Manager-Nursing | Exempt | Medical Surgical Unit

From $108,986.88 a year

Scheduled Hours: 2:00pm - 11:30pm, rotating holidays and weekends

A Brief Overview

The Manager - Nursing oversees the development of staff and systems to effectively operate an acute care inpatient hospital setting. The Nurse Manager plans and implements nursing matrix for safe practice and high quality of care, has 24-hour accountability, monitors productivity reports and collaborates with other leaders to facilitate favorable financial performance. Maintains current knowledge of regulatory standards and evidence-based practices for specified units' scope of care and ensures compliance. Supervises staff in the units and plays an integral role in departmental operations, including but not limited to; recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, promoting, discharging, assigning work, evaluating, rewarding, and disciplining. Actively supports and participates in shared governance.

What you will do

• Screen job applicants, and hire new employees. Direct and supervise unit operations and staff.
• Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination of timely/necessary medical care, discharge planning and community referrals.
• Formulate and implement operational strategies and initiatives to improve workflows. Perform or assist with departmental operations as necessary.
• Provide specialized expertise, ensure resource alignment and system-wide initiatives and update appropriate stakeholders on strategies, initiatives, plan of care outcomes and issues.
• Partner with providers and care teams to unsure delivery of evidence-based care and reduction of avoidable clinical variation in care.
• Develop and lead procedures and processes that allow SEIRMC to meet clinical, accreditation and evidence-based practice guidelines for regulatory standards.
• Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
• Monitor staff productivity and follow up when not meeting standards.
• Respond to complaints in a timely manner.
• Ensure documentation is completed according to department policies and procedures.
• Participate in training and orientation of new staff; provides ongoing education.
• Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services (as appropriate), and coordinating financial reporting.
• Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
• Confer with staff to resolve performance and personnel problems, and to discuss company policies.
• Investigate complaints about service and equipment, and take corrective action.
• Forecast necessary levels of staffing at different times to facilitate effective scheduling by flex staffing according to census/acuity.
• Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
• Maintain required records of work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other information.
• Implement changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.
• Screen job applicants, and hire new employees.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field or obtained within 3 years Required
• 4-6 years Previous nursing practice and/or leadership experience Preferred
• 1-3 years Proficiency in Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills Preferred
• 1-3 years Proficiency in Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Preferred
• Proficiency in clinical decision making and critical thinking skills
• Previous Nursing Leadership experience 1-3 years preferred
• Previous experience in hospital experience 1-3 years preferred
• Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Registered Nurse Required
• Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required

Emergency Department Job Specific Requirements: 1. Prefer 1-3 Years Critical Care/Acute Care or Emergency Department experience. 2. Proficiency in critical thinking skills and troubleshooting. 3. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Required Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Required NIHSS Certification (Stroke) - Required Certification in Women & Family Specialty Area/LDRP - Preferred Women & Family Center: Minimum of 1-3 years of clinical care history in Women & Family - preferred Certifications: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Required Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - Required Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (AWHONN) - Required Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit: Minimum 1-3 years of Critical Care Experience - Preferred Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required NIHSS Certification (Stroke) - Required Basic Dysrhythmia/EKG interpretation Course - Required Long Term Care: Minimum of 1-3 years' experience in Long Term Care - Preferred Certifications: Basic Life Support - BLS - Required