Clinical Manager (RN) - Med/Surg - Nights

Wellstar Health System; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Clinical Nurse Manager to support and collaborate with the nurse manager of a specific unit. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and delivering high-quality patient care within a collaborative, team-based environment.

The position requires strong communication skills, a background in nursing administration, and a commitment to staff development and evidence-based practice in alignment with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing required.
• RN license (single state) or RN-Compact (multi-state).
• BLS certification required at hire (or ARC-BLS or BLS-Instructor).
• National certification in nursing administration preferred upon hire.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Works with the nurse manager to lead a unit or service and mentor staff.
• Promotes recruitment and retention and collaborates on staffing and performance reviews.
• Leads delivery of care with a focus on quality, safety, and patient outcomes.
• Supports governance, shared decision-making, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Manages resources and fosters teamwork among physicians, staff, patients and departments.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mentoring

Team leadership

Healthcare data

Quality and safety

Risk management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Nursing

Master's Nursing

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Job Summary

The clinical nurse manager is a registered professional nurse who provides support and works in conjunction with the nurse manager of a specific unit(s) or service. He/she is viewed as aspiring to be a nurse manager and through this role to learn additional knowledge and skills through experience and mentoring by the nurse manager and the hospital/system. The clinical nurse manager must possess very good skills in communication and teamwork and serve as a mentor for others while learning the responsibilities of his/her role.

Together with the nurse manager, the clinical nurse manager uses his/her knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and business outcomes. The clinical nurse manager upholds the nurse manager's direction and actively leads staff in the performance of their daily activities and participates in their performance reviews, as well as coaching and counseling as appropriate. In collaboration with the nurse manager, holds staff accountable for the delivery of care and services through effective communication, observation, and the management and measurement of specific interventions/practices and their associated outcomes. This key leader plays a significant role in assisting the nurse manager in achieving clinical and financial goals along with management of human/material resources as delegated. He/she also plays a pivotal role in staff recruitment, mentoring and retention. He/she models the way to foster teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients and other departments. Role specific competencies, responsibilities, roles and functions are based on Professional Practice Model, 5 Star Nursing.

It is expected that the clinical nurse manager is licensed, knowledgeable and upholds the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Required Minimum Education

• Bachelors Nursing or
• Masters Nursing

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

• National certification in nursing administration Upon Hire Preferred

Required Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience Required

Required Minimum Skills

• Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and relationship building
• Desires to see progressive nursing management roles and enjoys/seeks opportunities to coach and mentor others.
• Seeks to learn and demonstrate progressive skills in the business of managing a patient care unit or service by obtaining the commitment and productivity of nursing staff.
• Must be a continuous learner who seeks to better understands health care financing, strategy and operations for running a business unit(s); and effectively employ data and technology to support work processes and make decisions.
• Supports shared governance or shared decision making
• Manage the design and delivery of care that in based on evidence and focused on quality and safety.
• Demonstrates interest and aptitude to achieve knowledge of risk management and various accreditation/regulations/licensing requirements.

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