Nurse Manager - AOSI Surgical Services (M-F Days) FT

Adena Health•Chillicothe, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nurse Manager, Surgical Services At Adena Health, professional roles shape the systems, strategy, and operational excellence that support patient care across Southern Ohio. These positions are a great fit for leaders and specialists who value purpose-driven work and community impact. The Nurse Manager leads a team of care providers in an assigned area(s) cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his/her own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs. Under the manager’s leadership patients and their families experience the benefits of patient focused care through the integrated skills of all care team members. The Nurse Manager has 24 hour responsibility for overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations for a designated area(s) and is key in operationalizing the health system’s mission, values and goals to create an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model. The Nurse Manager is responsible for managing, guiding, coaching and evaluating the work performance of patient care staff in their designated area(s), ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations. The Nurse Manager is responsible for decision making within the scope of the unit needs, this may be independently or often in collaboration with the division director or physician lead(s). The Nurse Manager has occasional direct patient care and access to confidential employee and organizational information.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) - All applicants must meet BSN requirement by being enrolled within 12 months and completed within 36 months
RN - Registered Nurse with Current Ohio License
Department specific certifications.
BLS/ACLS within 90 days of hire.
Specialty certifications to be completed within 36 months of hire.
De-escalation training within 6 months.
Previous Management/Leadership experience
Related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Nursing
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Responsibilities

Leads a team of care providers in an assigned area(s) cultivating collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his/her own plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs.
Has 24 hour responsibility for overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations for a designated area(s).
Operationalizes the health system’s mission, values and goals to create an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model.
Manages, guides, coaches and evaluates the work performance of patient care staff in their designated area(s).
Ensures ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate directly or indirectly to patient care operations.
Makes decisions within the scope of the unit needs, independently or in collaboration with the division director or physician lead(s).
Provides occasional direct patient care.
Has access to confidential employee and organizational information.