Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical ICU

About the Role

The Nurse Manager of Cardiovascular, Medical, Surgical ICU, and PICC IV Therapy at Saint Joseph Health System in Mishawaka is responsible for the 24-hour operation of the designated nursing department(s). This role is driven to meet and exceed staff, patient, and physician expectations, focusing on staffing, administration, and maintaining full accountability for department staff, care delivery, financial, outcome, and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Actively demonstrate the organization’s mission and core values and conduct oneself in a manner consistent with these values.
• Know and adhere to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety, and medical information.
• Ensure compliance with and demonstrate knowledge of the patient safety plan and hospital policies and procedures.
• Promote a safe environment and culture that continuously seeks to minimize hazards and harm resulting from care processes.
• Demonstrate understanding of regulatory, legal, and canonical requirements and integrate mission and strategic initiatives into business activities.
• Insist on high levels of customer service for employees by ensuring appropriate training and monitoring customer service levels and patient satisfaction data.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to implement and supervise care appropriate to the age of the patient.
• Delegate, supervise, and evaluate care given by all care team members.
• Provide oversight to the coordination of operations and delivery of patient care in designated areas.
• Build trust and collaboration with physicians and establish rapport to ensure physician satisfaction.
• Maintain clinically and fiscally appropriate staffing patterns to meet productivity goals.
• Develop, obtain approval of, and maintain budgets with minimal variances.
• Provide, coordinate, and ensure mandatory skills validation, staff meetings, and continuing education as designated by department standards.
• Ensure competent people are hired, oriented, developed, and retained.
• Act in accordance with standards for moral judgment consistent with the organization’s mission and core values, respecting the rights and dignity of all individuals.
• Continuously develop others by providing feedback, guidance, and developmental opportunities.
• Complete employee performance appraisals accurately and by established deadlines.
• Provide direct patient care support as appropriate and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Bachelor’s of Nursing degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Active RN Indiana license.
• 3 or more years of experience in a critical care setting.
• Previous manager or supervisor experience in an ICU setting preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and management abilities, including accountability, change management, coaching, drive for improvement, integrity, patient focus, physician relations, and teamwork.

Assigned hours within your shift, starting time, or days of work are subject to change based on departmental and/or organizational needs.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement for all full and part-time colleagues effective first day of employment.
• 100% paid tuition for ASN to BSN program (paid directly to learning partner).
• Benefits starting day one (including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life, STD/LTD, etc.).
• Retirement savings account with employer match.
• Generous paid time off program + 7 paid holidays.
• Colleague well-being resources.
• No mandatory overtime.
• Employee referral incentive program.
• State-of-the-art equipment, unlimited CEUs, and a supportive team approach.