Nurse Manager, PACU & Pre-Operative Services

Adventist HealthCare; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

EAP – Employee Assistance Program

Short & Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan with employer match

Job summary

Adventist HealthCare’s Shady Grove Medical Center seeks an experienced Nurse Manager for PACU & Pre-operative Services to operationalize the department's strategic plan and ensure safe, patient-centered care. The role includes mentoring staff, upholding professional standards, and leading performance improvements.

The ideal candidate holds a nursing baccalaureate, may have a master’s degree, and has prior supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of work experience in department-specific area.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Current Maryland State nursing license.
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• Leadership certification within 1 year of eligibility.
• Participation in professional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Role-model professionalism and standards; mentor and evaluate staff.
• Operationalize the department's strategic plan and ensure safe, patient-centered care.
• Oversee staff performance, competency, and professional growth; conduct reviews.
• Lead service recovery, address complaints and near misses; drive improvements.
• Promote cohesive teams and effective conflict resolution within the department and organization.
• Identify and allocate resources (labor, equipment, facilities) for safe patient care.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Emotional intelligence

Evidence-based practice

Just Culture

Lifelong learning

Professional organizations

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Shady Grove Medical CenterIf you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Nurse Manager for our PACU & Pre-operative Services who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.The Clinical Nurse Manager is responsible for operationalizing the strategic plan for their department, ensuring the assessment, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the delivery of safe and effective patient-centered care. The Clinical Nurse Manager will role model professionalism and exemplary standards of practice while mentoring, evaluating, and facilitating the professional growth of their team as well as ensuring the accountability of team members to practice standards as well as the goals, mission, vision, and policies of the organization.As a Nurse Manager, PACU & Pre-Operative Services, you will:• Role-model positive customer service behaviors.• Role-model and encourage professional practice (to include nurse autonomy, authority, accountability, and responsibility) within their department.• Operationalize the strategic plan for their department.• Establishes, role-models, and upholds the standards of practice and expectations for the staff, monitoring performance, behaviors, competency, and conducts performance reviews.• Consistently, timely, and accurately completes tasks necessary for service recovery, complaints, near misses, and adverse events.• Actively leads and encourages staff participation in continuous improvement efforts, DMAICs, and shared governance.• Promotes cohesive work teams and constructive conflict resolution both within the department and organization.• Identifies and monitors resources necessary for safe delivery of patient care • to include labor, equipment, and facilities in the department.• Executes other duties as assigned.Qualifications include:• Baccalaureate Degree in nursing required,• Master’s degree preferred• Three years of work experience in department-specific area, as defined by the department-specific certification requirements• Supervisory experience preferred• Current Maryland State nursing license• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required• Certification in leadership within 1 year of Eligibility• Participation in professional organizations• Exemplary leadership• Effective communication• Cultural responsiveness• Emotional Intelligence• Appreciative inquiry• Evidence based practice• Supports a Just Culture• Lifelong learningWork Schedule:Employment Type: Full-timeHours per Week: 40 hrs/weekTypical Daily Schedule: Monday through FridayShift Type: DayWeekend Requirements: available to answer callsHoliday Requirements: Required Rotation/Follow company holiday calendarOn-Call: available to answer calls and come in as neededShift Differential Eligible: noPay Range:$104,000.00 - $150,000.00If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:United States of America (Exempt)At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.We do this by offering:Work life balance through nonrotating shiftsRecognition and rewards for professional expertiseFree Employee parkingMedical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hireEmployer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)Paid Time OffEmployer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting periodVoluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insuranceSubsidized childcare at participating childcare centersTuition ReimbursementEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) supportAs a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. 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