Nurse Manager Med Surg

Department:

34404 Atrium Health Pineville - Nursing Med Surg: IU 4 Pine

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• Full time
• Salaried position
• Monday - Friday

Pay Range:

$51.05 - $76.60

Atrium Health Pineville is proud to be an ANCC Pathway to Excellence organization empowering nurses and ensuring they have a voice. This designation reflects our commitment to fostering a healthy work environment where nurses can thrive. We believe nurses are at the heart of patient care and our continued investment in nursing supports higher-quality care improved safety and stronger patient outcomes.

4 Pine is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead its 32-bed Med/Surg unit which serves postoperative orthopedic patients including those recovering from hip and knee repairs or replacements as well as neurosurgical patients recovering from spinal fusions. The Nurse Manager oversees the units clinical and operational functions to ensure an educated competent team delivers high-quality cost-effective care. This leader promotes a safe environment performs all responsibilities safely and maintains the clinical and professional competencies needed to support patients across age groups developmental stages and specialized care needs.

Essential Functions

• Continually demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act regulatory agency standards and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization upholding quality management patient care and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation education credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care assists with treatments therapies procedures and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care promote patient outcomes and provide a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Assists in development of policies procedures and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight and along with staff involvement accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking standing sitting lifting reaching stooping bending pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients medical equipment and supplies. Must speak and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight hearing smell touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and / or unit/department conditions.

Education Experience and Certifications

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN. Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire. If undergraduate degree is BSN a Masters Degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Previous management experience preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam. Additional education training certifications or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

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Required Experience:

Manager