Manager of Nursing

Renown Health•Reno, NV

13d

About The Position

The Manager of Nursing is accountable for planning and leading staff in delivering quality, cost-effective patient care on nursing units in accordance with applicable federal and state requirements, Joint Commission and/or CARF requirements, organizational goals, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators. The role independently manages the 24-hour delivery of patient care, including developing standards, establishing budgets, and monitoring operational performance. The Manager serves as a change agent and transitional leader, builds a shared vision, and motivates staff within a learning organization. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, evaluating, and supporting staff professional growth. The Manager organizes, plans, staffs, directs, coordinates, empowers, and promotes patient care services, supporting Renown Health’s values and mission and ensuring services are efficient, effective, and consistent with organizational goals and policies. The position maintains positive relationships among physicians, the community, and the hospital; promotes high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care; designs and teaches educational programs; and works cooperatively with other departments. The incumbent must understand the assigned program’s or department’s services, processes, and growth, and foster Renown Health as a learning organization through systemic solutions, empowerment, and decisions made by those doing the work. Evidence-based nursing practice and critical thinking are required to support safe patient care, professional interactions, sound judgment, and decision-making. Nursing practice must align with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. This position provides patient care. When providing direct care, the incumbent is accountable for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and their families, addressing population-specific physical, motor/sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial needs and meeting unit or department age-specific competency standards.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively.
Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.
Current BLS certification is required, except for position 400326.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word.
Ability to use a computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, and complete online benefits enrollment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree preferred, or pursuit of either degree upon hire.
One year of administrative or management experience in nursing preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
For first-assist duties: graduation from an accredited school of nursing and completion of an RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice and is based on AORN’s core curriculum.

Responsibilities

Plan and lead staff in delivering quality, cost-effective patient care on nursing units.
Manage the 24-hour delivery of patient care, including developing standards, establishing budgets, and monitoring operational performance.
Act as a change agent and transitional leader, inspire a shared vision, and motivate staff.
Interview, hire, train, counsel, evaluate, and guide staff professional growth.
Organize, plan, staff, direct, coordinate, empower, and promote patient care services.
Maintain positive relationships among physicians, the community, and the hospital.
Promote high-quality, cost-effective patient care and design and teach educational programs.
Work cooperatively with other departments to achieve hospital goals.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of assigned program or department services, processes, and growth, and foster the organization as a learning organization.
Apply evidence-based nursing practice and critical thinking to support safe patient care and sound judgment and decisions.
When providing direct patient care, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients and families across neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.