Manager of Inpatient Nursing - Outpatient Surgery, Pre-Anesthesia Assessment, PACU and IV Therapy

Mercyhealth•Riverside, IL

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About The Position

The Manager of Inpatient Nursing provides strategic and operational leadership for Outpatient Surgery, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Pre-Anesthesia Assessment, and IV Therapy services. The role is responsible for safe, high-quality, patient-centered care; clinical operations; staff development; regulatory compliance; performance improvement; interdisciplinary collaboration; operational efficiency; and a culture of excellence. The manager carries out departmental strategies aligned with the System and Department of Nursing missions and visions, manages budgets and productivity targets, and leads efforts to improve quality, safety, patient satisfaction, and service excellence. This position works Monday through Friday on day-shift hours, is accountable 24/7, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The role operates with general direction and regularly supervises and manages staff.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
A minimum of 2 to 4 years of progressively responsible hospital nursing leadership experience.
Strong business acumen, analytical, problem-solving, and financial management skills.
Experience managing budgets, productivity targets, cost savings, expenditure controls, and operational efficiencies in healthcare.
Strong staff leadership skills, including recruiting, retaining, developing, mentoring, evaluating, orienting, and scheduling staff.
Strong physician relationship-building, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Knowledge of continuous quality improvement principles and practices.
Knowledge of accreditation and certification requirements and standards.
Strong commitment to quality, safety, patient satisfaction, customer service, and patient-centered care.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and apply common-sense reasoning to instructions and problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related field preferred.
Certification in a specialty is desirable.

Responsibilities

Carry out strategic plans for the responsible departments in alignment with the System and Department of Nursing missions and visions.
Manage departmental budgets, productivity targets, expenditure controls, cost savings, and operational efficiencies.
Establish plans for staff selection, evaluation, orientation, continuing education, development, competency assessment, and acuity-based scheduling.
Recruit and retain strong clinicians and develop and mentor staff and colleagues.
Build and maintain effective relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary partners.
Lead patient satisfaction action plans, including Press Ganey and HCAHPS initiatives, to achieve targets.
Lead process improvement in operations, quality, and organizational change, applying continuous quality improvement principles.
Maintain compliance with accreditation and certification requirements and standards.
Participate in and lead hospital and department committees.
Model professional behavior, accountability, decisiveness, collaboration, and a commitment to nursing and patient-focused care.
Coach staff on Service Excellence Standards and service recovery.
Communicate effectively and persuasively with individuals and groups, listen to concerns, and support conflict resolution.