Role Summary
Leads and coordinates patient care and unit operations for Gen Med I (GI) and Gen Med II (Renal/Endocrine). Oversees nursing staff and ensures equipment, staffing, communication, and reporting support departmental goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage team performance: hire, train, assign work, conduct evaluations, support professional development, and apply corrective actions as needed.
- Oversee patient care: ensure planned interventions match age/developmental needs; document per policy.
- Create and implement collaborative plans of care based on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Support operational effectiveness: may assist with staffing and budget adherence; respond to business changes that affect targets.
- Handle operational administration including payroll/timecard updates, reconciliation of time and related approvals, and staff communications/huddles.
- Determine staffing needs, make nursing assignments, manage overtime, and recommend compensation increases.
Qualifications
- RN licensure; nursing education in a diploma or associate’s program.
- Hospital-based experience with leadership/charge or supervisor experience preferred.
- Strong skills in coaching, performance management, documentation, and coordination of care.