OR Nurse Manager: Lead Nursing Ops & Patient Care

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 71,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

PEAK tuition coverage

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Utah is seeking a Nurse Manager or Nurse Manager-Complex to lead and supervise nursing departments. This role centers on delivering excellent patient care, achieving financial objectives, and fostering leadership development within a defined unit.

The position emphasizes staffing, budget management, and strategic alignment with the organization’s goals, with collaborative work across nursing and other departments. Strong leadership and clinical expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• Must complete Intermountain Health’s required leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting this leadership position.
• 2 years clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• This role encompasses a range of responsibilities that report to a Nurse Director.
• The responsibilities include overseeing the clinical nursing environment, contributing to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and standards of care.
• The role involves facilitating collaborative problem-solving, advocating for resources, promoting shared decision-making, and implementing the organization's vision and values.
• Additionally, the responsibilities encompass managing budgets, ensuring employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and competency verification.
• Champions the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion, in line with current practice standards.
• Facilitates collaborative decision-making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit.
• Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Ensures competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• As delegated, ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually by providing mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.
• Serves as an exemplary figure for employees, promoting the integration of Healing Commitments and Healing Connections within all facets of providing patient care.
• Monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Supports the Nurse Director in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating the activities of student nurses.
• Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not-for-profit organizations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial acumen

Clinical knowledge

Resource management

Patient safety

Mentorship

Community outreach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

Job description

Intermountain Health in Utah is seeking a Nurse Manager or Nurse Manager-Complex to lead and supervise nursing departments. This role centers on delivering excellent patient care, achieving financial objectives, and fostering leadership development within a defined unit.

The position emphasizes staffing, budget management, and strategic alignment with the organization’s goals, with collaborative work across nursing and other departments. Strong leadership and clinical expertise are essential.