Manager, RN, Emergency Department

Adventist Health

Fort Bragg (CA)

On-site

USD 139,004 - 208,505

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Adventist Health Mendocino County in Fort Bragg, CA seeks an experienced Nursing Manager to lead an Emergency Department Administration team. The role emphasizes safe, high‑quality care, coordination with physicians, and staff development on a busy unit.

The position requires a BSN with leadership and acute care experience; RN licensure in the state and ACLS/BLS/PALS/NRP certifications are expected. A Master’s degree is preferred and the posting notes a competitive pay range.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience.
Master’s Degree preferred.
Five years of technical experience preferred.
One year leadership experience preferred.
Two years of acute care nursing experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff.
Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and regulatory compliance.
Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff to coordinate care for patients and families.
Directs/monitors personnel in patient care activities to ensure quality of work.
Initiates and coordinates conferences to revise care plans for optimal patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Clinical operations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Five years of technical experience (preferred)

One year leadership experience (preferred)

Two years of acute care nursing experience (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

Located where miles of breathtaking ocean views meet dense coastal forests, Adventist Health Mendocino County has a rich history serving community members on the coast since 1971. We are comprised of a 25‑bed critical access hospital and offer a range of services in Fort Bragg. The Mendocino Coast offers a small‑town atmosphere and is known for its natural beauty, from the smallest to the tallest redwoods in the world, to glass‑bottom beaches and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the United States. With whale watching, fishing, hiking trails and many more outdoor adventures readily available, this coastal region is a place to immerse yourself in its landscape and history.

Job Summary

Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly‑visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient/family/staff satisfaction. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
Master’s Degree: Preferred
Five years of technical experience: Preferred
One year’s leadership experience: Preferred
Two years of acute care nursing experience in a hospital setting: Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred
National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred

Facility Specific Licenses and Certifications

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Department Specific Licenses and Certifications

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC): Required
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Essential Functions

Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deemed appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses‑of‑action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull‑ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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