Nurse Manager, General Medicine

Job description

The Nurse Manager (NM) is a Registered Nurse (RN) who is responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The Nurse NM is responsible for operational, human resources, quality, and financial management of the assigned inpatient unit. The NM works with the interdisciplinary team to translate and implement organizational and division priorities into the unit’s operations. The NM ensures a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff. The NM partners with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure the delivery of safe, quality patient care and compliance with administrative, regulatory and clinical policies and procedures. The NM implements quality and safety initiatives, leads process improvement, ensures adherence to hospital and clinical standards of performance, and human resource management. The NM ensures adherence to regulatory standards, bargaining unit agreements, hospital and clinical standards of performance, and human resource management. The NM creates and sustains a patient care environment that supports a safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, productive, and engaged staff.
The NM’s decisions and actions are based on the ethical principles outlined by the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nursing . The NM practices in adherence with the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators , the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing , the Oregon State Board of Nursing’s Nurse Practice Act, and within the context of the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). The NM exemplifies the principles of the OHSU Culture of Safety Position Statement by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
• BSN or higher degree in nursing and Master’s degree in nursing or related field (e.g. MBA with Healthcare Administration concentration, Public Health)
• OR Enrolled in nursing or related graduate program within 2 years and completion within 5 years.
• Five years of experience as a registered nurse in a related clinical area of practice
• Two years recent formal or informal management/leadership experience
• Unencumered Oregon RN License
• BLS for healthcare provider
• Professional certification in nursing leadership-Nurse Executive/Administrator within 3 years of assuming the manager role
• Experience in complex organization environments
• Ability to effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities
• Proficient with word processing, computational spreadsheet (e.g., Excel), and presentation software
• Preferred NE-BC or NEA-BC certification