Nurse Manager - Orthopedics

Health First Careers•Melbourne, FL

About The Position

The Nurse Manager oversees the nursing unit’s functions and patient care on a 24-hour basis, with responsibility for 24/7 unit operations. The role focuses on patient outcomes, quality, access, convenience, and cost, while ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission, Health First policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory standards. The manager also performs validated registered-nurse clinical skills within the scope of practice in Florida. The Nurse Manager oversees patient experience metrics and practices such as purposeful rounding, bedside shift reports, and no-pass zones. The role ensures unit equipment is safe and operable, maintains appropriate supplies, and develops daily 24-hour staffing plans based on census and acuity. It also ensures schedules are timely and aligned with the approved staffing plan, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve patients’ access to care, education, and information. As a leader, the Nurse Manager communicates a clear team vision aligned with Health First’s mission, develops and supports a high-performing team through coaching and feedback, leads change, promotes inclusion and collaboration, recruits and retains diverse associates, and supports organizational strategy and financial stewardship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN), or qualifying enrollment and expected completion within the applicable timeframe: internal applicants may receive a limited education waiver if expected to complete a BSN within three years of the start date; external applicants may apply if enrolled and expected to complete a BSN within two years of the start date.
Two years of experience in an acute-care clinical environment, with progressive nursing leadership experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Florida or endorsement.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion Card before the start date and maintained thereafter.
Additional certifications as required for unit-specific care.
Knowledge of The Joint Commission, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, and other applicable agency regulations.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate in English.
Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, and active-listening skills, including the ability to assess needs across ages and education levels.
Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to access and interpret data to educate healthcare-team members.
Sound time-management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Maintain professional competencies by attending continuing-education programs and participating in professional organizations.
Ability to respond appropriately to life-threatening or emergent situations.
Meet the stated physical demands, including frequent movement and occasional lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds, and potentially lifting, turning, pulling, pushing, or ambulating people or equipment with or without assistance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Clinical certification in the applicable specialty.

Responsibilities

Manage and assume responsibility for 24/7 operations and activities of the unit or units of oversight.
Facilitate high-quality patient outcomes and ensure compliance with The Joint Commission, Health First policies and procedures, regulatory standards, quality indicators, and core measures.
Perform clinical skills within the Florida registered nurse scope of practice for which competencies have been validated.
Oversee and monitor unit patient-experience metrics, including patient satisfaction scores.
Ensure consistent purposeful hourly or team rounding, bedside shift reports, and no-pass zones.
Ensure unit equipment is operable and safe; monitor and order supplies and equipment and maintain adequate inventory.
Prepare and adjust daily 24-hour staffing plans based on unit census and acuity.
Ensure schedules are completed on time and comply with the approved staffing plan.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on access to care, education, information, and initiatives to improve the patient care experience.
Define and communicate a clear team vision aligned with Health First’s mission and vision, and lead the team toward that vision.
Provide leadership, motivation, coaching, feedback, and support to develop an effective, high-performing team.
Lead change through effective communication, explaining organizational value and impact to obtain team understanding and commitment.
Encourage inclusion, diverse ideas, and collaboration across teams to meet team and organizational goals.
Recruit, select, develop, and retain highly engaged, high-performing, diverse, and inclusive associates.
Support the strategic direction of areas of responsibility and the organization, demonstrating financial acumen.