De-escalation training within 6 months
Previous Management/Leadership experience
Related work experience
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Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Nursing
Preferred Certifications, Credentials and Licenses

Responsibilities

Leads a team of care providers
Cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect
Providing patient care and supportive services
Achievement of positive patient care outcomes
Maximizing the patient’s involvement in his/her own plan of care
Improving service levels
Reducing the length of hospitalization
Decreasing costs
Overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations
Managing, guiding, coaching and evaluating the work performance of patient care staff
Ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations
Decision making within the scope of the unit needs