Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

The Nursing Manager OTIC is responsible for the 24-hour operation of the designated nursing department(s) and is driven to meet and exceed staff patient and physician expectations. They are responsible for the staffing and administration of the department. They select develop and maintain teams of competent staff and holds them accountable for and recognizes their contributions for desired results. The Nursing Manager maintains full responsibility and accountability for all department staff care delivery financial outcome and operational objectives.

Position responsibilities:

• Actively demonstrates the organizations mission and core values and conducts oneself at all times in a manner consistent with these values.
• Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health safety and medical information.
• Ensures compliance with and demonstrates knowledge of the patient safety plan and hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures an environment and culture that continuously seeks to minimize hazards and harm that may result from the processes of care and provision of service.
• Promotes a safe environment at all times.
• Demonstrates understanding of the background of and implications for the business of the various regulatory/legal/ canonical requirements.
• Builds mission and strategic initiatives into business activities Insists on high levels of customer service for employees by ensuring appropriate training for them to succeed.
• Constantly monitors customer service levels and patient satisfaction data. Acts quickly to address patient/customer concerns thereby ensuring that customer service scores meet organizational goals in all areas.
• Identifies and implements ways to structure services to meet/exceed customer expectations that deliver more than the customer expects.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to implement and supervise care appropriate to the age of the patient.
• Delegates supervises and evaluates care given by all care team members. Provides oversight to the coordination of operations and delivery of patient care in designated areas.
• Builds trust and collaboration with physicians. Establishes rapport with physicians. Has plan for insuring physician satisfaction has communicated that plan to all employees and can demonstrate physician satisfaction within service and/or clinical care.
• Staffing patterns are clinically and fiscally appropriate for proper utilization of personnel in relation to patient care provided. Meets established productivity goals.
• Develops and obtains approval of budget and maintains budgets with minimal variances.
• Provides coordinates and ensures mandatory skills validation staff meetings and continuing education as designated by department standards.
• Ensures competent people are hired oriented developed and retained.
• Acts in accordance with standards for moral judgment that are consistent with the organizations mission statement and core values.
• Creates an atmosphere that respects the rights and dignity of all people thereby creating an environment comfortable for all regardless of race gender religion and culture. Acts in accordance with the Organizational Integrity Program Standards of Conduct and related reporting and training requirements. Seeks to understand the individual and avoids stereotyping.
• Directly confronts racist sexist or other inappropriate behavior.
• Deals fairly and consistently with employees.
• Follows organizations policies for personnel actions.
• Continuously develops others by talking openly and directly about their performance providing necessary feedback guidance and direction and developmental opportunities. Selects develops and mentors team members.
• Completes employee performance appraisals accurately by established deadlines following organizations evaluation system. Has individualized developmental plan for each direct report.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in nursing; Masters degree preferred.
• RN Indiana license.
• 3 or more years of experience in related clinical area.
• Demonstrated leadership and management abilities. The following leadership qualities are desired: Accountability change management coaching drive for improvement integrity/valuing diversity integration of mission and core values patient focus physician relations and teamwork.
• A Chemo certification or OCN and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in an oncology setting highly preferred.

Other Job Requirements:

• Provides direct patient care support as appropriate and other duties as assigned.
• Assigned hours within your shift starting time or days of work are subject to change based on departmental and/or organizational needs.

Why Saint Joseph Health System

At Saint Joseph Health System our values give us strength. That character guides every decision we make - even when those decisions are complicated costly or honor our mission to care for every man woman and child who needs us by investing in technology people and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for quality care.

What we offer:

• Tuition reimbursement for all full and part-time colleagues effective first day of employment

• Benefits day one (Including: Medical Dental Vision PTO Life STD/LTD etc.)

• Retirement savings account with employer match

• Generous paid time off program 7 paid holidays

• Colleague well-being resources

• Employee referral incentive program

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.