Inpatient Nursing Manager

Sutter Health • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

This position manages and provides overall operational and clinical nursing leadership to an inpatient department or setting. The manager plans and organizes inpatient nursing operations and resources to ensure effective and efficient delivery of patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards, and regulations. Key responsibilities include establishing protocols and practices, ensuring compliance with department, affiliate, operating unit, and/or system standards, policies, procedures, Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and applicable laws. The role involves a strategic and tactical approach to identifying best practices, standardizing workflows/processes, and developing action plans for implementation. The manager is also responsible for establishing and managing capital and operational budgets to achieve financial targets through effective utilization of personnel, resources, and supplies. Furthermore, the position requires developing and maintaining solid partnerships with internal and external peers, leaders, and local/state/federal agencies to facilitate collaboration on initiatives and issue resolution, and providing guidance or direct intervention in challenging or complex situations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• RN-Registered Nurse of California
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
• 8 years of recent relevant experience.
• Solid understanding of operations and workflows and how the department’s process/workflow impacts other department operations.
• Demonstrates understanding of business and operational requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including team building, and coaching/mentoring with the ability to motivate and engage others.
• Demonstrates solid clinical proficiency and knowledge to effectively plan and coordinate patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards and regulations.
• Working knowledge and thorough understanding of state/federal/local and/or accreditation standards and requirements as they relate to operations and organization, with the ability to interpret and implement applicable standards and requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding of the healthcare financial environment.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and manage a budget.
• Understands age-specific needs in providing care to the patient population served.
• Demonstrates tactical and analytical thinking and planning skills, and is able to develop plans to accomplish objectives, identify obstacles, and resolve operational issues.
• Knowledge of emerging trends and how they impact operations.
• Ability to build and establish effective working partnerships with employees, peers, and/or leaders to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrates ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues.
• Verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle difficult circumstances and make sound business decisions with little direction.
• Demonstrates ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.
• Organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects while delivering quality service and achieving business results.
• Demonstrates a customer service focus in all decisions and actions.
• Demonstrates ability to work/interact with a diverse population while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.
• Working knowledge of wage and hour laws.
• Ability to use essential software and applications associated with the role’s duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides overall operational and clinical nursing leadership to an inpatient department(s) or setting.
• Plans and organizes inpatient nursing operations and resources to ensure effective and efficient delivery of patient care consistent with applicable laws, standards and regulations.
• Establishes protocols and practices, ensuring compliance with department, affiliate, operating unit, and/or system standards, policies and procedures, the Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Takes a strategic and tactical approach in identifying best practices and standardizing workflows/processes, and developing plans of action to implement changes.
• Establishes and manages capital and operational budgets to achieve financial targets via effective utilization of personnel, resources and supplies.
• Develops and maintains a solid partnership with internal and external peers, leaders, and/or local/state/federal agencies to facilitate and collaborate on initiatives or issues resolution.
• Provides guidance and/or direct intervention in resolving challenging or complex situations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees