Nurse Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 3 years of nursing experience.
• BS or BSN required. If the bachelor’s degree is not in nursing, a master’s or higher degree in nursing is required.
• Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the practicing state, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills to care for or interact appropriately with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit.
• Knowledge of lifespan growth and development, and ability to assess and interpret patient-status information to identify age-specific needs and provide care according to department policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, handle multiple or changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
• Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
• Critical thinking skills to exercise and lead others in applying the nursing process.
• Mobility, visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting clearance, with renewal.
• Act 33 clearance, with renewal.
• Act 34 clearance, with renewal.
• Act 73 FBI clearance, with renewal.
• Employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the state where the facility is located must apply for licensure in that state within 60 days.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• National certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build productive internal and external working relationships through team building, mentoring, and positive communication; coach colleagues on cultural diversity and address workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
• Model accountability for safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyles.
• Use performance improvement tools and techniques to improve care quality and the work environment, integrate research and best practices into daily work, and share improvement learning across units or the system.
• Mentor, educate, and share knowledge with patients, families, peers, and healthcare team members; serve as a preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses, and assist in developing new preceptors.
• Promote continuous learning and share expertise with healthcare team members within and beyond the clinical unit or department.
• Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to provide a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
• Disseminate new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
• Use Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to address patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
• Apply critical thinking to clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues during patient care.
• Communicate patient conditions clearly to other care providers, recommend changes to patient care and unit practices, and ensure documentation supports communication between caregivers.
• Lead clinical nursing practice and identify patient- and staff-focused improvement opportunities; lead change and support staff psychological and learning needs during transitions.
• Participate in shared leadership at the unit, facility, or system level.
• Assume formal leadership responsibilities in one or more areas, such as quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or graduate nurse and new-hire onboarding.
• Complete or assist with performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
• Provide nursing care when needed and when assigned shift accountability.