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Discover a Career of Faith and Healing: For over 70 years, Sioux Center Health has served patients with Jesus’ healing ministry. With eight locations located in Sioux Center, Iowa and surrounding communities, we take great pride in providing superior care in our state-of-the-art facilities.

A Career that You Will Love: There’s no other way to say it: You will love working here. Between our strong mission and our great people, we have nurtured a pretty exceptional culture at Sioux Center Health.

A Chance to Make a Difference: Working with us means making a real difference in the lives of our community members. Your talents and your passions are truly appreciated here. In addition to the service we provide, Sioux Center Health also supports our community with sponsored programs and events, and other volunteer work. If this is your passion, you need to consider joining our team driven to provide quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.

Position Highlights:

At Sioux Center Health, our people are the heart of everything we do. Guided by a strong mission and a commitment to exceptional care, we've built a stable, thriving organization where employees make a meaningful difference. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in the recognition we have earned. Sioux Center Health has been named a Top Workplace in Iowa, received Best of the Northwest honors in 13 categories—including Best Place to Work—and earned a Five-Star Patient Survey Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We have also been recognized as a Chartis Top 100 Critical Access Hospital and Top Hospital in Iowa. Our Care Center has received the LeadingAge Excellence in Workplace Award, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive environment for both residents and employees. Beyond our organization, you'll find an outstanding community to call home. Sioux County was ranked #4 in the nation among the Healthiest Communities by U.S. News & World Report and CVS Health, reflecting the high quality of life and strong community values that make this region a great place to live, work, and grow.

Summary: 

• The Nurse Manager is responsible for directing, planning, and administering all business functions and activities in the department consistent with State standards.

Managerial Responsibilities: 

• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this department.  Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Departmental Supervision:

• Surgery, CSR Processing

Education and/or Experience:  

• Graduate from a CCNE or NLN accredited nursing program is strongly preferred. Graduate from an approved nursing program is acceptable. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. Two years related experience preferred. Bi-lingual experience preferred.

Certificate, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Iowa and/or meeting the requirements of Multi-state licensure required. CPR, PALS, ACLS, Chemo/Bio certification, CRCST (sterilization certification) required within 6 months of hire date. Nursing specialty certification preferred. Additional certifications may be required to meet the patient care population needs.

Essential Functions:

• Develops and monitors operating and capital budgets for the department.
• Plans, directs, supervises, and evaluates the patient care activity.
• Responsible for maintaining qualified clinical staff along with coordinating the scheduling process  working collaboratively with Resource Nurses and Schedulers to maintain appropriate acuity staffing levels which maximize quality and unit efficiency.
• Responsible for the quality improvement activity and dashboard measures of the department.
• Responsible for the development and evaluation of standards, policies, and procedures for the department.
• Assess supply and equipment needs for the department. 
• Responds to and provides direction for changing workloads and stressful situations.
• Coordinates the department CMS and CAH quality measures by reading, abstracting and recording key patient clinical findings for data base.
• Maintains and implements updates for EMR.
• Responsible for identifying preceptors for student nurse and monitoring.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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