Description
Registered Nurse (RN) Manager - Orthopaedics, Pain and Spine
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, NH
The Nurse Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for the Orthopaedic / Center for Pain and Spine Clinics. This role administers an assigned nursing program or organizational unit with responsibility for planning, selecting, and/or devising the methods and policies/procedures to be used and for directing nursing supervisors and/or other personnel in the accomplishment of designated goals. The Nurse Manager negotiates interdepartmental resources, communicates and plans with managers of staff in other departments to ensure effective level of service to the unit/program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans adequate staffing and adjustments based on patient needs and staff skill mix.
- Evaluates performance of staff members, including coaching and performance management processes.
- Manages the hiring process.
- Maintains and supports evidence based practices in the clinical area. Assures compliance with national standards and initiatives, e.g., National Patient Safety Goals and The Joint Commission. Promotes individual/peer and departmental accountability to the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Goals.
- Develops the budget for personnel and non-personnel expenses. Makes unit based decisions to promote stewardship of resources. Encourages and supports process improvements which promote fiscal responsibility.
- Assumes responsibility for patient flow processes. Strategizes to improve efficiency and eliminate barriers that impact patient and family centered care.
Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) with 2 years of clinical experience and demonstrated leadership ability required.
- Masters of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
- Certification in a specialty preferred.
Licensure & Certifications:
- Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibilty.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required.
These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.
- We have loan repayment up to $20,000.
- We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to take on the burden of finding a home.
- We offer generous tuition reimbursement.
- We have a very popular "earned time" plan.
- We have extensive CEU/Training programs.
- Our 8,000 ft Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center is state-of-the-art.
- Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model.
- We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment.
- Dartmouth Hitchcock's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing. education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized health system in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We understand that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural, and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails, and some of the best skiing in the country. This means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets, or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic is a line at the chair lift on the ski mountain.
Read more about Dartmouth Hitchcock and why YOU should work here.
We are Dartmouth Health, one integrated, award-winning health system of diverse facilities across New Hampshire and Vermont. From rural critical access clinics to academic medicine and research, you will find the opportunity, training, benefits, and support to help you thrive in your career. We are an organization focused on the success of every employee in every role and want you to be part of our team. Join Dartmouth Health and help us shape the future of healthcare.
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Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
