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Manager - Nursing | EXEMPT | Surgical Services

You'll oversee the PACU and Digestive Health Center departments.

Posted Oct 12

Shift and hours
Hours vary (exempt) Scheduled Hours: EXEMPT, Varies
Unit and setting
PACU and Digestive Health Center · Hospital Overseeing responsibility for departments: PACU and Digestive Health Center.
License
RN license Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) RequiredIowa RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Iowa RN license Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required Check your license
Certification
BLS and first aid (American Heart Association) Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Registered Nurse Required
Education
Associate's degree, graduate of an accredited nursing program Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required
Education
BSN or related bachelor's degree (or obtained within 3 years) Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field or obtained within 3 years Required

Preferred

Experience
4-6 years nursing practice or leadership experience 4-6 years Previous nursing practice and/or leadership experience Preferred
Experience
1-3 years nursing leadership experience Previous Nursing Leadership experience 1-3 years preferred
Experience
1-3 years hospital experience Previous experience in hospital experience 1-3 years preferred
Also asks
Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills 1-3 years Proficiency in Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills Preferred
Also asks
Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook proficiency 1-3 years Proficiency in Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Preferred

What it pays

Benefits

  • BenefitsCompetitive base payCompetitive base pay
  • BenefitsMatching retirement programsMatching retirement programs
  • BenefitsHealth, dental and vision plansHealth, Dental and Vision plans
  • BenefitsHealth Savings and Flexible Spending AccountsHealth Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • BenefitsEmployee discounts including car rental and cell-phone plansEmployee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
  • BenefitsEmployer-paid long-term disability, life and AD&DEmployer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
More benefits (11)
  • BenefitsPaid time off (PTO)Paid time off (PTO)
  • BenefitsEducation Assistance ProgramEducation Assistance Program
  • BenefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployee Assistance Program
  • BenefitsEmployee Referral Bonus ProgramEmployee Referral Bonus Program
  • BenefitsDiscounted cafeteria mealsDiscounted cafeteria meals
  • BenefitsPaid parental leavePaid Parental Leave
  • BenefitsEmployee Service Recognition programEmployee Service Recognition program
  • BenefitsVoluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity plansVoluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
  • Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
  • Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
  • Voluntary plans including Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

The role and schedule

Day to day
Case management and discharge planning programs Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination of timely/necessary medical care, discharge planning and community referrals.
Day to day
Department budgets and financial reporting
Day to day
Forecasting staffing levels by census and acuity Forecast necessary levels of staffing at different times to facilitate effective scheduling by flex staffing according to census/acuity.
Day to day
Writing staff work schedules Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
Day to day
Tracking staff productivity and following up on missed standards Monitor staff productivity and follow up when not meeting standards.
Day to day
Screening applicants and hiring new staff Screen job applicants, and hire new employees.
Day to day
Staff evaluations and recommending promotions, transfers and dismissals Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
Hours stated
Scheduled Hours: EXEMPT, Varies
Details
Carries 24-hour accountability for the department has 24-hour accountability
Details
Acute care inpatient hospital setting to effectively operate an acute care inpatient hospital setting

The workplace

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Hiring organization

Your fit

Questions to ask

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  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

Original listing

Posted on Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center’s careers page.

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Minimum Hiring Wage

From $108,986.88 a year

Job Details

Overseeing responsibility for departments: PACU and Digestive Health Center. Scheduled Hours: EXEMPT, Varies A Brief Overview The Manager - Nursing oversees the development of staff and systems to effectively operate an acute care inpatient hospital setting. The Nurse Manager plans and implements nursing matrix for safe practice and high quality of care, has 24-hour accountability, monitors productivity reports and collaborates with other leaders to facilitate favorable financial performance.

Maintains current knowledge of regulatory standards and evidence-based practices for specified units' scope of care and ensures compliance. Supervises staff in the units and plays an integral role in departmental operations, including but not limited to; recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, promoting, discharging, assigning work, evaluating, rewarding, and disciplining. Actively supports and participates in shared governance.

What you will do Screen job applicants, and hire new employees. Direct and supervise unit operations and staff. Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination of timely/necessary medical care, discharge planning and community referrals.

Formulate and implement operational strategies and initiatives to improve workflows. Perform or assist with departmental operations as necessary. Provide specialized expertise, ensure resource alignment and system-wide initiatives and update appropriate stakeholders on strategies, initiatives, plan of care outcomes and issues.

Partner with providers and care teams to unsure delivery of evidence-based care and reduction of avoidable clinical variation in care. Develop and lead procedures and processes that allow SEIRMC to meet clinical, accreditation and evidence-based practice guidelines for regulatory standards. Plan and prepare employee work schedules.

Monitor staff productivity and follow up when not meeting standards. Respond to complaints in a timely manner. Ensure documentation is completed according to department policies and procedures.

Participate in training and orientation of new staff; provides ongoing education. Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services (as appropriate), and coordinating financial reporting. Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.

Confer with staff to resolve performance and personnel problems, and to discuss company policies. Investigate complaints about service and equipment, and take corrective action. Forecast necessary levels of staffing at different times to facilitate effective scheduling by flex staffing according to census/acuity.

Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards. Maintain required records of work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other information. Implement changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.

Screen job applicants, and hire new employees.

Qualifications

Qualifications Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field or obtained within 3 years Required 4-6 years Previous nursing practice and/or leadership experience Preferred 1-3 years Proficiency in Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills Preferred 1-3 years Proficiency in Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Preferred Proficiency in clinical decision making and critical thinking skills Previous Nursing Leadership experience 1-3 years preferred Previous experience in hospital experience 1-3 years preferred Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Registered Nurse Required Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required

Benefits

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes: Competitive base pay Matching retirement programs Health, Dental and Vision plans Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Paid time off (PTO) Education Assistance Program Employee Assistance Program Employee Referral Bonus Program Discounted cafeteria meals Paid Parental Leave Employee Service Recognition program Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

What's around it?

In West Burlington, IA

West Burlington, IAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 12% below the US average

Median rent
$800/mo
Household income
$48,542/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See West Burlington, IA

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