RN Clinical Manager - Freestanding ED - FT - DAYS

Vitruvian Health • Cleveland, TN

87d

About The Position

The RN Clinical Manager leads clinical operations for a freestanding emergency department, managing a workforce of more than 50 full-time equivalents. The role requires nursing expertise, unit-management skills, and the ability to serve as a highly skilled liaison among patients, staff, administration, physicians, other departments, and the public. The manager may need to act spontaneously without assistance or supervision and make independent decisions under time constraints.

The position requires a BSN, or completion of a BSN within 12 months of hire; an MSN is preferred. The manager must maintain a current RN license and Basic Life Support certification, obtain specialty-area nursing certification within two years of hire, and complete additional emergency or cardiac training as applicable.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, verified by primary source.
• BSN required, or must be obtained within 12 months of hire into the position.
• Current RN license verified by primary source, or a multistate license meeting eNLC criteria.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification at hire and maintenance of certification.
• Certification in a nursing specialty area within two years of hire.
• Basic Arrhythmia Course for cardiac care.
• PALS/ACLS within one year for Emergency Care.
• Nursing skills as defined by the Law Governing the Practice of Nursing in Georgia.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to learn management skills.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Critical thinking and independent problem-solving requiring creativity and decision-making.
• Ability to perform spontaneously without aid, assistance, or supervision when required.
• Skills in technical and clinical work, unit management, public relations, and counseling patients, families/significant others, and team members.

Nice To Haves

• MSN preferred.
• Two to three years of recent nursing experience, with one year in a leadership position preferred.
• Freestanding experience preferred.
• Clinical knowledge as a Registered Nurse in the same or a similar clinical specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the freestanding emergency department and its workforce of more than 50 FTEs.
• Serve as a liaison between patients, staff, administration, physicians, other departments, and the public.
• Apply nursing, clinical, technical, unit-management, public-relations, and counseling skills.
• Use critical thinking and independent problem-solving to make decisions under time constraints.
• Maintain required nursing licensure and certifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager