Manager, Mills Center

CASS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER•Harrisonville, MO

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager for the Mills Oncology and Rheumatology Center is responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of high-quality patient care through effective planning, organization, and direction of activities within the center. This role involves developing departmental policies and procedures, determining staff assignments and staffing patterns, ensuring patient care is appropriate and consistent with current standards, and overseeing the adequacy and proper functioning of equipment. The manager will supervise varying numbers of healthcare and clerical employees and must possess knowledge of hospital policies, state and federal laws, disease processes, available resources, and equipment operation. Key skills include effective communication, leadership, problem-solving, delegation, proficiency with healthcare technology, budget management, and strong organizational and multitasking abilities. The position may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, and hazardous medications or chemicals. The role requires age-specific competencies for providing care to all patient age groups from birth to geriatrics.

Requirements

Current RN license in the state of Missouri preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
BLS certification required.
Oncology and infusion background preferred.
Prior management experience preferred.
Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures, state and federal laws, and regulatory requirements related to patient care and nursing practice.
Understanding of disease processes, available resources, and equipment operation and performance.
Effective communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to delegate appropriately.
Proficiency with healthcare technology.
Ability to manage budgets.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Nice To Haves

Current RN license in the state of Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Oncology and infusion background
Prior management experience

Responsibilities

Ensure departmental adherence to hospital guidelines.
Attend monthly nurse leader and patient care service meetings.
Ensure departmental check lists are complete.
Submit reports and time sheets within scheduled time frames.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA standards.
Effectively coach employees utilizing hospital policies and directives.
Accountable for hiring, coaching and disciplining employees.
Provide appropriate and timely education.
Ensure BLS, ACLS, credentialing and certifications are completed per Cass Regional policy.
Coordinate department education on new processes and equipment to address specific patient populations needs as appropriate.
Provide feedback from surveys to staff on a regular basis and implement actions as appropriate.
Manage departments by ensuring a consistent, evidence-based approach to patient care along with safe, appropriate and efficient staffing.
Manage and delegate responsibilities to ensure patient care needs are met.
Ensure processes are established to support safe patient care for all age ranges and populations of patients as indicated by department guidelines.
Implement, facilitate and manage change to continuously improve quality and maintain standards set by regulatory agencies, certification bodies and other entities.
Ensure effective communication.
Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the delivery of evidence-based patient care in accordance with clinical governing bodies.
Actively participate in Nursing/Patient Care initiatives as identified in the Strategic Plans.
Responsible for budget maintenance and adherence to the financial plan including supply expense control, and planning for short- and long-term capital needs.
Accountable for compliance with all policies, procedures and standards as set by state and federal agencies, Cass Regional, and other regulatory entities.
Demonstrates adherence and holds staff accountable to Cass Regional Medical Center Mission, Vision and Values.
Ensures appropriate staffing and flexes staffing to meet patient volumes.