Medical Unit Manager

San Juan Regional Medical Center; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM is seeking a Medical Unit Manager to lead a professional nursing team in delivering high-quality patient care aligned with the organization's mission and values.

You will direct financial and strategic planning, oversee human resource processes, and champion quality initiatives while fostering teamwork and patient safety. RN licensed in NM with BSN and leadership potential preferred; strong communication and IT skills are required.

Qualifications

• Must have NM RN license.
• BSN degree with <5 years since hire.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivation and accountability.
• Team-oriented and collaborative work style.
• Basic computer skills and IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial and strategic management for the unit.
• Oversee human resources and recruitment activities.
• Drive quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Foster cross-team collaboration and strong communication.
• Support shared decision-making and governance structures.
• Ensure patient and staff safety and accountability.

Education

BSN

RN License NM

BLS

Job description

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The Medical Unite Manager provides the direction and leadership necessary for staff to attain our mission, vision, and values. This requires well-honed skills in coaching, motivating, and leading a professional team so that our patients receive personalized, high quality care.

Required Behaviors: As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission

Required Qualifications:

• BSN within five (5) years of hire
• Registered Nurse License in New Mexico
• BLS
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills
• Self-motivation and accountability
• Team orientation
• Basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical Certification in area of specialty
• Previous Management and/or Leadership experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Financial and Strategic Management:
  • Understands health care economics and health care public policy
  • Demonstrates strong financial aptitude
  • Exhibits strong business planning and project management abilities
• Human Resource Management and Leadership:
  • Knowledgeable in various recruitment and interviewing techniques
  • Committed to all aspects of employee development
• Quality and Performance Improvement:
  • Consistently displays a commitment to improving quality performance
  • Actively participates in departmental and organizational quality initiatives
  • Assures the safety of patients and staff is maintained
• Relationship Management and Influencing Behaviors:
  • Exhibits effective communication and negotiation skills
  • Can lead a team and crosses boundaries to facilitate collaboration
  • Understands one’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and how they affect interactions with others
• Shared Decision-Making:
  • Understands the structure and process of shared governance
  • Promotes and implements shared decision-making structures and processes
• Personal and Professional Accountability:
  • Actively participants in personal and professional growth and development
  • Practices and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice
• Utilizes information technology systems to support business decisions and has a strong understanding of the effect of information technology on patient care

Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
• Must be able to lift greater than 50 pounds and push 0-300 pounds frequently
• Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements

Special Demands:

• Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care
• Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families

As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

To learn more, visit us at http://www.sanjuanregional.com.