Nurse Unit Manager -ABI-MW

Shepherd Center•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Nurse Unit Manager ensures that the ANA scope and standards of practice and the nursing code of ethics underpin nursing practice on the unit or units. Working within a Shared Governance model, the manager interacts with and supports the professional development of unit staff and is responsible for the overall operation and workflow of the nursing unit. The role promotes high-quality care and outcomes, nursing research, and evidence-based practice, while maintaining an environment that supports collaboration with the transdisciplinary healthcare team. The manager establishes unit-specific nursing goals aligned with hospital program objectives and the strategic plan, and oversees unit personnel, finances, and resources. The position also supports staff education, engagement, and retention; monitors compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies; and identifies and helps address potential risks. Clinical-specific responsibilities include coordinating nursing student placements, collaborating on the new graduate residency program, and supporting recruitment through regional programs and events.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Active Georgia RN license or NLC/eNLC multistate license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification at orientation or within three months of employment.
Progressive management experience.
At least 10 years of clinical and/or leadership experience.
Basic competencies in negotiation and conflict resolution, nursing research and scholarly activities, organizational behavior and development, patient and employee safety, performance improvement, practice innovation, professional nursing practice, standards of clinical nursing practice, patient safety systems, and trends in business practices.
Basic computer skills and nursing skills appropriate to the area of supervision.
Successfully complete orientation and the initial competency assessment by the determined due date.
Complete mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by the determined due date.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Two or more years of work history with Shepherd Center.
Sales and marketing experience.

Responsibilities

Establish unit-specific nursing goals in alignment with program objectives and the hospital strategic plan.
Keep Shepherd Center’s mission in the forefront while working toward the strategic plan.
Assume responsibility for the personnel, finances, and resources of the unit or units.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate educational opportunities that support nursing staff professional growth.
Review and approve educational opportunities that meet GNA guidelines for attaining contact hours.
Serve as an educational consultant to facility members involved in creating educational opportunities.
Support the Education Committee as needed.
Collaborate with nurse managers and implement activities that support staff engagement and retention.
Follow safety techniques and policies, and report employee, patient, or visitor injuries, accidents, and other safety issues to the supervisor and through the occurrence notification system.
Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and applicable policies and procedures; identify potential risks and support problem resolution.
Coordinate nursing student placements for clinical practicum.
Collaborate with the nurse education committee on the new graduate residency program.
Collaborate with Human Resources on clinical staff recruitment, maintain a presence with regional programs, attend career fairs and conferences, provide guest lectures, and host student conferences.