Progressive Care Nurse Manager

HCA Healthcare•Frankfort, KY

About The Position

The 3rd Floor Progressive Care Manager oversees the unit’s daily operations and staffing to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care. The manager monitors and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives. The role leads unit staffing and personnel management, supports and oversees patient care, coordinates unit activities and safety procedures, and helps improve care delivery in collaboration with other disciplines and departments. The manager also provides leadership, coaching, and counseling to employees and responds professionally to concerns from patients, visitors, and physicians. Frankfort Regional Medical Center is a 170+ bed acute care hospital serving Central Kentucky. Its benefits package includes health coverage, retirement savings, education assistance, paid time off, family support programs, and other benefits; eligibility may vary by location.

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required, or must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Kentucky or a compact state.
  • At least 3 years of related clinical experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Professional association membership within 1 year.

Nice To Haves

  • Graduate degree in a healthcare-related field preferred.
  • Prior related clinical leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Operationalize evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes while ensuring adherence to standards of care.
  • Apply knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care for the ages of patients served.
  • Manage staffing needs and personnel processes, including interviewing, hiring, and training new staff members.
  • Oversee unit patient care and provide consistent support and expertise to staff.
  • Perform duties according to unit-specific standards of care and complete a competency skills checklist.
  • Maintain unit workflow by ensuring proper staffing levels.
  • Manage and coordinate unit activities, including safety procedures, unit goals, and department operations.
  • Address patient, visitor, and physician complaints promptly and professionally.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and counseling to department employees.
  • Collaborate with other disciplines and departments to improve patient care delivery.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine, and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Dental and vision benefits.
  • Life and disability coverage.
  • Flexible spending accounts and supplemental health protection plans.
  • Auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, and pet insurance.
  • Free counseling services and emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing resources.
  • 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
  • Fertility and family-building benefits, adoption assistance, and referral services for child, elder, and pet care.
  • Consumer discounts and retirement-readiness, rollover-assistance, and preferred banking services.
  • Education assistance for tuition, student loans, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
  • Colleague recognition program.
  • Paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage, and leaves of absence through the Time Away From Work Program.
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to eligible full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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