Nurse Manager, Medical Observation Unit - Leadership

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a nursing leader to oversee patient care staff and overall unit operations. The role focuses on continuous quality improvement, staff development, and professional practice through measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities include budget development, staffing planning, recruitment, and ensuring culturally competent care within a safe environment. Strong leadership and collaboration across disciplines are required to drive service line growth and governance.

Responsibilities

• Assumes accountability for ongoing delivery of patient care during all operating hours; maintains a broad awareness of daily operations to guide patient care delivery; ensures application of the nursing process by RNs in the clinical setting assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Uses data from various sources to initiate continuous quality improvement at the unit level.
• Coordinates nursing care in collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care.
• Accountable for nursing practice in a safe environment.
• Participates in process improvement activities and root cause analysis investigations.
• Develops and is responsible for annual operational and capital budget; manages resources to remain within established budget and controls materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Ensures provision of qualified human resources to identified patient care needs; develops staffing time schedules, considering scope of practice, competencies, patient needs, and staff competency.
• Responsible for recruitment, selection, retention and evaluation of personnel; ensures orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional growth.
• Effectively evaluates performance of personnel and fosters a safe work environment.
• Assesses impact of diversity, ethics and changing needs of society to provide culturally competent care.
• Uses information systems to retrieve, implement, and retain essential records and services.
• Facilitates development of leadership activities and promotes staff attendance at meetings and educational programs.
• Keeps staff informed of executive level activities and participates in Shared Governance Councils.

Job description

OhioHealth is seeking a nursing leader to oversee patient care staff and overall unit operations. The role focuses on continuous quality improvement, staff development, and professional practice through measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities include budget development, staffing planning, recruitment, and ensuring culturally competent care within a safe environment. Strong leadership and collaboration across disciplines are required to drive service line growth and governance.