What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager (RN) position at Select Specialty Hospital - Madison?
Overview
Position: Nurse Manager- Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Schedule: Monday-Friday Day shift, 40 hours per weekSign-on bonus: $10,000
SSH-Madison is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and the Nurse Manager plays a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment and leadership every step of the way.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
- Advance Your Career: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
Responsibilities
Under the general direction of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), you are responsible for maintaining the efficient functioning of designated nursing units on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
- Guiding, planning and directing hospital activities with ongoing assessment of the quality and efficiency of these activities.
- Assessing patient care needs and coordinating the appropriate assignment of nursing staff in order to facilitate patient attainment of expected outcomes.
- Coordinating schedules for nursing staff assigned to the area of responsibility.
- Assisting with establishing and maintaining communication channels with medical staff and other departments within the hospital.
- Participating in budgetary formulation and cost containment for areas of responsibility.
- Maintaining effective utilization of manpower, equipment and supplies.
- Assessing the need for and assisting in implementation of staff education and clinical development programs.
- Assuming all administrative responsibilities on the unit on designated shifts.
- Supervising the overall nursing care performance, maintaining quality patient care and providing staff assessments with written evaluations at designated intervals.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Requires current RN licensure.
- At least 3 years of clinical practice experience with an emphasis on leadership.
- 1 year of previous management experience.
- Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
- ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:
- Bachelor's of Science in Nursing preferred.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
