Clinical Nurse Manager (RN) - Acute Care - Cardiac Telemetry

Wellstar Health System•Douglasville, GA

About The Position

The role is described in the job summary as an Assistant Nurse Manager and is a registered professional nurse who supports and works with the nurse manager of one or more units or services. It is intended to build management knowledge and skills through experience and mentoring. The assistant nurse manager supports the nurse manager’s direction, leads staff in daily activities, participates in performance reviews, and provides coaching and counseling as appropriate. In collaboration with the nurse manager, the assistant nurse manager promotes accountability for care and services through communication, observation, and measurement of interventions and outcomes. The role helps achieve clinical and financial goals, manages human and material resources as delegated, and contributes to recruitment, mentoring, and retention. The position models teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments, and upholds applicable nursing practice standards, system policies, and service-excellence goals.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing.
Active Registered Nurse license (single-state or RN compact) and BLS certification (or listed American Red Cross or instructor alternatives).
At least 3 years of clinical experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills.
Interest in progressive nursing management roles and willingness to coach and mentor others.
Ability and desire to learn management of a patient-care unit or service and obtain nursing staff commitment and productivity.
Continuous-learning mindset and interest in healthcare financing, business-unit strategy and operations, and using data and technology to support processes and decisions.
Ability to support shared governance or shared decision-making and care delivery based on evidence, quality, and safety.
Interest and aptitude in risk management and accreditation, regulatory, and licensing requirements.

Nice To Haves

National certification in nursing administration; preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Engage staff in decision-making through shared governance and promote patient-centered care and service excellence.
Support the nurse manager as a designee and develop leadership and management skills for the unit or service.
Represent the organization positively in the community and participate in a professional organization.
Support charge nurses and other unit leaders, help ensure care-delivery processes operate effectively, serve as a staff resource, and accept additional responsibilities in the nurse manager’s absence.
Assist with budget development and support monitoring and achievement of fiscal outcomes; learn and apply lean and other quality methods to reduce waste and improve operations and clinical systems.
Communicate effectively with a diverse workforce, mentor others, and collaborate with the nurse manager to hold staff accountable for performance standards.
Create opportunities for staff development and support a healthy, safe workplace that promotes recruitment and retention.
Promote staff competency in clinical care delivery.
Uphold professional and ethical standards, corporate compliance, and clinical competency; serve as a role model for professional nursing practice and leadership.
Work with nurse managers on change-management strategies and encourage curiosity about new knowledge and ideas.
Pursue formal and informal education to strengthen understanding of healthcare financing and management of a diverse nursing workforce.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis for patient-care product decisions.
Identify performance-improvement opportunities for staff and clinical systems and support nurse-leader projects, including compliance with licensure, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Develop managerial skills to use data and evidence in clinical and operational decisions, while maintaining awareness of legal and ethical issues involving patient and staff information and confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.