The Nurse Manager is responsible for overseeing a nursing unit by supervising staff, managing daily operations, ensuring high standards of patient care planning and administrative tasks.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Adheres to policies and procedures specific to patient rights.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards.
• Maintains BLS certification and assumes responsibility for maintaining required continuing education and unit specific credentials.
• Meets all mandatory in-service requirements.
• Adheres to policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.
• Adheres to policies regarding attendance, conduct, grooming, and dress code.
• Promotes a positive image of the hospital to outside agencies and the public.
• Participates in performance improvement activities as needed.
• Exhibits excellent service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Shows courtesy, compassion and respect.
• Promotes the mission, vision and values of the organization.

Daily Operations

• Analyze quality and patient care trends at unit level
• Identify gaps and critically think and implement corrective action plans
• Achievement of Quality metrics as well as Patient Experience rating benchmarks for unit.
• Leader rounding and elevate concerns which are unable to be resolved
• Responsible for budgeting and adherence to the budget
• Identify performance improvement opportunities and develop processes, procedures, and policy to support these initiatives
• Ensures implementation and update of policies and procedures.

Managing Staff

• Accountability for ensuring employees are competent, mentored, and professionally grown
• Ensures staffing, scheduling, interview and hiring is completed for unit
• Provides for orientation and successful onboarding of new staff members in collaboration with clinical educators and assistant manager
• Evaluates individual staff member's performance in a timely manner in accord with established criteria, sets realistic goals and provides guidance for professional development.
• Provides guidance in the Shared Governance Council as appropriate.
• Proactively rounds on all employees and provides coaching, feedback, etc. as applicable.

Environment of Care

• Maintains safe unit environment. Ensures staff compliance with safety, fire and infection control policies and procedures.

Job Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona, with at least two (2) years of clinical management experience in nursing.
• BSN or Baccalaureate in related field and CRRN nursing preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Thriving in a culture that you can be proud of, you will also receive many employee benefits such as the following:

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits package
• Vacation/Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Discounts
• Clinical Education and Professional Development Programs