Manager, Nursing Education

Location :

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (GLH)

Shift :

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

Worker Type :

Regular

Exemption Status : Job Summary :

Responsible for developing and initiating improvements in the organization and delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care. Duties and responsibilities will include supporting the vision, mission, and goals of the Nursing Department and the organization. Responsible for nursing clinical practice, nursing education, budgetary personnel activities, and regulatory activities associated with the work unit and the clinical department, and the implementation and continuing support of Electronic Medical Record.

Job Duties :

• Effectively communicates the Nursing and the organization's vision, goals, and initiatives at the unit and department level.
• Effectively incorporates goals, vision and initiatives into unit and department plans.
• Participates effectively as a member of departmental, divisional, and regional leadership teams.
• Supports all phases of the Magnet application process.
• Fosters professional development for self and staff.
• Facilitates continuing education and research opportunities for employees.
• Utilizes leadership concepts to effectively facilitate team building by serving as a mentor, and teacher.
• Contributes to the development of employee orientation, continuing education, and competencies.
• Participates in recruitment and retention process for all team members.
• Coordinates performance evaluation process for all team members.
• Accountable for staffing, vacation scheduling, and cross-training activities with other team leaders as needed or required.
• Collaborates with Human Resource Generalist regarding employee performance improvement planning.
• Develops and participates in the design and implementation of all strategic operational plans.
• Anticipates, evaluates, and appropriately responds to changes in the healthcare environment.
• Demonstrates accountability for continuously improving the work unit, department, division and system by developing performance expectations and goals that focus on service, quality and cost.
• Develops and promotes service standards that foster a customer sensitive environment, using a proactive approach.
• Assists in dealing with risk management issues.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details : Education :

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)

Experience :

Minimum of 3 years-Managerial / Supervisory (Required), Minimum of 3 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s) :

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills :

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES : Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.