Nurse Manager - Medical/Surgical Unit

Nurse Manager, Medical/Surgical UnitGreat Bend Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Nurse Manager is accountable for the overall operations of the unit/division and is responsible on a continual basis for the quality of patient care, customer (external and internal) service, and cost-efficient operation of the unit/division. This position supports the Health System's mission and strategic plan, budgeting and resource allocation, organizational policy and overall management plan of their area of responsibility.Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
• Administer corrective action to employees not meeting requirements of their jobs.
• Analyzing, reporting, giving recommendations and developing strategies on how to improve quality and satisfaction.
• Create a unit budget and manage to this by monitoring staffing, supplies, travel, equipment, volume, revenue, charges, education, and food.
• Identifying problems, providing solutions and courses of actions. Interact in a positive, professional manner with evidence of conflict resolution skills.
• Maintain a presence on the unit.
• Primary involvement in employee selection, career development, succession planning and periodic training.
• Role Model professional nursing practice through collaboration with staff, leadership, patients, families and physicians.
• Serve as a mentor for staff developing into leadership roles
• Supervise and manage the overall performance and technical competencies of staff in his/her department.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Bachelors Degree In process of getting Bachelor's Degree in Nursing within 3 years of hire

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master Degree Nursing
• 2 or more years Management experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing in the State of Kansas.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Professional Nursing Certification

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-59154

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [email protected].

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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