RN Manager Med Surg
Company: LewisGale Medical Center
Location: Salem
Posted on: February 16, 2025
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Job Description:
Description
Introduction Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over
156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a RN Manager Med
Surg with LewisGale Medical Center you can be a part of an
organization that is devoted to giving back!
Benefits LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package
that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our
colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare
provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues?
Join the LewisGale Medical Center family! We will give you the
tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are
looking for an enthusiastic RN Manager Med Surg to help us reach
our goals. Unlock your potential!
Job Summary and Qualifications
1. Planning Assists in development of unit goals and objectives.
Assists in development of unit budget. Assists in
development/review/revision of unit standards. Determines unit
assignments. Plans for adequate resources based on workload and
extraneous activities. Assists in the development/review/revision
and monitoring of unit Quality Assurance plan.
2. Organizing Determines priorities on unit. Identifies
individual/professional needs of staff. Coordinates unit activity
to support attendance at educational programs, committees, staff
meetings. Serves as liaison with Medical Staff, maintaining rapport
and positive working relationship. Facilitates in orientation of
new employees, students and volunteers.
3. Directing Ensures hospital, Nursing Division and unit-specific
policies and standards are followed. Determines proper care and
maintenance of unit equipment. Determines appropriate PAR levels of
supplies on unit. Intervenes to resolve conflict on the unit.
4. Evaluation Assists in performance evaluation on unit personnel.
Assists in identifying educational/in-service needs of staff.
5. Leadership skills Demonstrates critical thinking, decision
making and strong communication skills. Able to delegate
appropriately. Demonstrates and performs counseling activities as
necessary. Maintains open lines of communication with Department
Director. In the absence of the Director, assumes responsibility
for the management of the unit.
6. Standard of Care Assists with implementation of standards and
scope of care for unit. Assists with writing, reviewing,
implementing and enforcing policies and competencies. Oversees
implementation of new processes and policies.
7. Unit Staffing Assists with interviewing, hiring and evaluating
staff per policy. Helps ensure licensure; competencies and
mandatory in services for staff are current. Completes unit
schedule in timely fashion. Works closely with the charge nurses to
ensure staffing levels are appropriate based on patient census and
acuity.
8. Staff Education Provides education and competency training to
the staff. Acts as resource for policies and protocols implemented
in critical care. Works with the Education Dept. and other
disciplines in initiating and implementing evidence based
practice.
9. Privacy Assures privacy of all patient information to protect
patient rights and meet HIPPA guidelines. Reports suspected
violations immediately.
10. Environment & Patient Safety Maintains patient and work
environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all
used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. 2
BMV scanning rates comply with current policy. Reports all patient
safety and hazard concerns immediately.
11. Supplies Assists Director to ensure that staff nurses
accurately document charges and supplies used.
12. Time Management Assists Director as requested with tracking
time and attendance, overtime analysis, adherence to HR attendance
policies and counsels accordingly.
13. Professional & Educational Attends hospital and external
in-services to keep abreast of current practices in specialty area.
Function as direct care RN or as charge nurse when necessary.
Competent to perform skills as required on unit skills
checklist.
14. License and Competency Maintains RN license to adhere to
Virginia Board of Nursing Guidelines and serve the organization in
a licensed capacity. Takes responsibility for meeting competency
requirements. Assists with the orientation of new employees and
floated staff as requested and assigned.
15. Meeting/In-service Attendance Attends in-services, workshops,
and reads current journals to keep abreast of new developments in
the medical and nursing fields. Attends meetings as designated by
Director.
16. Management Assists with monthly unit meetings and ongoing
communication with employees. Maintains open communication with
other departments to coordinate efficient patient care. Receives
updates regarding patient conditions on the unit. Participates in
bed management and discharge planning rounds. Assists with other
hospital functions such as performance Improvement, Quality
Assurance audits, Unit councils/teams, Nurses' Week functions.
17. Other Performs other duties as assigned to meet the
organization s needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure / Credentials:
Required - Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Licensure in compact states accepted based upon Virginia Board of
Nursing guidelines. BLS certification and any specialty area
requirements (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
Preferred - Professional certification in specialty nursing area
highly desirable.
Experience: Required -
Preferred - setting Education:
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