Registered Nurse Manager (RN) | Med Surg

Avera•Mitchell, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary professional staff to achieve optimal patient results and outcomes. Responsible and accountable for the ongoing operations of the unit in compliance with established safety/quality standards and established goals and objectives, which includes providing direction to staff and providing appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for staff. Assures the establishment and maintenance of standards of care, standards of practice and competency-based orientation, and continuing education programs for the unit. Responsible for position control, staff mix, and the scheduling process to maintain appropriate staffing levels to maximize unit efficiency. Collaborates with nursing leadership to address staffing needs. Maintains current knowledge base of clinical concepts, use of evidence based practices to enhance patient care and services, reimbursement issues, and regulations applicable to the unit. Assists in preparing the unit's annual budget and uses appropriate action to assure that budget objectives are achieved and revenue and expense objectives are met. Develops and implements policies, procedures, and protocols related to the clinical area of responsibility and ensures timely completion of these processes. Implements proactive measures to ensure patient safety. Assists in the development and revision of other hospital policies, communicates policy to staff, and monitors compliance. Primarily responsible for patient/customer relations, to include resolution of patient complaints, service recovery, proactive communication with physicians, identification and referral of risk management concerns, and initiation of appropriate follow-up. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Requirements

Must be NRP and PALS certified
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
Ability to communicate effectively with others
Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds
Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing
An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's in nursing
1-3 years of leadership experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area
Directing and developing staff
Collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary professional staff to achieve optimal patient results and outcomes
Ongoing operations of the unit in compliance with established safety/quality standards and established goals and objectives
Providing direction to staff
Providing appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for staff
Establishment and maintenance of standards of care, standards of practice and competency-based orientation, and continuing education programs for the unit
Position control, staff mix, and the scheduling process to maintain appropriate staffing levels to maximize unit efficiency
Collaborating with nursing leadership to address staffing needs
Maintaining current knowledge base of clinical concepts, use of evidence based practices to enhance patient care and services, reimbursement issues, and regulations applicable to the unit
Assisting in preparing the unit's annual budget and using appropriate action to assure that budget objectives are achieved and revenue and expense objectives are met
Developing and implementing policies, procedures, and protocols related to the clinical area of responsibility and ensuring timely completion of these processes
Implementing proactive measures to ensure patient safety
Assisting in the development and revision of other hospital policies, communicating policy to staff, and monitoring compliance
Patient/customer relations, to include resolution of patient complaints, service recovery, proactive communication with physicians, identification and referral of risk management concerns, and initiation of appropriate follow-up
Interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees
Planning, assigning, and leading work
Appraising performance
Rewarding and coaching employees
Addressing complaints and resolving problems