Manager Nursing Administrator - Wellstar Medical Group (Women's Health Services)

Wellstar Health System

About The Position

The Manager Nursing Administrator is a registered professional nurse who provides leadership and management of clinical team members (RNs, LPNs and CMAs) for a group of practices in the WellStar Medical Group (WMG). This leader is a member of the WellStar nursing administration team. Under the direction of the Executive Director/Director of Nursing for the WellStar Medical Group (WMG), the Manager Nursing Administrator partners with physician and operational leadership, and other departments to implement best practices related to the patient care processes, and to ultimately drive programs to improve patient safety and quality outcomes. This nursing leadership role is charged to create a center of clinical excellence for ambulatory service within the medical group's nursing structure, to include the support and development of the role of the nursing supervisor. The Mnaager, Nursing Administrator provides direct leadership for a group of nursing supervisors. This leader is the standard bearer in his/her assigned practices and holds all clinical team members accountable for the delivery of safe, quality care and services through effective communication, and instilling an accountability-based practice setting. The Manager Nursing Administrator's key operational responsibilities include oversight of clinical policy development and routine review, onboarding, and ongoing learning and development for clinical staff, participation in the hiring of key clinical roles, and supporting quality and infection prevention assessments, and prioritization and implementation of action plans to close quality and patient safety gaps. This individual leads value and performance improvement initiatives which support the medical group and system strategies, vision and goals. He/she inspires others to seek opportunities to grow and improve their performance. This leader employs all safety first interventions and fosters a culture of safety for the medical group practices. It is expected that all clinical nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implement the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures, while supporting service excellence goals.

Requirements

Must hold Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) from accredited nursing school. Required and Master's Degree in a healthcare related field. Preferred and Required
Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in a clinical supervisory or managerial role in the ambulatory care setting Required or Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in a managerial role in other care setting Required
Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and relationship building
Ability to present in groups, lead and organize meetings
Leadership that includes such skills as successfully implementing and managing a change process ability to use systems thinking - and inspire, coach others to be successful
Model the way for professional practice
Professionalism and teamwork/collaboration for self/department/medical staff.
Must be a continuous learner who supports shared governance/shared decision making
Manage the design and delivery of care that is based on evidence and focused on quality and safety.
Knowledge of risk management and various accreditation/regulations/licensing requirements assuring that these are upheld while advancing industry standards through the achievement of goals by effective management and measurement of outcomes.
EHR experience as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products.

Responsibilities

Promotes staff competency in clinical care delivery
Leads clinical policy development and workflow standardization to support practice at the top of licensure
Supports system and WMG patient safety and quality/value initiatives by working with nurse supervisors and physician leadership to implement in practices
Serves as a clinical staff safety advocate; to promote a safe practice environment for all clinicians
Holds self and staff to the highest professional standards. Is an active member of ones professional community and serves as a role model for professional nursing practice and nursing leadership, possesses hiring skills and supports effective orientation and onboarding of new staff, advances the field through transformational leadership and scholarly activity.
Successfully employs change management strategies and instills in self and others the curiosity to explore new knowledge and ideas. Possesses skill and exercises necessary respect while leading a varied generational and diverse leadership team and workforce.
Works collaboratively and as a team member with medical group leadership. Partners with Human Resources to achieve desired organizational culture, staffing and workforce metrics.
Fosters positive working relationships between staff and physicians across the Health System
Fosters a culture that focuses on patient satisfaction, safety, customer service, staff participation, collaboration, motivation, and effective communication
Promotes evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing
Partners with physicians and operational leaders in the analysis and decision making process in the evaluation and implementation of new patient care products and services
Effectively identifies areas of risk and proactively works to ensure compliance and safety standards. This includes assuring service meets or exceeds licensure, regulatory and accreditation standards.
Applies the effective use of data and evidence to support decision making for safe and ethical patient care, and demonstrates awareness of legal and ethical issues related to patient and staff data, information and confidentiality
Creates opportunities for self, nursing supervisors and clinical staff to grow professionally
Develops and supports ongoing learning needs for clinical support staff; coordinate efforts with Organizational Learning to support annual and new hire clinical competency requirements for clinical staff
Represents the organization positively to the community, building credibility and willingness to serve on committees and task forces as needed to share knowledge and skill; champion a service line or need; and seeks opportunities to advance skill and scope of responsibilities
Engages staff in decision-making via shared governance processes, and partners with others to promote relationship-based care delivery systems that support patient centered care and service excellence, while effectively providing nursing leadership for specific practices/service line(s). Possesses and uses good negotiation and mediation skills.
Analyzes and manages financial resources; uses lean and other quality skills to reduce waste and improve performance of clinical systems of care; integrates marketing and communication strategies to advance ones practices/service line and organization as a whole