Adventist Health

Faith-based nonprofit integrated health system

Manager – Registered Nurse - Surgery Department

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFort Bragg, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in nursing or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is required.
Five years of technical experience is preferred.
One year of leadership experience is preferred.
Two years of acute care nursing experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
Registered Nurse licensure in the state of practice is required.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or Basic Life Support certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is preferred.
National specialty certification in the area of expertise or in nursing administration is preferred.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
Basic Life Support certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
Associates must receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Responsibilities

Create an environment where front-line nurses and ancillary staff provide safe whole-person care that optimizes functional independence for each patient.
Maintain a highly visible presence on the unit.
Collaborate with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and department leaders to ensure efficient clinical operations and strong patient, family, and staff satisfaction.
Supervise and direct assigned nursing and ancillary personnel using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.
Schedule, lead, and coordinate the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift, and assist leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.
Build a high-performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff; establish infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions.
Engage staff in developing action plans for needed change and safe outcomes; complete periodic evaluations, coach and discipline personnel when appropriate, and monitor attendance.
Work with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs.
Set and pursue patient-safety, care-quality, and regulatory-compliance goals; foster open communication and develop strategies to improve patient, family, and physician satisfaction.
Establish standards of professional nursing care and hold staff accountable; monitor care processes and outcomes through audits, data analysis, complaints, and incident reports.
Conduct daily rounds with physicians and other staff and communicate to coordinate appropriate patient and family care.
Direct and monitor personnel performing patient-care activities to ensure adequate care and quality work; investigate and resolve patient-care and operational issues.
Initiate and coordinate individual and team conferences with health-team members, patients, and families to develop and revise individualized care plans.
Assess unit personnel requirements daily and request additional personnel when necessary; authorize and assign overtime when appropriate.
Complete the monthly unit staff schedule accurately and on time in collaboration with staff and management, minimizing absences and unbalanced or short staffing.
Facilitate patient throughput through early discharge, pull-ahead beds, timely admissions and transfers, and admission forecasting.
Work with facility services to ensure the department and equipment are safe and operational.
Prevent complications of care, including nosocomial infections, and conduct emergency-preparedness reviews.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
By applying, acknowledge having accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices.

Located where miles of breathtaking ocean views meet dense coastal forests, Adventist Health Mendocino County has a rich history serving community members on the coast since 1971. We are comprised of a 25-bed critical access hospital and offer a range of services in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Coast offers a small-town atmosphere and is known for its natural beauty, from the smallest to the tallest redwoods in the world, to glass bottom beaches and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the United States. With whale watching, fishing, hiking trails and many more outdoor adventures readily available, this coastal region is a place to immerse yourself in its landscape and history.

Job Summary:

Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly-visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient/family/staff satisfaction. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
Master's Degree: Preferred
Five years' technical experience: Preferred
One year's leadership experience: Preferred
Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred

Facility Specific License/Certifications:

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Essential Functions:

Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
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Pay Range: The estimated base pay for this position is $139,004 to $208,505. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

About the Company

Adventist Health

Faith-based nonprofit integrated health system

Adventist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system with more than 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care hospitals, primarily on the West Coast and in Hawaii. It provides a full range of health services—from primary and specialty care to hospital-based treatments and wellness programs—delivered across an integrated network of clinics, hospitals, and care facilities. Revenue comes from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and government programs, and earnings are reinvested back into communities to improve health outcomes and expand access to care. The organization differentiates itself through its nonprofit, faith-based model and by reinvesting earnings into community health, along with its broad, integrated network that covers preventive, primary, specialty, and acute care. Its goal is to improve health outcomes for the communities it serves and to expand access to high-quality care.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $210K
Headquarters: Roseville, CA
Founded: Not listed

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