What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager, Ortho Spine position at M Health Fairview?
Requisition ID: 2025-142374
Profession: Nurse (RN/LPN)
Specialty: Leadership/Management/Executive
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name: https://www.fairview.org
Location: Fairview Ridges Hospital
Shift: day
Hours per 2 weeks: 80
Department: Ortho Spine
Overview
The Nursing Manager manages nursing practice and patient care operations in collaboration with and accountable to the Nursing Director for our Ortho/Spine unit at Ridges Hospital. This includes: nursing practice, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, finance and other operational accountabilities.
Responsibilities/Job Description
Job Expectations:
- Manages day-to-day operations of assigned area(s) to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.
- Plans, manages, coordinates and evaluates patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.
- Manages equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.
- Accountable for capacity management to promote patient flow.
- Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates the quality improvement initiatives.
- Responsible for human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
- Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.
- Drive improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.
- In partnership the Nursing Practice and Education team assure that evidence based/best practice clinical care is being delivered.
- Ensures staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.
- Works with Nurse Director to establish goals and objectives.
- Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.
- Partners with interprofessional team members across the continuum of care to achieve organizational outcomes
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. If Bachelor’s degree is not in nursing must have a Master’s degree is nursing
- Three Years nursing experience, at least two of which is in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role.
- Licensed Registered Nurse. Ability to obtain Minnesota nursing license at time of hire.
- BLS certification
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- ANCC or AONL Certification
