Nurse Manager, Surgery In Illinois Job Details

Department: Surgery
Category: Management
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
Hours: Days/Weekends as Needed

Basic Function: The Nurse Manager operates within Memorial Medical Center's corporate, hospital and Nursing Division mission, philosophy, goals and objectives.  Utilizing the shared leadership philosophy, the Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for unit management and quality of patient care on a designated unit(s).  The Nurse Manager creates and maintains a work environment conducive to effective communication, collaboration, team building and nursing professionalism.  She/he ensures the enculturation of the Forces of Magnetism on the unit.  She/he assures that care provided on the unit is appropriate to the age of the patients served and that staff competency requirements include age-specific components.  Maintains positive physician, interdepartmental and intradepartmental relations as well as positive employee morale. 

Requirements for this position include: RN registered in the state of Illinois; At least three years experience in acute care nursing with demonstrated leadership/management skills; BSN held or near completion; Master's degree preferred; Holds national specialty certification in clinical area or nursing administration, or completes within 18 months of assuming role; Working knowledge of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program model and standards.

Date posted: 08/26/2009