Manager Nursing (RN) | Inpatient Surgery | Westfield

Community Health Network•Westfield, MA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Community Health Network is seeking a Manager of Nursing to oversee Inpatient Surgery at its new hospital in Westfield, Indiana, which is scheduled to open in 2027. This role offers an opportunity to establish a new nursing team and achieve departmental goals by developing partnerships among team members, physicians, and the network in alignment with Community Health Network’s values, mission, and vision. The manager leads efforts to provide excellent service, uphold clinical standards, and meet patient satisfaction goals, including fostering patient and physician relationships and conducting staff rounding. The role ensures departmental workload and assignments appropriately reflect personnel utilization, scope of practice, competencies, patient needs, and level of care. The manager applies evidence-based practices to patient mix to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Requirements

At least 5 years of RN experience.
An associate degree or 2-year degree from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Current Registered Nurse license from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency.
Certification in a relevant specialty or Nursing Administration within three years of assuming the role.
Ability to collaborate in a team setting.
Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.
Knowledge of and ability to apply performance improvement principles.
Ability to manage financial resources, including departmental budgets.
Demonstrated ability to communicate, negotiate, be flexible, and problem-solve.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of management or leadership experience.
At least 3 years of operating room (OR) experience; strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Oversee Inpatient Surgery at the new Westfield hospital.
Develop a new nursing team and partnerships among team members, physicians, and the network.
Achieve departmental goals and objectives consistent with the network’s values, mission, and vision.
Lead efforts to provide excellent service, maintain clinical standards, and meet patient satisfaction goals.
Support patient and physician relationships and conduct staff rounding.
Ensure workload and staff assignments reflect appropriate personnel utilization, scope of practice, competencies, patient needs, and level of care.
Use evidence-based practices regarding patient mix to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Apply performance improvement principles.
Manage financial resources, including departmental budgets.
Operationalize network goals, objectives, and imperatives.
Understand and work through the change process.
Demonstrate leadership competency in effectiveness standards.