Nurse Manager - Cardiac & Orthopedic Inpatient Units

Trinity Health•Melrose Park, IL
•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Nurse leader at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital to join our team and lead our Cardiac Unit (24 Beds) and Orthopedic (21 beds) unit. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nursing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering exceptional patient care and safety. The Nurse Manager provides operations or optimization leadership to professional & or frontline staff, supervisors, or managers; Retains accountability for staff coordination, training, hiring, performance, regulatory compliance & results of assigned department(s); Develops departmental plans, including organizational priorities; Controls resources, effectiveness & policy formation in area of responsibility; Collaborates with larger teams of health professionals to plan for long-term patient care needs. Other position responsibilities: Operations focus: Directly manages department(s) / service line; Decisions are guided by resource availability as informed by operational need, functional objectives & clinical drivers of department; Responsible for driving outcomes through the daily management of resources; Primarily patient facing Optimization focus (advance, improve, enhance, leverage): Manages indirect or patient care department / program; Priorities are guided by the operational & clinical needs of patient care areas; Develops plans in concert with Nursing Operations Managers in support of the department functional objectives & clinical drivers where support is assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in nursing required
  • 3-5 years of previous job-related experience required
  • Basic Life Support (CPR) required
  • Current Registered Nurse license State of Illinois required

Nice To Haves

  • Master's Degree preferred
  • 1-2 years progressive leadership experience preferred
  • Advanced Life Support (ACLS) preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provides operations or optimization leadership to professional & or frontline staff, supervisors, or managers
  • Retains accountability for staff coordination, training, hiring, performance, regulatory compliance & results of assigned department(s)
  • Develops departmental plans, including organizational priorities
  • Controls resources, effectiveness & policy formation in area of responsibility
  • Collaborates with larger teams of health professionals to plan for long-term patient care needs
  • Directly manages department(s) / service line
  • Decisions are guided by resource availability as informed by operational need, functional objectives & clinical drivers of department
  • Responsible for driving outcomes through the daily management of resources
  • Primarily patient facing
  • Manages indirect or patient care department / program
  • Priorities are guided by the operational & clinical needs of patient care areas
  • Develops plans in concert with Nursing Operations Managers in support of the department functional objectives & clinical drivers where support is assigned

Benefits

  • Clinical advancement programs
  • flexible scheduling
  • tuition reimbursement
  • day one benefits
  • Daily Pay
  • Competitive Shift Differential Pay
  • Career Development
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
  • Educational Stipend
  • Certification reimbursement (up to 1 certification)
  • Referral Rewards
  • Self-Scheduling
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