Nurse Manager

General Summary

Responsible for the development, supervision and coordination of all nursing services provided within the overall nursing services provided within acute and emergency departments. Ensures effective communication of up-to-date information within nursing services and across departments to encourage teamwork and safe patient transitions and handoffs.

Principal Job Functions

• Serves as Service Excellence champion including implementation, competencies, and hardwiring of service excellence initiatives.
• Oversees formulations of goals and objectives.
• Oversees the departmental budgetary procedure to ensure proper operational and capital planning, appropriate and efficient use of resources, and consistent compliance to budgetary and fiscal controls.
• Responsible for hiring, training, supervising, coaching, mentoring, retaining and evaluating of staff.
• Ensures team members are consistent in their delivery of compassionate and exceptional patient care and service excellence through performance, quality, and behavior standards and expectations.
• Responds to and resolves concerns, problems and potential problems reported by staff, providers, and patients.
• Performs review of medication errors and provides process analysis to prevent the recurrence of errors.
• Assists CNO in initiatives related to overall physician satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and patient satisfaction results in the nursing services department.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Participates in meetings, committees and department projects as assigned.

Education And Experience

• Graduation from an accredited professional nursing program required.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure from the State of Nebraska or approved compact state of residence as defined by the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act required.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in direct patient care in a hospital setting required.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Other Credentials / Certifications

• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Trauma Nursing Course Certified (TNCC) required within one (1) year of date of hire.