Mgr Clinical RN- Acute Care- Medical Surgery- Augusta
About The Position
The Manager Clinical RN is a registered professional nurse who supports and works in conjunction with the nurse manager of one or more units or services. The role calls for strong communication and teamwork, mentoring, and the development of progressive nursing leadership and management skills. In collaboration with other nursing leaders, this manager supports staff recruitment and retention, clinical and business outcomes, and a center of excellence. The manager helps lead staff in daily activities and participates in performance reviews, coaching, and counseling as appropriate. Working with partner leaders, the Manager Clinical RN holds staff accountable for delivering care and services through communication, observation, and measurement of interventions and outcomes. The role contributes to clinical and financial goals and manages human and material resources as delegated. The manager models teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments, and follows role-specific competencies and responsibilities based on the Nursing Professional Practice Model. The position requires a licensed, knowledgeable nursing professional who follows the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics, Wellstar policies, and service excellence goals while upholding the voice of the patient.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing.
- Current RN license: single-state or RN Compact multistate license.
- BLS certification; accepted options include Basic Life Support, American Red Cross Basic Life Support, or Basic Life Support Instructor.
- At least 3 years of clinical experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills.
- Interest in progressive nursing management responsibilities and willingness to coach and mentor others.
- Willingness to develop skills in managing a patient-care unit or service and engaging nursing staff in productivity and commitment.
- Continuous learning orientation, including interest in healthcare financing, business-unit strategy and operations, and using data and technology to support work processes and decisions.
- Ability to support shared governance or shared decision making and evidence-based care focused on 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 shared governance and decision making, and collaborate to promote patient-centered care and service excellence.
- Support the executive nursing leader as a designee and develop leadership and management skills for assigned clinical or business units.
- 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 function effectively, and serve as a resource for staff.
- Manage budget development and support monitoring and achievement of fiscal outcomes for the work unit.
- Learn and apply lean and other quality-improvement skills to reduce waste and improve operational and clinical systems.
- Communicate effectively with a diverse workforce, mentor others, and hold staff accountable for performance standards.
- Create opportunities for staff development and promote a healthy, safe, desirable workplace that supports recruitment and retention.
- Promote staff competency in clinical care delivery and uphold professional, ethical, corporate compliance, and clinical competency standards.
- Work with nursing executives to use change-management strategies and encourage exploration of new knowledge and ideas.
- Pursue formal and informal education to improve knowledge of healthcare financing and management of a diverse nursing workforce.
- Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis and patient-care product evaluation.
- Identify performance-improvement opportunities for staff and clinical systems, and support nurse executive improvement projects.
- Help ensure services meet or exceed licensure, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
- Use data and evidence to inform clinical and operational decisions while protecting the confidentiality of patient and staff information.
- Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
