Mgr Clinical RN- Intermediate Care- Medicine IMC- Augusta

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

Job summary

Wellstar Health System in Georgia seeks a nurse leader who provides support to the nurse manager of a unit, mentoring staff and driving clinical and business outcomes. The role emphasizes promoting staff recruitment, retention, and excellence in patient care through collaboration with physicians and departments.

The incumbent will uphold professional practice standards, coach staff, and contribute to performance reviews while aligning with organizational goals and ethics.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Georgia required.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience mentoring staff and leading clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage staff in shared governance and promote patient-centered care and service excellence.
• Support the nurse manager and develop leadership skills for unit operations.
• Represent the organization to the community and professional groups.
• Assist in managing care delivery, staffing, and performance reviews as appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

RN license

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

Job Summary

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 patient care services manager and through this role to learn additional knowledge and skills through experience and mentoring by the nurse manager and the hospital/system. 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 patient care services 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. Upholds the patient care services 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 patient care services 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 all Mgr Clinical RNs are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold 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.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Resources and Support

• Engages staff in decision making via shared governance processes and partners with others to promote patient centered care and service excellence. Supports the nurse manager as his/her designee and provides evolving leadership and management skills for a specific business/clinical unit(s)
• Represents the organization positively to the community, building credibility and is a member of one’s professional organization
• Serves to support the charge nurse and other nurse leaders on the unit to promote the effective running of the care delivery system and ensures that the clinical processes of care are working as intended â€