Nurse Manager - General Surgery

The Ohio State University•Upper Arlington, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio State University Medical Center's mission is focused on integrating quality patient care, education, and research. The Nurse Manager leads a team of professional health care providers, cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect. They create and facilitate an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model and functions as a key member of the health care team. This role provides patient care and supportive services in an in-patient setting, aiming for positive patient care outcomes, maximizing patient involvement in their own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs. The Nurse Manager ensures patients and their families experience the benefits of patient-focused care through the integrated skills of all care team members. The span of control for this position is based on unit capacity, unit complexity, and FTE oversight, guided by current evidence supporting patient satisfaction, quality, safety, staff engagement, and resilience.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in nursing required.
Current Ohio RN license.
Minimum of three years RN clinical experience.
Minimum of two years management experience in a relevant care setting required.
Holds a current certification in nursing administration or area of clinical expertise; or certification must be achieved within the timeline of eligibility.
Prior leadership and management experience required.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Nursing or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees, plans, organizes, manages, and evaluates patient care operations for a designated area(s) on a 24-hour basis as needed.
Plans and develops strategic short, mid-, and long-term goals and processes to enhance and improve the operations of the unit to support the Medical Center's mission, vision, and values.
Evaluates and identifies achievements and problems in meeting goals.
Manages, guides, coaches, and evaluates the work performance of patient care staff in a designated area.
Promotes and ensures ongoing collaboration with other patient care departments and areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations and services.
Develops, administers, and manages unit budget plans.
Identifies, plans, and initiates cost-saving initiatives.
Participates in the development of evidence-based standards of practice.
Identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and organizational processes.
Assumes leadership in identifying and correcting factors contributing to problematic outcomes.