Mgr Clinical RN- Acute Care- Medical Surgery- Augusta

Wellstar Health System

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 develops leadership and management skills while mentoring staff and supporting recruitment, retention, clinical outcomes, and business outcomes. The Manager Clinical RN upholds executive nursing leadership direction, leads staff in daily activities, participates in performance reviews, and provides coaching and counseling as appropriate. In collaboration with partner leaders, this manager holds staff accountable for care and service delivery 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 Clinical RN models teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments, and follows the Nursing Professional Practice Model, Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association scope of practice and ethics standards, and system policies and procedures. The role also supports patient advocacy and service excellence. The position promotes shared governance and patient-centered care; supports unit leaders and care-delivery processes; contributes to budget development, fiscal outcomes, and operational improvement; and promotes staff competency, evidence-based practice, research, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and professional development. The Manager Clinical RN uses data and evidence to inform clinical and operational decisions and performs other assigned duties while complying with Wellstar policies, work standards, and code of conduct. Full-time position, 40 hours per week; work shift is listed as various.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing.
At least 3 years of clinical experience.
Current RN license, either single-state or multistate compact.
Current Basic Life Support certification, or an accepted American Red Cross or instructor equivalent.
Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills.
Interest in progressive nursing management responsibilities and in coaching and mentoring others.
Ability and willingness to develop skills in managing a patient-care unit or service and securing nursing staff commitment and productivity.
Continuous-learning orientation, including 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 design and deliver 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 decision making through shared governance and partner with others 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 work as intended, serve as a resource for staff, and accept additional responsibilities.
Manage budget development and support monitoring and achievement of unit fiscal outcomes.
Learn and apply lean and other quality-improvement methods to reduce waste and improve operations and clinical systems of care.
Communicate effectively with a diverse workforce, mentor others, and hold point-of-care staff accountable for performance standards.
Create staff development opportunities and help maintain a healthy, safe workplace that supports recruitment and retention.
Promote staff competency in clinical care delivery.
Uphold professional, ethical, corporate compliance, and clinical competency standards; serve as a role model for professional nursing practice and leadership.
Work with nursing executives on change management and encourage exploration of new knowledge and ideas.
Pursue formal and informal education to improve understanding 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 opportunities to improve staff performance and clinical systems, and support nurse executive improvement projects.
Help ensure services meet or exceed 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 policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.