Manager of Nursing

About the position

Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing or the Chief Nursing Officer, the Manager of Nursing is responsible and accountable for planning and leading staff to assume accountability for decisions and actions of quality cost-effective patient care on the nursing units in accordance with Federal, State, The Joint Commission requirements organizational goals and the ANA Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators. The Manager of Nursing must function independently, providing the opportunity for developing standards, establishing the budget and monitoring operational performance by being accountable for the 24-hour management of the delivery of patient care. The Manager of Nursing acts as a change agent and transitional leader, inspires a shared vision and motivates the staff to provide care within the framework of a learning organization. The Manager of Nursing is accountable for interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, evaluating and guiding their staff's professional growth. With the opportunity of organizing, planning, staffing, directing, coordinating, empowering, and marketing patient care services, the manager supports the Renown Health Values and Mission Statement and ensures that services provided are efficient, effective and consistent with the goals and policies of Renown Health. The Manager of Nursing faces the major challenges of maintaining positive relationships between the physicians, the community, and the hospital; for maintaining cost-effective, high quality, high touch patient care; designing and teaching educational programs; and working cooperatively with other departments to achieve hospital goals. Evidence based nursing practice; along with critical thinking skills are required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. If the incumbent provides direct patient care, he/she is accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric patients and families. The incumbent demonstrates the ability to work with patient's physical, motor/sensory adaptation, cognitive, and psychosocial needs specific to the population being served, and meet standards of quality as measured by the Unit/Department age specific competency standards. This position does provide patient care.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead staff to ensure accountability for quality cost-effective patient care.
• Function independently to develop standards, establish budgets, and monitor operational performance.
• Act as a change agent and transitional leader to inspire and motivate staff.
• Interview, hire, train, counsel, evaluate, and guide staff's professional growth.
• Organize, plan, staff, direct, coordinate, empower, and market patient care services.
• Maintain positive relationships between physicians, the community, and the hospital.
• Design and teach educational programs.
• Work cooperatively with other departments to achieve hospital goals.
• Provide direct patient care when necessary, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree preferred or pursuit of either degree upon hire.
• One year of administrative/management experience in nursing preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a leadership role within a healthcare setting.
• Completion of a RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice.