Job Description
Job Description:
Become part of Essentia's accomplished team where our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.The Nurse Manager assesses, directs, manages, and evaluates the delivery of nursing care and patient support services on a 24-hour basis to achieve a specified standard of nursing care for a designated patient population. Ensures the existence of streamlined patient care delivery systems, which promote smooth patient transitions across the patient care continuum. Through effective fiscal and operational management, maintains optimum patient care unit systems, including staffing, scheduling, general resource allocation, and communication systems. Assures orientation, ongoing education, and development programs are available to expand each staff member’s individual capacity for growth.Education Qualifications:
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads nursing staff in acute care units (ED, OB, Med/Surg, Wound Care) and collaborates with healthcare teams to implement patient care plans
- Monitors patient outcomes, ensuring adherence to quality standards, protocols, and regulatory requirements
- Manages nursing resources, including staffing, scheduling, and assignments to maintain efficient operations and optimal patient care
- Fosters a positive work culture by promoting teamwork, professional growth, and open communication among staff
- Mentors and coaches staff, participates in recruitment, and collaborates on policies and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and safety
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Qualifications:
- Five years of RN experience required with two years of proven nursing leadership experience
- Preference to candidates with experience in Med/Surg, ED and/or OB
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Certification/Licensure Requirements:
- Nursing license in state of employment
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
Our Benefits are exceptional and Include:
- Health Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- 401k (with Essentia Health annual match)
- Life and Disability Insurance options
- Adoption Assistance
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Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 13,500 employees, including 3,500 registered nurses & licensed practical nurses, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute.
Essentia Health is accredited as a level 3 Accountable Care Organization, the highest level of certification possible, by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.