DescriptionThe manager is accountable and responsible 24 hours a day for managing and demonstrating leadership skills in the systems management of practice and/or operation issues. These activities should ensure appropriate outcomes and efficient, effective, team processes guiding activities of the area including, but not limited to, the staff, environment, and patients.
Responsibilities
- Provides essential management functions to assure effective day-to-day operations
- Budgets within parameters
- Monitors and adjusts staffing as appropriate
- Conducts interviews, hires, and terminates staff in collaboration with Human Resources
- Audits time and attendance and completes payroll functions
- Monitors staff/department to ensure compliance with MHG policies/procedures, regulatory, and accreditation agencies
- Facilitates the development and implementation if team processes
- Encourages/ensures involvement and equal work distribution among team members
- Coaches team members in accountability and leads the team toward improvement
- Empowers the staff to make clinical and process decisions
- Interacts with all shifts
- Mentors staff through performance feedback processes
- Acts as a resource and support for staff in developing conflict-management, delegation, and communication skills
- Counsels staff and completes disciplinary actions as appropriate
- Moves the team to quality outcomes through shared planning, voluntary expression, and acceptance of members as valued individuals
- Performance appraisal process is completed per policy
- Responsible for own practice within legal, ethical, and professional boundaries
- Maintains current license
- Maintains expertise in the area
- Successful completion of probation and annual skills/competency requirements
- Serves as a role model by demonstrating positive team-based behaviors
- Shows commitment to personal professional growth through the pursuit of advanced knowledge and skills
- Participates in performance-improvement activities
- Regular and timely attendance is required for this position
- Performance of duties will be in compliance with all laws and regulations governing healthcare organizations
- Participates as a member of the team to achieve business goals, quality outcomes, and customer satisfaction
- Participates in the long-range planning for the area by facilitating development and achievement of goals and objectives
- Participates in financial planning for the area
- Performs analysis of operational expenses and makes recommendations for improvement
- Assures compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies
- Communicates operational issues clearly and effectively within the team and outside the team as appropriate
- Safeguards confidential information
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
- Contributes to the daily operation of the division/department by performing other roles as needed
- Completes special duties/projects as assigned
QualificationsEducation Requirements
- Required: Associate's degree; Graduate of an accredited nursing program with a minimum of an associate's degree in nursing
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree; Graduate of an accredited program with a Baccalaureate degree in nursing
License or Certification Requirements
- Required: License-Nursing; Current MS nursing license or temporary permit (valid for 90 days)
Experience Requirements
- Required: Four (4) years experience in the specified clinical area or operational experience
Knowledge:
- Competency in team building skills with accountability to the team and from the team
- Decisiveness when needed, integrity, responsibility, and accountability
- Fair and rational
Skills
- Good written and communication skills
- Exceptional communication skills
Abilities
- Ability to effect change by assuming leadership roles in interdisciplinary teams and supporting the growth and development of team members
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with physicians, staff, and community to meet the patient needs for the area of management
Work Environment
- Exposure to chemicals which may be used in patient care
Physical Demands
- Ability to communicate with hospital staff and the public. Sufficient mobility to move about the hospital. Manual dexterity to process information. Position may require long hours