All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

·  Benefits from Day One
·  Paid Days Off from Day One
·  Student Loan Repayment Program
·  Career Development
·  Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
·  Mental Health Resources and Support 

Our promise to you: 

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding thattogetherwe are even better. 

Schedule:Full Time 

Shift:Days

Location:2500 Harbor Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL33952 

The community you’ll be caring for:AdventHealth Port Charlotte

·  AdventHealth Port Charlotte, we care for the whole you in body, mind and spirit.
·  We’re honored to bring our leading-edge care and state-of-the-art technology to Florida’s Suncoast.
· Our 254-bed full-service facility offers emergency care, a primary stroke center, orthopedics and the only licensed obstetric and pediatric units in Charlotte County. 

The role you’ll contribute: 

The nurse manager is responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating the management & clinical practice activities for the nursing unit(s) under his/her charge. He/she assumes 24 hour accountability by setting measurable goals and objectives so that optimum quality patient care is delivered and staff is developed to exert care in a professional and caring manner.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

·  Responsible for managing all personnel on nursing unit(s). * Conducts interviews and hires best qualified candidate to fill vacancies. Candidates can be new employees or transfers within the facilities. * Follows all hiring policies and collaborates with, Human Resources and education to facilitate hiring and orientation. * Maintains high levels of employee engagement and job performance by providing recognition and opportunities for learning. * Performs annual employee appraisals on all unit staff. * Ensures that staff clearly understands expectations. * Identifies needed areas of improvement throughout year. * Coaches/counsels/disciplines employees when appropriate in a professional, objective and timely manner. * Identifies problems, investigates incidents & failure to comply with Policy & Procedures. * Collaborates with Director to determine disciplinary action and action plans for improvement. * Keeps anecdotal notes on staff.
·  Promotes professional growth of staff. * Identifies strengths and weakness. * Utilizes strengths to increase self-esteem and growth. * Provides growth/educational opportunities for staff. * Identifies education needs of staff and collaborates with educational department for program development. * Provides an environment conducive to learning for staff and for nursing students.
·  Demonstrates creative and safe staffing management. * Develops unit schedule within budgetary limitations, while balancing staff to provide safe and effective levels of care and distributes at least 10 days before start date. * Identifies and implements creative staffing to meet need of unit within productivity limits. * Collaborates with peers and staff coordinator regarding distribution of personnel throughout nursing departments. * Makes rounds to assess nursing skill mix and assignments in relation to patient acuity and care needs.
·  Maintains productivity level. * Articulates concept of nursing hours per patient day and approved targets. * Explains/justifies variances in HPPD based on unit variables. * Maximizes productivity and quality of patient care within established target hours. * If applicable, utilizes acuity system to provide appropriate nursing care hours. * Develops teamwork within staff. * Supports networking and cooperation with other units and departments to provide quality care for patients.
·  Ensure that Quality Patient Care is provided on units. * Maintains knowledge of scope of practice of all staff as defined by State Board of Nursing and hospital Policy & Procedure. * Assures patient care assignments are made according to competency and acuity. * Complies with all regulatory agency requirements. * Ensures staff procedures within the scope of practice as applicable to the ages of the patients served on unit. * Makes patient rounds on routine basis to assess, problem solve, and provide customer service. * Assures adherence to policies and procedures regarding delivery of patient care is complete. * Ensures complete documentation of assessment, intervention and evaluation of patient care. * Ensures staff is competent to care for patients on unit. * Monitors nursing care on off shifts on a regular basis.