Nurse Manager - Professional Practice

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Come join an ANCC Pathway to Excellence® organization.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway to Excellence Program recognizes a health care organization’s commitment to creating a positive practice environment that empowers and engages staff.

This position provides direct leadership for the enhancement of an accountability-based practice model which is created in a strong professional practice setting. The nurse leader will assume responsibility for championing the organization's journeys of excellence, nursing education, nursing professional practice model, shared governance, ongoing professional development and maintenance of competencies that support professional nursing practice.

· Supports nursing operations across the facility.

· Develops and implements programs and services that enhance the growth, development, and retention of registered nurses.

· Supports nursing practice for all dotted line RNs at the facility, collaborates with non-nurse solid line leaders on clinical practice, evaluations, education, competency, etc.

• →Bachelors Nursing
• →Masters Nursing-Preferred

Participation in a journey to excellence with successful attainment of national recognition such as Magnet, Baldrige, Pathway to Excellence, or excellence-based programs.

Required Minimum Skills:

Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and relationship building; a knowledge of the health care environment; leadership that includes such skills as successfully implementing and managing a change process ability to use systems thinking- and inspire, coach others to be successful; model the way for professional practice; professionalism and teamwork/collaboration for self/department/medical staff; and possess necessary business skills to manage human and material resources.
Must be a continuous learner who understands health care financing; strategy and operations for running a business unit(s); and effectively employ data and technology to support work processes and make decisions.
Supports shared governance or shared decision making; manage the design and delivery of care that in based on evidence and focused on quality and safety.
Knowledge of risk management and various accreditation/regulations/licensing requirements assuring that these are upheld while advancing industry standards through the achievement of goals by effective management and measurement of outcomes.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.