Nurse Manager, Surgery - Pavilion, Days

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. in Louisville, KY seeks a Nurse Manager responsible for a patient care area with 24/7 accountability, focusing on safe, family-centered care and quality outcomes. The role emphasizes staff development, evidence-based practice, and a Practice Governance framework.

Leadersh ip involves resource allocation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engagement with professional organizations to advance nursing practice and patient safety in a dynamic health system.

Qualifications

• BSN is required for the role.
• Three years of RN experience are required.
• Active RN license is required (Kentucky).
• Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a patient care area with 24/7 accountability and ensures safe, family-centered care.
• Manages resources, provides coaching and mentoring, and supports evidence-based practice and education.
• Leads in performance improvement, professional development, and interprofessional collaboration.
• Fosters an environment of ethical standards, staff engagement, and community consultation.

Education

BSN

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Master Degree (desired)

Job description

Responsibilities

The Nurse Manager is a professional nurse leader who has 24/7 accountability for a patient care area/department and focuses on safe effective patient and family centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes. The Nurse Manager maintains a financially stable unit, promotes self and staff development with an emphasis on evidence based practice and education supported by a Practice Governance framework. The Nurse Manager ensures that the Swanson Theory of Caring and patient/family centered care are the foundation for nursing practice and that staff at all levels are involved in allocation of resources, interdisciplinary activities and collaboration.

Key Accountabilities

• Manages financial resources based on business plans/general accounting principles; develops and implements retention strategies; provides coaching, counseling and mentoring; promotes a safe staff and patient environment; participates in evaluation of technology.
• Holds self and others accountable for actions and outcomes; creates an environment where professional growth is an expectation; creates an environment for high ethical standards; utilizes evidence based practice; ensures nurses are actively involved in decisions that affect their practice; participates in professional organizations.
• Provides leadership in building loyalty and commitment; serves as a professional role model and mentor; develops a succession plan for their own position; serves as a change agent; adapts leadership style to situational needs.
• Communicates effectively; builds trusting collaborative relationships with staff, peers, physicians, other services/disciplines, and community leaders. Fosters an environment that recognizes and values diversity; represents the organization and provides consultation to the community; promotes shared decision making; promotes community involvement.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agency standards and policies; supports patient safety and a non-punitive reporting environment; participates in quality improvement process; articulates the link between organization metrics and national quality initiatives/metrics; monitors environment for areas of risk and liability.

Qualifications

Required

• Three years as a Registered Nurse
• BSN
• Registered Nurse

Desired

• Master Degree