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Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Med Surgical Manager
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What they do
A Healthcare Administrator directs and coordinates delivery of health care and medical services. Manages finances and recordkeeping and communications with medical staff. Works to improve quality and efficiency. May run smaller medical practices or work in specialized areas within large hospitals or health care systems.
$109,667 / year median in Kansas
+11% projected growth
Job Description
As a Med Surgical Manager, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn -whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing. Job Summary and Qualifications The Manager Nursing manages 24/7 unit/department operations or a business function. Quality
- Helps create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensures adherence to standards of care.
- Supports efforts to reduce variation in clinical practice and improve efficiency, effectiveness and cost. Ensures a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
- Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations and designations.
- Ensures compliance with all policies procedures and regulatory standards.
- Manages admissions and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
- Facilitates effective interdisciplinary care coordination within and across departments. Ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
- Manages nursing practice and unit operations. Monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures to ensure patient and family needs are assessed and met.
- Ensures equipment maintenance is performed regularly and according to regulatory and/or accreditation standards. Service
- Provides leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience. Instils accountability for providing consistent positive patient interactions that differentiates the organization as a healthcare leader.
- Reviews various feedback mechanisms and helps identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to elevate the patient experience. People
- Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the organization. Implements evidence based employee engagement practices.
- Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback and training to improve performance.
- Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs. Growth
- Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services. Finance
- Manages staff scheduling. Maintains staffing in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.
- Manages operating expenses including the utilization of supplies and equipment.