Nurse Manager (RN) - Emergency Department

Wellstar Health System•Griffin, GA

About The Position

The Nurse Manager for Emergency Services is a registered professional nurse who leads and manages a specific clinical or business unit. The role uses nursing and management expertise to support staff recruitment and retention, high-quality clinical and business outcomes, and a safe, effective work environment. The manager is accountable for unit performance and care delivery through communication, observation, and measurement of practices and outcomes. The Nurse Manager oversees clinical, financial, human, and material resources; promotes safety and quality using data and technology; and proactively mitigates risks. The role fosters communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments, supports patient-centered care and service excellence, and upholds applicable nursing practice standards, organizational policies, and ethical requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing; a bachelor’s degree is required and a master’s degree is preferred, as stated in the education listing.
Current Georgia Registered Nurse license or privilege to practice in Georgia under the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC); single-state or compact RN license required.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification; certifications are required upon hire, with current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS cards required on the first day of employment.
At least 2 years of progressive nursing management experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills.
Knowledge of the health care environment, health care financing, and business-unit strategy and operations.
Leadership skills, including change management, systems thinking, coaching, and inspiring others.
Professionalism, teamwork, collaboration, and the ability to model professional practice.
Ability to manage human and material resources and use data and technology to support processes and decisions.
Ability to support shared governance and design and deliver evidence-based care focused on quality and safety.
Knowledge of risk management, accreditation, regulatory, and licensing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing.
National certification in nursing administration.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the assigned emergency services unit, including its clinical and business outcomes.
Engage staff in decision-making through shared governance and promote relationship-based, patient-centered care and service excellence.
Manage talent and retention, and deploy human and material resources effectively and safely.
Analyze financial resources, develop and manage the operational budget, and use quality-improvement methods to reduce waste and improve operations.
Communicate organizational and nursing standards, hold leaders and staff accountable, and foster healthy team dynamics and collaboration.
Build effective relationships with staff, departments, and medical staff; coach and guide leaders and staff; and support their professional growth.
Promote staff competency, professional nursing practice, hiring, orientation, onboarding, and compliance with professional and corporate standards.
Lead change management and encourage exploration of new knowledge and ideas across a diverse workforce.
Represent the organization in the community and participate in committees and task forces as needed.
Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis for patient care products.
Identify risks and support compliance with safety, licensure, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Use data and evidence to make clinical and operational decisions while protecting confidential information and observing legal and ethical requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.