Administrative Nurse Mgr

OhioHealth•Williamstown, KY

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About The Position

The Administrative Nurse Manager ensures evidence-based practice by professional nursing personnel and other staff in the designated area. The manager plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates cost-effective evidence-based patient care; operationalizes OhioHealth’s nursing philosophy, mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives; and is accountable for the department’s administrative and fiscal management and its balanced-scorecard goals. The position also contributes to the organization’s overall objectives. The manager oversees patient care throughout operating hours, supports safe nursing practice, coordinates care across disciplines, and uses data and improvement methods to strengthen quality. Responsibilities also include budgeting, staffing and position control, personnel recruitment and development, leadership and strategic planning, professional development, and integration of research and evidence-based guidance. As part of a High Reliability Organization, the role requires a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. The job profile is an overview, is not exhaustive, and may change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse credential from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
At least 3 years of clinical nursing experience.
Previous leadership experience, such as precepting, a charge role, clinical lead role, mentoring, or department committee leadership.
Process improvement skills.
Project management skills.
Computer application skills appropriate to the areas of responsibility.
Interpersonal, verbal and written communication, management, adult education, and nursing practice standards skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced training in specialty areas may be required.

Responsibilities

Ensure ongoing delivery of patient care and maintain awareness of daily operations to guide care delivery.
Ensure registered nurses apply the nursing process and document patient care in the medical record.
Use data to initiate unit-level continuous quality improvement; participate in process improvement and root-cause-analysis investigations.
Coordinate nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and help integrate services across the continuum of care.
Maintain accountability for nursing practice in a safe environment.
Develop and manage annual operational and capital budgets, resources, supplies, materials, and equipment to meet budget and program objectives.
Develop fiscal-year staffing plans and manage position control, labor budgets, FTEs, scheduling, and staff-plan compliance.
Ensure qualified staffing for patient-care needs; develop, coordinate, and approve staffing schedules based on scope of practice, competencies, patient needs, and staff competency.
Recruit, select, retain, and evaluate personnel; ensure appropriate orientation, training, competency, continuing education, and professional development.
Evaluate staff performance and advocate for a work environment that minimizes work-related illness or injury.
Address diversity, ethics, and changing societal needs; promote workforce diversity, culturally competent care, and a healthy, safe workplace.
Use information systems to retrieve, implement, and retain essential records and services.
Facilitate leadership development and staff participation in meetings and educational programs; participate in organizational committees and decision-making.
Provide input into executive-level decisions and keep staff informed about executive activities.
Promote participative management and collegial relationships; ensure registered nurse participation in unit-level decisions and participate in Shared Governance Councils.
Link nursing staff with other healthcare disciplines and build interdepartmental relationships.
Participate in nursing policy formation, decision-making, and methods to achieve and monitor regulatory compliance.
Participate in renovation and project management, service-line growth, practice innovation, and strategic planning.
Develop self and staff through education, performance recognition, and disciplinary procedures; encourage relevant specialty certification and maintain appropriate certification.
Participate in educating nursing and other healthcare students and encourage staff involvement in organizational policy formation and decision-making.
Participate in organizational activities and maintain professional competencies through education and professional organizations; seek publication, presentation, and leadership opportunities.
Serve or assume leadership roles in community groups, agencies, and professional organizations, and encourage staff participation.
Ensure an evidence-based practice environment; facilitate dissemination of research and integration of evidence-based guidelines and practices.
Identify clinical and administrative inquiry areas suitable for nurse researchers.
Identify department success measures based on organizational goals, monitor progress, and develop actions to attain goals.
Communicate goals to staff and others in the organization.
Focus on safety, quality, and efficiency when performing job duties.