Nurse Manager (Med Surg/Telemetry) Full Time, Days

This role has 24/7 leadership responsibility for all clinical, staffing, quality, and financial management for the unit(s). Ensures compliance with performance improvement processes and all regulatory bodies. Implements strategies, processes, and standards to support key organizational and departmental initiatives such as quality of care, patient safety, and patient satisfaction. Promotes collegial relationships between the unit and other departments or disciplines across the hospital. Responsible for employee coaching, training, hiring, counseling/discipline, performance assessment, and payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and coordinates the daily operations of the unit, troubleshooting and resolving issues as they occur.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical expertise, strong leadership, and collaborative skills in dealing with staff and members of the healthcare team.
• Handles scheduling/staffing, coaching, training, hiring, firing, counseling, performance evaluations, competencies, and payroll processes.
• Effectively manages staff in compliance with applicable regulatory bodies and all established policies, procedures, and legal guidelines.
• Manages bed and patient placement by coordinating patient throughput and ensures appropriate and safe staffing levels.
• Oversees contract labor, including credentialing, orientation, and evaluation.
• Ensures nursing practice is evidence-based, within scope of licensure, and compliant with hospital-wide standards of nursing care.
• Ensures institutional compliance with professional, accrediting, and regulatory standards of care, including Infection Control and HIPAA.
• Administers patient medications, treatments, and procedures safely and in an age-appropriate manner.
• Recognizes changes in patient conditions, takes appropriate action, and documents intervention.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to intervene and advocate as necessary, including in instances of abuse, assault, or neglect.
• Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
• Collaborates with staff and healthcare team members to ensure coordination of care between disciplines and support staff.
• Delegates patient care activities appropriately and ensures care is safe and of high quality.
• Acts as a source of information, providing resources, guidance, and education about diagnosis and treatment.
• Ensures accurate teaching and safe discharge processes.
• Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and culturally appropriate care for patients and their support systems.
• Actively engages in caring behaviors and takes deliberate actions to support relationships with patients and the healthcare team.
• Provides oversight and guidance of staff and operations to ensure quality patient care, including audits of activities and documentation.
• Actively participates in the performance improvement process and ensures compliance with applicable policies and standards.
• Demonstrates problem-solving, critical thinking, and prioritization skills to resolve issues in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of nursing experience with a minimum of 1 year in a leadership role in a hospital environment.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• AHA Basic Life Support.
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
• Strong time management skills and ability to effectively prioritize tasks.
• Understanding of patient classification and staffing requirements for the patient population.
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (Foothill location only).
• Previous Pediatric Experience or Pediatric Class within 6 months of hire (Foothill location only).
• Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only).

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of unit-specific experience.
• Two years of progressive management experience in a hospital environment.
• Master's degree in nursing, business, or a related field.
• Certified Nurse Manager Leader (CNML) or specialty area certification.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Pay

Min - $124,800 | Max - $171,600