Travel Nurse RN - Nurse Manager in Sitka, AK

Registered Nurse (RN) | Nurse Manager
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Location:

Sitka, AK
• Agency:
United Health Care Staffing, Inc.
• Pay:
Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
• Shift Information:
Days – 5 days x 8 hours
• Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
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Start Date:

ASAP

Travel Nurse Source  is working with United Health Care Staffing, Inc. to find a qualified Nurse Manager RN in Sitka, Alaska, 99836.

• Provide day to day leadership and mentoring to the clinic staff to proactively reduce all barriers to access, standardize consistent processes and improve the patient experience.
• Identify and correct any staff and clinic flow or system issues.
• Mentor staff and constantly seek feedback from nursing and other clinic staff and providers.
• Hold regular clinic meetings to promote staff engagement, consistency, and improve clinic quality, safety, efficiency and patient experience.
• Act as an overall clinic leader to improve specialty & surgery clinic services.

• Recruit, orient, and mentor staff.
• Provide for professional growth and development of nursing and clinic staff.
• Orient personnel concerning all new policies, procedures, routines and operating new equipment.
• Address employee relations issues timely with the help of the Specialty Director, as needed.
• Direct and supervise nursing and clinic staff where indicated in assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients to assure the highest quality of patient care is being provided.
• Oversee annual competencies for all nursing and clinic staff.
• Responsible for the maintenance of certifications and licenses, and systematic evaluation of Nursing Services QI/QA activities.
• Assure daily clinic staffing is adequate.
• Promote outstanding quality customer service through teamwork and communication.

• Establish and maintain supplies for clinic.
• Recommend purchase of new or replacement equipment.
• Maintain constant Joint Commission readiness for relevant areas including making sure policies, processes and the care environment are in compliance.
• Maintain annual competencies including safety and infection control requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including special projects deemed necessary to provide comprehensive health services.

• Associate's degree in Nursing
• Bachelor's degree preferred

• 5 years of varied clinical nurse experience including 1 year in the ambulatory care environment
• 2 years of supervisory/managerial experience in the health care field

• A valid, current, full, and unrestricted RN license in the State of Alaska OR licensed in another State and obtain Alaska license within 6 months of hire
• Active BLS
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years
• Manager Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years