Nurse Manager

Northwest Healthcare is in search of multiple Nursing Managers across the Healthcare System in Tucson, AZ.*

Each manager position is a full time, exempt position, typically working a Monday through Friday work week. As a full time employee, the Nurse Manager is eligible for all offered Northwest Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, employee discounts, and more!

Nurse Manager positions are available in the following departments :

• Operating Room at Northwest Medical Center*
• MSICU at Northwest Medical Center*
• Acute Care Telemetry (Cardiac Step Down) at Northwest Medical Center*
• Emergency Services at Northwest Medical Center*
• Telemetry at Northwest Medical Center*
• MedSurg at Northwest Medical Center*

The Nurse Manager plans and implements the overall nursing policies, procedures, and services for a unit. Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training clinical staff.

Ensures that nurses are current in competencies, assessments, licensure, certifications, and other annual training. May provide direct patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patients.

As an organization leader, this position shares accountability for facilitating organizational and department goals using effective leadership knowledge, skills and abilities that ensure achievement of expected results for patient / customer service, employee engagement, financial health, business growth and quality and safety outcomes.

• Education*
• Required : * Associates degree or Diploma in nursing program
• Preferred : * Bachelors degree (BSN) in nursing.
• Experience*
• Required : * Five (5) years experience in the area of specialty, and two (2) years of supervisory / management experience.
• Licenses / Certifications*
• Required :
• Current Arizona RN license or compact state license and American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross(ARC) or American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) BLS;

ACLS for applicable departments; PALS for applicable departments

Preferred : * Nationally recognized certification in area of expertise.

Northwest Healthcare is a multi-faceted network dedicated to providing safe, quality care at each of our locations. With four hospitals, two freestanding emergency centers, three urgent care locations and a large physician practice including primary care and a variety of specialists, Northwest Healthcare offers you a wide range of settings in which to work.

Common among them all is not only the commitment to providing safe patient care, but to employee satisfaction and growth.

It is a culture of teamwork, respect and appreciation for all employees whether caring for patients directly or working in a support role.

NWHC is accredited by The Joint Commission and is an equal opportunity employer : race, gender, disability and Veteran status, and VEVRAA Federal Contractor priority referral Protected Veterans requested.

Job Type : Full-time

Education :

Associate (Required)

Experience :

• Area of specialty : 5 years (Required)
• supervisory / management : 2 years (Required)

License / Certification :

• Current Arizona RN license (Required)
• American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross(ARC) (Required)
• American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) (Required)
• BLS, ACLS (Required)

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