Nurse Manager II, Med/Surg
Kaiser Permanente · Santa Clara, CA · 4 wk ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
The Nurse Manager II, Med/Surg, plays a pivotal role in creating and advocating for developmental opportunities for others. They build collaborative, cross-functional relationships, solicit and act on performance feedback, and work with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
Responsibilities
- Advocates for developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
- Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
- Pursues professional growth; hires, trains, and develops talent for growth opportunities; strategically evaluates talent for succession planning; sets performance management guidelines and expectations across teams / units.
- Manages designated units or teams by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement; ensures all policies and procedures are followed; partners with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies.
- Aligns team efforts; builds accountability for and measures progress in achieving results; assumes responsibility for decision making; fosters direct reports to resolve escalated issues as appropriate.
- Communicates goals and objectives; incorporates resources, costs, and forecasts into team and unit plans; ensures matrixed resources are fulfilling service or performance requirements across reporting lines.
- Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences teams and units to operate in alignment with operational and business objectives.
- Manages hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: negotiating timelines for action item implementation and monitoring compliance to financial commitments; developing and implementing ad hoc reports that capture workflows and developing strategies to achieve performance targets; developing and guiding short- and long-term operational initiatives, and managing program, services, and/or systems; assuming accountability for activities across functions including workplace and patient safety, human resources (e.g., recruitment, selection, promoting active recruitment, performance evaluation and management), labor relations, training and development, and quality/risk management issues; designing continuous survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and developing procedures for preparing audit documentation, information, and reports; and leading in the development, monitoring, and control of departmental payroll and non-payroll budget and other aspects of financial management and cost control/reduction.
- Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: developing strategic partnerships with physicians, subject matter experts, and service area leaders, and overseeing highly complex work steams with large program impact; leading the development and implementation of plans, policies, and processes for data-gathering and analysis while ensuring alignment with guidelines and regulations; aligning direct and/or indirect patient care management solutions across departments; managing resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; leading multidisciplinary hospital team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance; assisting the design of emergency preparedness programs; ensuring the departments emergency preparedness and recovery plans are current, ensuring managers and staff are trained and understand expectations for during and after an emergency; leading project teams and/or initiatives and monitoring implementation, equitable distribution of resources, and delivery on objectives; and leading teams responsible for the delivery of nursing services and patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards.
- Manages improvements to operations and technology processes by: leading and implementing long-term cross-functional strategic projects designed to achieve goals related to issue remediation and improved quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency; developing and managing a structured approach for identifying root causes and implementing solutions to improve the performance of operations system processes and address quality and safety issues; collaborating with senior leadership on the development of strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated services across the continuum of care; and ensuring performance metrics used to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects are tied to strategic organizational initiatives.
- Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: driving the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; holding staff and direct reports accountable for maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and leading the design and implementation of systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.
Requirements
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in patient care delivery.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN).
Qualifications
- Business Operations Experience
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
- Leadership Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Team Management
- Compliance Management
- Financial Management
- Emergency Preparedness
- Information Systems
- Legal and Regulatory Requirements
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Employee Training
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Quality Standards
- Workforce Planning
Skills
- Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Constructive Feedback
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication
- Emergency Preparedness
- Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
- Nursing Principles
- Patient Safety
- Business Process Improvement
- Change Management
- Compliance Management
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Employee Training
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Quality Standards
- Information Systems
- Legal And Regulatory Requirements
- Maintain Files and Records
- Microsoft Office
- Stakeholder Management
Benefits
Our compensation and benefits are designed to help you and your family stay healthy and thrive. This includes:
- Competitive Compensation
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Telemedicine Access
- Wellness Programs
- Professional Development Opportunities
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Schedule
This role is full-time and operates on a 24/7 schedule.