Job DescriptionUp to a $25,000 sign on bonus.
Summary:In collaboration with the leadership team focuses on departmental operations. Supervises personnel and coordinates shift activities of Nursing. Performs all duties in a manner that promotes team concept and reflects the mission and values at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. Serves as a role model for nurses, physicians, and department support staff, exhibiting the Core Values in all activities. Mentors under the Clinical Manager / Director and pursues management and leadership training within the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. May be assigned to special projects per Clinical Manager / Director consistent with strategic, fiscal, quality and operational goals/targets.
In collaboration with management, coordinates the team to deliver patient care in a compassionate and ethical manner according to recognized standards and care model. Functions as the clinical & operating resource with designated hours of accountability exercising independent judgment. Ensures compliance with entity/department goals and clinical resource utilization. Promotes change and teamwork. Performs clinical duties of the patient care role related to professional specialty, when needed.
Experience:- A minimum of three years RN experience preferred.
- Previously demonstrated leadership and effective communication preferred.
- Experience in a high acuity setting with strong clinical judgement, critical thinking skills and attention to detail.
- Certification within area of expertise or practice preferred (Nursing Management, CCRN, CEN, etc.).
Education:Bachelors Degree RNEssential Functions: Essential Functions:
- Advocate for patients and families, particularly in complex clinical situations, promoting patient satisfaction through timely communication and service recovery as needed.
- Maintain a visible presence to patients, families, and staff throughout the hospital.
- Initiate, coordinate, and oversee staffing for assigned departments using established guidelines.
- Lead staffing huddles with nursing leadership and make real-time staffing adjustments to ensure safe, balanced coverage.
- Prioritize patient safety in all staffing decisions, even when decisions are difficult or conflict arises.
- Serve as a financial steward by identifying waste and following established algorithms for staffing adjustments.
- Collaborate with the Pulse Center to support bed management, patient flow, and emergent and non-emergent transfers.
- Prioritize patient condition, anticipated needs, and potential risks, and assist with bed placement.
- Maintain situational awareness by rounding on unit(s) to assess operational needs and barriers to care.
- Facilitate timely discharges and support efficient patient throughput.
- Participate in and lead investigations as appropriate, including patient safety events, complaints, and operational issues, ensuring timely escalation and follow-up.
- Promote a culture of quality and safety by identifying risks, reinforcing best practices, and supporting compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
- Build relationships with staff and patients while educating and mentoring staff to promote accountability, quality, and safe care delivery.
- Assumes patient care assignment when needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support hospital operations and patient care.
Other Duties:Required: "Other duties as assigned"
update 4-30-26
