Manager Unit (Nurse Manager, LGH Emergency Room)

Centra Health; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Centra Health is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead a hospital unit as a clinical leader, ensuring quality patient care and safe operations. The RN will manage daily activities, staff development, and budget adherence in collaboration with the Department Director.

The role requires strong knowledge of nursing ethics, Virginia Nurse Practice Act, and ANA standards, with accountability for 24-hour unit operations and a healthy work environment.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Familiarity with ANA Code of Ethics, ANA Scope of Standards for Nurse Administrators, and Virginia Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in the daily function of a unit and oversight of quality patient care delivery.
• Plan, organize, schedule, monitor and lead the work of individuals and groups to attain desired results.
• Select and develop staff to promote a healthy work environment.
• Facilitate Centra’s organizational and nursing strategic plan; maintain quality and safe patient care; promote a service-oriented environment; and operate within budgetary guidelines.
• Integrate the tenets of the Professional Practice Model in unit operations.
• Ensure practice reflects the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, the ANA Scope of Standards for Nurse Administrators, and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia.
• Maintain 24-hour accountability for the unit.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff development

Quality patient care

Education

RN license

Job description

Overview

The Nurse Manager is a Registered Professional Nurse who acts as a clinical leader in the daily function of a unit and provides oversight of quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with, or in the absence of, a Department Director. In this role, the Nurse Manager plans, organizes, schedules, monitors and leads the work of individuals and groups to attain desired results. This position selects and develops staff to promote a healthy work environment. The Nurse Manager facilitates Centra’s organizational and nursing strategic plan, maintains quality and safe patient care, promotes a service-oriented environment and functions within budgetary guidelines. The Nurse Manager integrates the tenets of the Professional Practice Model in the operations of their unit. The Nurse Manager’s practice reflects the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, the ANA Scope of Standards for Nurse Administrators and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia. The Nurse Manager maintains 24-hour accountability for their unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in the daily function of a unit and oversight of quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with, or in the absence of, a Department Director.
• Plan, organize, schedule, monitor and lead the work of individuals and groups to attain desired results.
• Select and develop staff to promote a healthy work environment.
• Facilitate Centra’s organizational and nursing strategic plan; maintain quality and safe patient care; promote a service-oriented environment; and operate within budgetary guidelines.
• Integrate the tenets of the Professional Practice Model in unit operations.
• Ensure practice reflects the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, the ANA Scope of Standards for Nurse Administrators, and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia.
• Maintain 24-hour accountability for the unit.

Qualifications

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Familiarity with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, the ANA Scope of Standards for Nurse Administrators, and the Nurse Practice Act of Virginia.