Manager RN

About the role

This position oversees the day-to-day clinical operations of the unit, ensuring efficient patient care management through daily rounding, appropriate patient and staff assignments, and real-time problem-solving support. The role leads quality improvement initiatives, aligns departmental performance to key metrics, and fosters a culture of continuous learning by developing leadership skills among staff through coaching, performance evaluations, and career advancement opportunities. It also facilitates unit meetings and shared governance efforts, manages staff scheduling, time tracking, supply ordering, and budget oversight, while maintaining a strong focus on patient and employee satisfaction, safety, and retention. The position is involved in the selection, onboarding, and orientation of new staff and plays an active role in both operational and capital budget planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the operations of the unit to ensure smooth and efficient patient care management.
• Assures appropriate patient assignments to beds and staff.
• Completes daily rounding on patients and staff to ensure quality provision of care.
• Manages the unit to ensure patient and employee satisfaction while promoting safety and retention.
• Serves as a real-time resource and assists with clinical expertise for unit staff and physicians for problem-solving on patients, processes, and family issues.
• Coordinates quality initiatives and process improvements.
• Aligns and manages to metrics.
• Develops leadership skills among staff including communication, decision-making, problem-solving/critical thinking and employee engagement.
• Leads the development of staff and supports career advancement opportunities.
• Functions as a role model and encourages staff to participate in their own development.
• Facilitates unit meetings and shared governance/leadership efforts.
• Responsible for selection, orientation, onboarding, and retention.
• Demonstrates leadership through coaching, performance evaluations, corrective actions, and development opportunities to create a culture of learning.
• Assists in the development of the operational and capital budget, provides daily operational resource management including staff, supplies, and equipment, and ensures optimal productivity for the department.
• Supervises clinical unit staff to ensure excellent patient care.
• Participates in activities that foster management skills while enabling staff to care for patients, determine schedules, edit time cards, research budget issues and order supplies.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge and understanding of nursing and healthcare as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing; BSN required.
• Current RN license in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• At least 1–2 years of clinical experience relevant to patient population.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills of specialty area.
• Critical thinking, communication, influence, decision-making, analytical, and flexibility skills to make optimal decisions based on multiple variables and desired outcomes.
• Ability to balance clinical skills with supervisory authority.
• Ability to consider the ultimate impact of decisions on the unit.
• Ability to practice skills according to department and professional standards and quality requirements.
• Must obtain New Leader Experience certification within one year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Work environment

Banner Occupational Health Clinics specialize in worker’s compensation injury care, drug testing, alcohol testing, physical examinations, Department of Transportation exams, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandated exams.