Nurse Manager, Full Time Days, 7a-3p, Wound Healing Center, Atlantic Health, Newton Medical Center

Atlantic Health System • Newton, NJ

6d • $61 - $108 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for managing the clinical, operational, and financial activities within the department. Works collaboratively with physicians, clinical departments, nursing, management, and other stakeholders to ensure timely patient access to care, operational efficiency, department productivity, fiscal integrity, and patient satisfaction. Primary responsibilities include human resources management, practice business development, daily operational efficiency, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. In addition, the Nurse Manager provides leadership for outpatient and inpatient wound care services, ensuring evidence-based wound management practices, optimal clinical outcomes, interdisciplinary collaboration, and program growth.

Requirements

• Full Time Days, 7a-3p
• Management of clinical, operational, and financial activities within the department.
• Collaboration with physicians, clinical departments, nursing, management, and other stakeholders.
• Human resources management.
• Practice business development.
• Daily operational efficiency, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
• Leadership for outpatient and inpatient wound care services.
• Ensuring evidence-based wound management practices.
• Ensuring optimal clinical outcomes.
• Ensuring interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ensuring program growth.
• Oversight and operational support for coordination and delivery of high-quality patient care 24/7.
• Efficient patient flow processes, including admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Conducting rounds to foster team engagement, uphold safety standards, and enhance patient and family experience.
• Appropriate staffing levels to meet patient acuity and volume.
• Managing overtime and aligning staffing with budgetary and productivity targets.
• Overseeing outpatient wound clinic operations and inpatient wound care consult services.
• Implementing evidence-based wound care practices.
• Supporting timely wound assessments, treatment planning, patient education, and care transitions.
• Monitoring wound healing outcomes, pressure injury prevention initiatives, infection prevention practices, and overall program performance.
• Development, implementation, and management of annual operating, capital, and staffing budgets.
• Efficient resource utilization and alignment with financial objectives.
• Contribution to strategic planning efforts.
• Oversight of specialty wound care supplies, equipment, advanced treatment modalities, and hyperbaric resources.
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, optimize reimbursement, and support service line growth.
• Leading performance management process, including timely introductory and annual evaluations.
• Alignment with organizational goals and individual development plans.
• Participation in strategic talent decisions, including recruitment and separation.
• Providing ongoing clinical and behavioral coaching.
• Identifying and promoting professional development opportunities.
• Applying progressive disciplinary practices consistently and equitably.
• Addressing performance and conduct issues promptly with thorough documentation.
• Supporting specialty competency development related to wound care, pressure injury prevention, skin integrity management, and hyperbaric medicine.
• Ensuring staff maintain required certifications, competencies, and continuing education requirements.
• Cultivating a staff-driven experience prioritizing exceptional service.
• Involving staff in advancing standards of patient care excellence.
• Embodying and promoting the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities.
• Evaluating the patient experience and implementing focused action plans.
• Serving as a resource to patients and families.
• Promoting education, engagement, and self-management strategies related to wound prevention and treatment.
• Representing the hospital and health system within the community.
• Seeking opportunities to promote the organization.
• Participating in wound care service line development, referral growth initiatives, community outreach, educational programs, and physician engagement activities.
• Ensuring implementation of professional practice standards in alignment with organizational policies and evidence-based guidelines.
• Maintaining compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, OSHA, The Joint Commission, and other relevant accrediting bodies.
• Overseeing departmental performance and ensuring adherence to patient safety initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Leading quality improvement initiatives focused on wound healing outcomes, pressure injury prevention, infection prevention, documentation standards, regulatory compliance, and patient safety.
• Reviewing quality indicators and developing action plans.
• Fostering and sustaining positive, collaborative relationships with physicians.
• Working in partnership with physicians to align and achieve clinical, operational, and organizational goals.
• Collaborating closely with wound care physicians, surgeons, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, rehabilitation specialists, and other clinical partners.
• Promoting coordinated patient care and achieving desired clinical outcomes.
• Promoting shared decision-making and professional autonomy.
• Active participation in a professional governance structure.
• Maintaining engagement with relevant professional organizations.
• Leading recruitment, retention, and team engagement efforts.
• Fostering a collaborative and supportive departmental culture.
• Supporting the organization's Magnet journey.
• Advancing nursing excellence and staff empowerment.
• Facilitating daily huddles to enhance communication and reinforce a culture of safety.
• Promoting evidence-based wound care practices.
• Promoting participation in specialty professional organizations.
• Promoting certification attainment.
• Promoting ongoing professional development within the wound care specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight and operational support for the coordination and delivery of high-quality patient care 24/7.
• Leads and facilitates efficient patient flow processes, including admissions, transfers, and discharges, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal resource utilization.
• Conducts rounds to foster team engagement, uphold safety standards, and enhance the overall patient and family experience.
• Ensures appropriate staffing levels to meet patient acuity and volume, managing overtime and aligning staffing with budgetary and productivity targets.
• Oversees outpatient wound clinic operations and inpatient wound care consult services.
• Ensures evidence-based wound care practices are implemented consistently across care settings.
• Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to support timely wound assessments, treatment planning, patient education, and care transitions.
• Monitors wound healing outcomes, pressure injury prevention initiatives, infection prevention practices, and overall program performance.
• Oversees the development, implementation, and management of annual operating, capital, and staffing budgets, ensuring efficient resource utilization and alignment with financial objectives.
• Actively contributes to strategic planning efforts to support organizational priorities.
• Maintains oversight of specialty wound care supplies, equipment, advanced treatment modalities, and hyperbaric resources as applicable.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, optimize reimbursement, and support service line growth.
• Leads the performance management process by conducting timely introductory and annual evaluations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and individual development plans.
• Actively participates in strategic talent decisions, including recruitment and separation, while providing ongoing clinical and behavioral coaching to support staff excellence.
• Identifies and promotes professional development opportunities to foster continuous learning and career advancement.
• Applies progressive disciplinary practices consistently and equitably, addressing performance and conduct issues promptly with thorough documentation.
• Supports specialty competency development related to wound care, pressure injury prevention, skin integrity management, and hyperbaric medicine.
• Ensures staff maintain required certifications, competencies, and continuing education requirements.
• Cultivates a staff-driven experience that prioritizes exceptional service for patients, physicians, colleagues, and the community.
• Actively involves staff in advancing standards of patient care excellence.
• Embodies and promotes the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities.
• Consistently evaluates the patient experience and implements focused action plans to enhance satisfaction and support the achievement of organizational objectives.
• Serves as a resource to patients and families by promoting education, engagement, and self-management strategies related to wound prevention and treatment.
• Serves as an effective representative of the hospital and health system within the community, actively seeking opportunities to promote the organization.
• Participates in wound care service line development, referral growth initiatives, community outreach, educational programs, and physician engagement activities that enhance visibility and access to specialized wound care services.
• Ensures the implementation of professional practice standards in alignment with organizational policies and evidence-based guidelines.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations, OSHA, The Joint Commission, and other relevant accrediting bodies.
• Oversees departmental performance and ensures adherence to patient safety initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Leads quality improvement initiatives focused on wound healing outcomes, pressure injury prevention, infection prevention, documentation standards, regulatory compliance, and patient safety.
• Reviews quality indicators and develops action plans to achieve program goals and benchmark performance metrics.
• Fosters and sustains positive, collaborative relationships with physicians.
• Works in partnership with physicians at the department and hospital level to align and achieve clinical, operational, and organizational goals.
• Collaborates closely with wound care physicians, surgeons, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, rehabilitation specialists, and other clinical partners to promote coordinated patient care and achieve desired clinical outcomes.
• Promotes shared decision-making and professional autonomy through active participation in a professional governance structure.
• Maintains engagement with relevant professional organizations.
• Leads recruitment, retention, and team engagement efforts, fostering a collaborative and supportive departmental culture.
• Supports the organization's Magnet journey by advancing nursing excellence and staff empowerment.
• Facilitates daily huddles to enhance communication and reinforce a culture of safety.
• Promotes evidence-based wound care practices, participation in specialty professional organizations, certification attainment, and ongoing professional development within the wound care specialty.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed