Nurse Manager - Education
About The Position
The Nurse Leader (NL) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) accountable for leading, managing & advancing people, processes & / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The NL promotes & advocates for patients, nurses / colleagues & the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area (s) of expertise & assignment. 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. • 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
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Valid RN licensure authorized in the applicable state(s) of practice / employment.
- Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited school of nursing.
- Valid driver’s license where required by assignment
Responsibilities
- Leading, managing & advancing people, processes & / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care.
- Promoting & advocating for patients, nurses / colleagues & the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area (s) of expertise & assignment.
- Providing operations & / or optimization leadership to professional & / or frontline staff, supervisors & / or managers.
- Retaining accountability for staff coordination, training, hiring, performance, regulatory compliance & results of assigned department(s).
- Developing departmental plans, including organizational priorities.
- Controlling resources, effectiveness & policy formation in area of responsibility.
- Collaborating with larger teams of health professionals to plan for long-term patient care needs.
- Directly managing department(s) / service line (Operations-focus).
- Driving outcomes through the daily management of resources (Operations-focus).
- Managing indirect or patient care department / program (Optimization-focus).
- Developing plans in concert with Nursing Operations Managers in support of the department functional objectives & clinical drivers where support is assigned (Optimization-focus).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
