Nurse Manager, Medical/Surgical Unit

Kansas Health System; Great Bend (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System's Great Bend Hospital is seeking a Nurse Manager for the Medical/Surgical Unit. The role oversees daily operations, patient care quality, service excellence, and cost-efficient management of staffing, supplies, and equipment.

You will partner with physicians, staff, and leadership to implement policy, budget, and strategic plans. Qualified candidates hold an RN license in Kansas with a BSN or higher, and at least 2 years of management experience; a Master's

Qualifications

• Must have an active RN license in Kansas.
• BSN required or in progress; MSN preferred.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Medical/Surgical Unit.
• Ensure quality patient care and service excellence while controlling costs.
• Develop and manage unit budget, staffing, supplies, and equipment.
• Lead staff development, performance reviews and mentorship.

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Education

High School Graduate

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (in progress toward BSN within 3 years)

Master's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Nurse Manager, Medical/Surgical UnitPlease accept cookies to enable full functionality.### Nurse Manager, Medical/Surgical UnitApply: Great Bend, KS: Full time: Posted Today: R-59154# Position TitleNurse Manager, Medical/Surgical UnitGreat Bend Hospital## Position Summary / Career Interest:The Nurse Manager is accountable for the overall operations of the unit/division and is responsible on a continual basis for the quality of patient care, customer (external and internal) service, and cost-efficient operation of the unit/division. This position supports the Health System's mission and strategic plan, budgeting and resource allocation, organizational policy and overall management plan of their area of responsibility.**Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions*** Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.* Administer corrective action to employees not meeting requirements of their jobs.* Analyzing, reporting, giving recommendations and developing strategies on how to improve quality and satisfaction.* Create a unit budget and manage to this by monitoring staffing, supplies, travel, equipment, volume, revenue, charges, education, and food.* Identifying problems, providing solutions and courses of actions. Interact in a positive, professional manner with evidence of conflict resolution skills.* Maintain a presence on the unit.* Primary involvement in employee selection, career development, succession planning and periodic training.* Role Model professional nursing practice through collaboration with staff, leadership, patients, families and physicians.* Serve as a mentor for staff developing into leadership roles* Supervise and manage the overall performance and technical competencies of staff in his/her department.* Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.* These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required. **Required Education and Experience*** High School Graduate* Associate Degree Nursing* Bachelors Degree In process of getting Bachelor's Degree in Nursing within 3 years of hire **Preferred Education and Experience*** Master Degree Nursing* 2 or more years Management experience **Required Licensure and Certification*** Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing in the State of Kansas.* Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) **Preferred Licensure and Certification*** Professional Nursing Certification ## Time Type:Full time## Job Requisition ID:R-59154### Important information for you to know as you apply:* The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. *See also* Diversity, Equity & Inclusion*.** The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].* Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.