Manager-Nursing | Exempt | Medical Surgical Unit

20000 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center; West Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Health, Dental and Vision plans

PTO and Education Assistance

Job summary

Great River Health is seeking a Nurse Manager to oversee nursing staff and operations in an acute care inpatient setting. You will develop staffing plans, supervise care teams, and lead performance initiatives to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role involves scheduling, training, and collaboration with leadership to maintain regulatory compliance and a patient-centered care approach.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field within 3 years.
• 4–6 years of nursing practice/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screen job applicants and hire new employees.
• Direct and supervise unit operations and staff.
• Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical decision making

Nursing leadership

Staff supervision

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate’s Degree (AA) in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Minimum Hiring Wage: From $108,986.88 a year

Scheduled Hours: 2:00pm - 11:30pm, rotating holidays and weekends

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

• 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

Job Specific Requirements

• Prefer 1-3 Years Critical Care/Acute Care or Emergency Department experience.
• Proficiency in critical thinking skills and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Certifications

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Required
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Required
• NIHSS Certification (Stroke) - Required
• Certification in Women & Family Specialty Area/LDRP - Preferred
• Women & Family Center: Minimum of 1-3 years of clinical care history in Women & Family - preferred
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) - Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - Required
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (AWHONN) - Required
• Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit: Minimum 1-3 years of Critical Care Experience - Preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required
• NIHSS Certification (Stroke) - Required
• Basic Dysrhythmia/EKG interpretation Course - Required
• Long Term Care: Minimum of 1-3 years' experience in Long Term Care - Preferred
• Basic Life Support - BLS - Required

Benefits

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

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

We are an equal-opportunity employer.