Ortho Spine and Specialty Manager

Overland Park Regional Medical Center; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance / education support

Career growth opportunities

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Kansas City area seeks an Ortho Spine and Specialty Manager to lead a 24/7 nursing unit, ensuring safe, high‑quality patient care.

The Manager Nursing focuses on staffing, operations, patient flow, and collaboration with physicians and support services to achieve excellence in outcomes and the patient experience.

Bachelor's degree preferred; Associate degree required; active RN license in the state; minimum 3 years of leadership in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Nursing required with Bachelor’s preferred.
• Licensure as a registered nurse in the state of practice.
• National Nursing Certification in Specialty or Nursing Leadership preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of healthcare experience; leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Manager Nursing oversees 24/7 unit/department operations.
• Lead staffing, scheduling, and workflow to ensure efficient throughput.
• Ensure patient safety and high quality outcomes through evidence-based practices.
• Coordinate care with physicians, other departments, and support services.
• Monitor equipment maintenance and adherence to regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing Leadership

Staff Management

Patient Safety

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

Job description

Introduction
Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a(an) Ortho Spine and Specialty Manager for our Overland Park Regional Medical Center team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary: The Manager Nursing manages 24/7 unit/department operations or a business function.

Quality

• Helps create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence‑based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
• Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations and designations.
• Ensures compliance with all policies procedures and regulatory standards.
• Manages admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient‑centered care.
• Facilitates effective interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments. Ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Manages nursing practice and unit operations. Monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met.
• Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.

Service

• Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instils accountability for providing consistent positive patient interactions that differentiates the organization as a healthcare leader.
• Reviews various feedback mechanisms and helps identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience.

People

• Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the organization. Implements evidence‑based employee engagement practices.
• Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback and training to improve performance.
• Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.

Growth

• Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company‑supported community/patient events and in‑services.

Finance

• Manages staff scheduling. Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
• Manages operating expenses including the utilization of supplies and equipment. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and implements actions to achieve savings.

Qualifications

Education: Associate degree in Nursing required. Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Licensure/Certifications: Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation. National Nursing Certification in Specialty or Nursing Leadership preferred. BLS recognized by AHA required upon hire.

Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in healthcare required. At least one year of experience in a leadership role preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Behaviors

• Service and Quality Excellence: Ability to demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional care to create an unmatched value proposition for our patients.
• Honor our Mission and Values: Ability to build trust and act with authenticity to cultivate a culture of dignity and respect.
• Effective Decision Making: Ability to make timely, informed decisions that are in the best interest of our patients, employees, providers, community and HCA.
• Attain and Leverage Strategic Relationships: Ability to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to advance the care of our patients and the growth of HCA.
• Lead and Develop Others: Ability to lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; provide meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams and drive employee engagement.
• Communicate with Impact: Ability to deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results.
• Achieve Success through Change: Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, remove barriers and resistance, and enable desired behaviors.
• Drive Execution and Financial Results: Ability to commit to the success and financial wellbeing of HCA by challenging others to excel and hold themselves and others accountable for achieving results.
• Independent Judgment: Ability to use independent judgment and decision making in the execution of supervisory responsibilities, including when considering schedules, workload, and skill mix in assigning work; rewarding, counseling, or disciplining employees; leading and developing others; and directing employees within their responsibility.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women’s & Children’s healthcare services. We offer the region’s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.