Nurse Manager - Trauma Program

Nebraska Medicine•Omaha, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a Nurse Manager for its Trauma Program in Omaha, Nebraska. The Trauma Program Manager develops, implements, and manages strategies and programs that support the Trauma Program’s mission and vision. The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating trauma program quality initiatives and organizing the services and systems needed for a multidisciplinary approach to care for injured patients. The manager works with departments involved in caring for trauma patients and their families, and collaborates with trauma colleagues, state personnel, and referral hospitals to support assessment of care across the state and regional trauma system. The position directs, plans, and coordinates the operations of patient care department(s), works toward department and organizational goals, and ensures optimal outcomes for designated patient populations within the approved operating budget. Responsibilities also include hiring, firing, counseling, and evaluating department staff, and maintaining effective communication to promote positive department relations.

Requirements

At least five years of recent nursing experience.
At least two years of experience overseeing a group of people, including duties such as hiring, firing, assigning work, orienting, training, evaluating, disciplining, coaching or mentoring, and/or negotiating and interpreting conflicts and influencing significant outcomes; alternatively, four years of experience covering most of the listed technical leadership duties.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Flexibility and dedication to a team environment.
Ability to lead and develop teams.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to anticipate and respond effectively to changes in direction and priorities.
Well-ordered approach to problem solving.
Positive interpersonal and behavioral skills.
Experience with patient care equipment, telecommunication equipment, information systems, general patient care supplies, transport equipment, office equipment and supplies, and audio-visual equipment.
Current Registered Nurse license in Nebraska or a current compact state license.
Basic Life Support certification from an American Heart Association-endorsed program; required for new hires starting January 1, 2023, or later.

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership or management experience.
Depending on the position, experience in one or more specialty areas served by the unit, including perioperative, oncology, cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, adult critical care, neurology, neurosurgery, burn, wound/ostomy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Program (HBO), blood and marrow transplant, obstetrics, or aesthetics.
Master’s degree in nursing or a related field.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage strategies and programs that support the Trauma Program’s mission and vision.
Develop, implement, and evaluate trauma program quality initiatives.
Organize services and systems to support a multidisciplinary approach to care for injured patients.
Work with departments involved in the care of trauma patients and their families.
Collaborate with trauma colleagues, state personnel, and referral hospitals to support assessment of care across the state and regional trauma system.
Direct, plan, and coordinate patient care department operations.
Work toward department and organizational goals and ensure optimal outcomes for designated patient populations within the approved operating budget.
Hire, fire, counsel, and evaluate department staff.
Maintain effective communication to promote positive department relations.