RN Manager - Oncology Medsurg -FT Days

Wellstar Health System; Union City (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Nurse Manager to provide leadership and management across clinical units. The role includes responsibility for staff recruitment, retention, and ensuring safety and quality standards. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, with a focus on professional development and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of progressive nursing management experience required.
• Current Georgia RN license or eligible under the eNLC.

Responsibilities

• Engage staff in decision-making via shared governance.
• Manage talent as the unit’s chief retention and safety officer.
• Promote research and ensure compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Mediation

Quality Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

Master’s degree

Job description

Overview

The nurse manager is a registered professional nurse who provides leadership and management of a specific unit(s) or service through the effective use of knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention, as well as clinical and business outcomes. The nurse manager is the standard bearer on his/her unit and holds all participants accountable for the delivery of care and services through effective communication, observation, and the management and measurement of specific interventions/practices and their outcomes. Responsibilities include deploying clinical, financial, human, and material resources and achieving associated outcomes or goals.

Facility: Cobb Hospital

The nurse manager serves as a chief retention and safety officer, ensuring safety and quality standards are upheld using data and technology to make informed decisions and proactively mitigate risks. They foster a safe, collaborative work environment that supports the organization's mission and goals. The role involves modeling communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and other departments. Role-specific competencies are based on the Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing.

All RN Clinical Nurses must be licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the nursing practice standards outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics. As part of the patient services team, they must uphold patient rights, system policies, and support service excellence goals.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Resources and Support: Engage staff in decision-making via shared governance, promote relationship-based care, and provide leadership for the clinical unit(s). Possess negotiation and mediation skills.
• Talent and Resource Management: Manage talent as the unit’s chief retention and safety officer, analyze and manage financial resources, and use quality improvement skills to enhance performance.
• Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Collaboration: Communicate effectively across diverse audiences, establish partnerships, foster a healthy workplace, and support professional growth.
• Practice and Outcomes: Promote staff competency, uphold professional standards and ethics, and model transformational leadership. Manage change effectively and respect diversity.
• Professional Development: Understand healthcare financing, manage resources, and develop operational budgets. Represent the organization positively and seek opportunities for growth.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Promote research, participate in value analysis, identify risks, ensure compliance, and use data to support decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of progressive nursing management experience required.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and business skills required.
• Current Georgia RN license or eligible under the eNLC, with a valid BLS card from the American Heart Association.