Acute Care Nurse Manager

Job Description Summary
*** ARE YOU A LEADER *** Come join our growing team of Healthcare Heroes here at MUSC-Lancaster. Thrive in a culture that inspires your personal and professional growth and aligns with our core values: collaboration, compassion, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Cost Center
CC001508 LAN - MedSurg 6th Floor (LMC)

Pay Rate Type
Salary

Pay Grade
Health-31

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Nurse Manager is a registered and professional nurse who serves under the leadership of the Director of Nursing for MUSC Lancaster. The Nurse Manager supervises, directs nursing care, and all related activities, in a designated area according to policies, procedures, mission and objectives of MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center. The Nurse Manager is responsible for recommending, developing, and implementing policies and procedures in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and for informing the CNO of both progress and potential problems in the absence of the director. The Nurse Manager will provide professional nursing care, initiate contact with the physicians and patients to establish and address needs and expectations, and serve as a resource person for other staff members. The Nurse Manager is also responsible for the direction and evaluation of patient care delivery and for collaborating with all members of the health care team. The Nurse Manager will be required to work at least 40 hours per week with a minimum
of 12 hours in a clinical shift.

Experience: Five years experience as a Registered Nurse in a hospital setting required. Two years of supervisory experience required. Extensive knowledge of
the unit's patient population, health care trends, community and regional resources and service availability to these populations. An ability to
establish working relationships with diverse groups and individual, medical staff and other health care disciplines.

Additional Job Description

Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing is required. Master of Nursing (MSN) preferred.

Licenses/Certification: Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a Compact State required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Heart
Association (AHA) required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and NIHSS stroke scale certification with the American Heart Association (AHA) are required if the unit specified

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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