Manager Nursing RN: Nursing Administration
About The Position
The Manager of Nursing oversees the overall operations of a given specialty area or unit. This includes responsibility for patient care and safety, fiscal performance, staff performance, and productivity. It also includes assisting in managing quality improvement or safety initiatives, providing staff education, and ensuring staff follow policy and regulatory standards. The role develops and modifies procedures to run unit optimally. Responsible for continual improvement of patient care and prevention of harm. Focusses on continually enhancing patient outcomes and improving care. May provide direct patient care as needed. The Manager of Nursing serves as a leader and mentor to staff and promotes professional growth and development. This role creates a collaborative environment conducive to sharing ideas and opinions. In conjunction with the Department Director, the Manager of Nursing develops the vision and goals for the unit, cascades those goals to staff, and assists the department in accomplishing them. As many areas operate 24/7 this role requires meetings and rounding outside of normal business hours including evenings/nights and/or weekends. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Experience in nursing administration or management
- Knowledge of quality improvement and safety initiatives
- Ability to provide staff education
- Understanding of policy and regulatory standards
- Skills in developing and modifying procedures
- Focus on patient care, outcomes, and prevention of harm
- Leadership and mentoring skills
- Ability to create a collaborative environment
- Experience in developing vision and goals for a unit
- Ability to cascade goals to staff
- Willingness to work outside of normal business hours including evenings/nights and/or weekends
Responsibilities
- Oversees the overall operations of a given specialty area or unit.
- Responsibility for patient care and safety, fiscal performance, staff performance, and productivity.
- Assisting in managing quality improvement or safety initiatives.
- Providing staff education.
- Ensuring staff follow policy and regulatory standards.
- Develops and modifies procedures to run unit optimally.
- Responsible for continual improvement of patient care and prevention of harm.
- Focusses on continually enhancing patient outcomes and improving care.
- May provide direct patient care as needed.
- Serves as a leader and mentor to staff and promotes professional growth and development.
- Creates a collaborative environment conducive to sharing ideas and opinions.
- Develops the vision and goals for the unit in conjunction with the Department Director.
- Cascades unit goals to staff.
- Assists the department in accomplishing its goals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
