Nursing Administrator

About the role

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Nursing Administrator with Methodist Hospital Metropolitan you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back! Seeking a Nursing Administrator (PRN) for Methodist Hospital | Texsan who ensures high quality, patient-centered care through direction and supervision of all house-wide functions during a designated shift.

Responsibilities

The House Supervisor participates as an active member of the nursing management team and assumes authority to manage all activities and personnel in conjunction with and in the absence of hospital administration. In your role, you will:

• Accurately assesses the needs of the Nursing Department and the patients served and facilitates obtaining ancillary services response and/or needed resources in situations affecting the optimal delivery of patient care.
• Participates in and supports the development and actualization of the Department of Nursing's goals.
• Assists in communicating the philosophy and expectation of the Department of Nursing.
• Serves as a communication liaison between the administrator on-call and nursing management, staff, patients, families, and visitors.
• Provides on-site leadership, direction, and support for the operational management of patient service areas during designated shifts.
• Monitors workload on patient care units and communicates observations to the appropriate shift charge/coordinator, and manager.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Associate Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma Required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred.
• 1+ years’ experience in clinical practice Required.
• 3+ years’ experience in clinical practice Preferred.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Metropolitan offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

About our hospital

Methodist Hospital Metropolitan houses 370 beds and is home to the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio. Our women’s pavilion is the only freestanding, center city facility dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies. We welcome nearly 3,000 newborns into the world each year. We are home to the Methodist Weight Loss Center and have been designated an American Society for Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. Our hospital has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Best Place to Work in Healthcare and has received a Grade A Hospital Safety Score for 8 consecutive rating periods.