Surgical Nurse Manager: Lead Care & Operations

Covenant-Health; Sevierville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health seeks a Nurse Manager for Surgery at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN. This full-time role oversees the nursing unit on a 24-hour basis, ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to standards.

Minimum qualifications include a BSN or higher, current RN license, and 3 years of clinical experience. The Nurse Manager will lead staffing, policy implementation, budgeting, and interdepartmental collaboration to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field preferred (required within 3 years).
• Current state registered nurse license.
• Three (3) years of recent clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Models Covenant Health standards and behaviors.
• Selects, trains, orients, develops and evaluates performance of the department staff. Ensures staffing mix and allocation in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement initiatives, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Ensures compliance with the Joint Commission standards, federal and state guidelines, and nursing standards and practices.
• Develops departmental budgets. Administers operations in accordance with budgeted parameters.
• Maintains operational reports and records and collects statistical data for administrative and regulatory purposes.
• Coordinates and reports outcome of nursing activities performed on behalf of the patient.
• Attends meetings and actively participates on nursing committees and interdisciplinary committees, as appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains communication between the nursing unit, medical staff and ancillary departments for the purposes of problem solving and quality improvement.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Covenant Health seeks a Nurse Manager for Surgery at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN. This full-time role oversees the nursing unit on a 24-hour basis, ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to standards.

Minimum qualifications include a BSN or higher, current RN license, and 3 years of clinical experience. The Nurse Manager will lead staffing, policy implementation, budgeting, and interdepartmental collaboration to improve outcomes.