House Manager (RN) - Bronson Battle Creek - Full-time 12D

Bronson Healthcare • Battle Creek, MI

99d

About The Position

The House Manager is responsible for supporting the operations and patient care services of the organization. The House Manager utilizes effective leadership skills to support staff, solve problems, and make appropriate decisions. They provide immediate administrative and clinical leadership to unit staff and ancillary departments and coordinates hospital-wide activities as necessary to resolve problem situations as they arise and often in the absence of unit leaders. Works independently as well as with others. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Requirements

• Licensed RN in the State of Michigan required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's in Nursing/HCA preferred.
• Licensed RN in good standing with the State of Michigan required.
• 3-5 years of progressively more responsible experience in the hospital or elsewhere.
• BCLS required upon hire.
• Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire.
• Certification in IS courses and NIH Stroke certification to be completed within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Overall knowledge of disaster planning.
• Certification in IS courses highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees hospital operations.
• Provides administrative direction.
• Resolves crises and conflicts.
• Provides analysis, assessment and intervention for problems requiring immediate attention.
• Informs department managers and directors of problems and resolutions.
• Investigates problems and complaints from patients, visitors, physicians and staff.
• Implements appropriate action and follow up.
• Conducts initial assessment of atypical events and initiates appropriate action.
• Ensures notification of risk management, CSI and department manager and director.
• Continually assesses hospital environment for safety concerns.
• Leads Safety Check-In Meetings on weekends and holidays.
• Coordinates placement of all admissions and transfers.
• Monitors hospital capacity and manages through-put to avoid delays in patient placement.
• Leads Bed Planning Meetings.
• Coordinates communication with outside organizations or their representatives.
• Manages the initial response in the event of a disaster, crisis or emergency situation.
• Ensures compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Answers all calls for Employee Incident Hot Line after hours, on weekends and holidays.
• Conducts regular rounds on all hospital departments and units.
• Oversees availability of supplies and equipment necessary for patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees