Manager Nursing

Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924, CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney, Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan, you’ll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.

As our Nursing Manager for Richard Young Inpatient Behavioral, you will be a dynamic leader, guiding and empowering our nursing team to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care through continuous growth and operational excellence.

Every day, you will lead and mentor Registered Nurses and staff, oversee clinical operations, and advocate for patient and team needs, driving professional development and achieving unit goals.

To be successful in this role, you will embody accountability and confidence with superior communication skills for all interactions. You'll skillfully navigate challenges, ensuring individual performance and overall unit success.

• Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations.
• Oversees the functional and technical job performance of team members.
• Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit and Hospital needs, and collaborates with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met.
• Manages performance including: goal-setting, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognize, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action.
• Monitors and oversee Customer and patient engagement, growth, quality initiatives and patient safety for multiple departments, utilizing regulatory and organizational knowledge and policy for multiple areas as separate functions.
• Coordinates and manages operating systems, operational standardization, service standards and communication methods in line with system policies and processes.

Required

• Bachelors Nursing Degree and minimum 3 years leadership experience and minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the discipline
• Registered Nurse: NE
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Masters Degree and a minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience, with at least two years of leadership experience in an inpatient/outpatient nursing environment
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support