What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager - 3A Medical Surgical Unit (Days) FT position at Adena Health?
Adena Health - 3A Nurse Manager
Mission Statement: “Called to serve our communities”.
Guiding Principle: “Let all that you do be done in love”.
Vision: To be the region's most trusted partner in healthcare.
Values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, and Trust.
Position Highlights:
Position: 3A - Medical Surgical Nurse Manager (Renal)
- Location/Department: Chillicothe – Medical-Surgical Unit
- Reports to: Director of Nursing
At Adena Health, professional roles shape the systems, strategy, and operational excellence that support patient care across Southern Ohio. These positions are a great fit for leaders and specialists who value purpose-driven work and community impact.
Why Adena?
- Community-centered decision making
- Leadership visibility and cross-functional collaboration
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Growth-focused culture
- Opportunity to influence real healthcare outcomes
Does Adena offer growth opportunities?
Growth at Adena isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s built through relationships, mentorship, and opportunity.
Caregivers are encouraged to explore career paths that fit their strengths and interests through:
- Emerging leader and leadership development programs
- Tuition assistance and education support
- Skill-building and lateral career opportunities
- Visibility with leaders who recognize potential early
What You’ll Do
The Nurse Manager leads a team of care providers in an assigned area(s) cultivating collaboration,
enthusiasm, and mutual respect while providing patient care and supportive services directed towards
achievement of positive patient care outcomes, maximizing the patient’s involvement in his/her own
plan of care, improving service levels, reducing the length of hospitalization, and decreasing costs.
Under the manager’s leadership patients and their families experience the benefits of patient focused
care through the integrated skills of all care team members. The Nurse Manager has 24 hour
responsibility for overall planning, organization, direction and evaluation of patient care operations for a
designated area(s) and is key in operationalizing the health system’s mission, values and goals to create
an environment that supports the nursing professional practice model. The Nurse Manager is
responsible for managing, guiding, coaching and evaluating the work performance of patient care staff
in their designated area(s), ensuring ongoing collaboration with other departments/areas that relate
directly or indirectly to patient care operations. The Nurse Manager is responsible for decision making
within the scope of the unit needs, this may be independently or often in collaboration with the division
director or physician lead(s). The Nurse Manager has occasional direct patient care and access to
confidential employee and organizational information. This position functions under the direct
supervision of the Director of the assigned division.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Educational Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) - All applicants must meet BSN req by
being enrolled within 12 months and completed within 36 months
Major/Area of Concentration:
Preferred Education: Master's Degree in Nursing
Required Certifications, Credentials and Licenses: RN - Registered Nurse with Current Ohio License;
Department specific certifications. BLS/ACLS within 90 days of hire. Specialty certifications to be
completed within 36 months of hire. De-escalation training within 6 months.
Preferred Certifications, Credentials and Licenses:
Required Experience: Previous Management/Leadership experience; related work experience. Nurse
Manager for psychiatric services requires 4 years of psychiatric nursing experience unless Director/VP
has associated experience. Care management nurse manager requires three(3) years of acute hospital
case management/utilization review experie
Why Caregivers Stay?
- Reliable compensation
- Strong healthcare coverage options
- 3.5% retirement match with automatic annual increase
- PTO that grows with tenure
- Visible leadership impact within a regional health system
Ready to Explore?
If you’re seeking meaningful professional work where strategy meets community impact — we’d love to connect. Apply today to be connected directly with a Talent Acquisition representative!
Adena Health System is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class