JOB DESCRIPTION
The manager is accountable and responsible 24 hours a day for managing and demonstrating leadership skills in the systems management of practice and/or operations issues. These activities should ensure appropriate outcomes and efficient, effective team processes guiding activities of the area including, but not limited to, the staff, environment, and patients.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides essential management functions to assure effective day-to-day operations.
- Budgets within parameters.
- Monitors and adjusts staffing as appropriate.
- Conducts interviews, hires, and terminates staff in collaboration with human resources.
- Audits time and attendance.
- Monitors inventory and par levels.
- Monitors staff/department to ensure compliance with MHG policies/procedures, regulatory, and accreditation agencies.
- Facilitates the development and implementation of team processes.
- Encourages involvement and equal work distribution.
- Coaches team members in accountability and leads the team toward improvement.
- Empowers the staff to make clinical and process decisions.
- Interacts with all shifts.
- Performance appraisal process is completed per policy.
- Mentors staff through performance feedback processes.
- Acts as a resource and support for staff in developing conflict-management, delegation, and communication skills.
- Counsels staff and completes disciplinary actions as appropriate.
- Moves the team to quality outcomes through shared planning, voluntary expression, and acceptance of members as valued individuals.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in nursing; Graduate of an accredited program
- Preferred: Master's Degree
Experience:
- Four (4) years in the specified clinical area or specified operational experience
Licensure: Mississippi Nursing License, or Compact Accepted
Skills:
- Team building skills with accountability to those team
- Good written communication skills
