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Nurse Manager -Columbus

Columbus, GA

Registered Nurse Manager
West Central Georgia Regional Hospital – Columbus, GA

Job Summary:
Manages, plans, organizes, and directs all nursing activities in assigned facility. Responsible for the quality of nursing care delivered in hospitals, public health facilities, and community-based programs. Directs subordinate supervisors and staff.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
• Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a unit or shift.
• Ensures that staff assess client health problems and needs, develop, and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.
• Oversees the provision and quality of nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients. Advises clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provides case management.
• Supervises and plans work of assigned staff
• Interviews and selects new hires and ensures new hires are properly trained

Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in nursing, nursing administration, public health or directly related field from an accredited college or university AND One year in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university AND Four years of experience as Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse OR Eight years of experience as a Registered Nurse, Two years of which in an environment related to the area of assignment, Three years of which as a supervisor AND current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university
• Four (4) years of experience as Registered Nurse
• Two (2) years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity
• Current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse