Nursing Operations Leader

Memorial Home Services; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Home Services seeks an experienced nurse leader to assure continuity of hospital operations, supervise nursing staff across shifts, and coordinate care delivery. The role acts as patient advocate, clinical expert, and mentor to nursing personnel while guiding change initiatives.

The administrator designee collaborates with executive leadership, responds to urgent needs, and ensures staffing and throughput goals are met. Strong clinical skills and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• ADN required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licensed RN in Illinois.
• Current CPR certification required.
• ACLS preferred.
• Outstanding human relations and communications skills.
• Comfort with change and adaptability.
• Creativity and flexibility in problem resolution.
• Well-rounded clinical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Acts as administrative designee for hospital administration and nursing leadership.
• Responds to urgent administrative needs, investigations and emergencies.
• Coordinated disaster/acute events until relieved by senior staff.
• Interprets policies and provides clinical expertise as needed.
• Provides support to patients, families, and visitors utilizing resources.
• Communicates with Chief Nursing Officer and Executives on events.
• Assumes staffing responsibility on assigned shifts and rounds the units.
• Adjusts staffing to meet minimal staffing standards and guides decisions.
• Informs nursing directors of staffing and admin activities.
• Optimizes bed availability and patient throughput with care teams.
• Works with discharge planning to coordinate transfers and bed use.
• Identifies throughput bottlenecks and resolves delays with leaders.
• Collaborates with nurses to develop staff and improve customer satisfaction.
• Serves on committees and acts as a positive role model.
• Performs other related work as required.

Skills

Leadership

Staff coordination

Communication skills

Change management

Clinical expertise

Problem solving

Mentorship

Education

ADN

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Memorial Home Services seeks an experienced nurse leader to assure continuity of hospital operations, supervise nursing staff across shifts, and coordinate care delivery. The role acts as patient advocate, clinical expert, and mentor to nursing personnel while guiding change initiatives.

The administrator designee collaborates with executive leadership, responds to urgent needs, and ensures staffing and throughput goals are met. Strong clinical skills and communication are essential.