Nursing Administrator, Manager - Wellstar Medical Group Musculoskeletal Clinics

Job Summary

The Nursing Administrator Manager is a registered professional nurse who provides clinical leadership, guidance, and support to nursing and clinical team members, including Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs), across multiple Wellstar Medical Group (WMG) practices and service lines. This role partners with physicians, operational leaders, and clinical staff to advance patient safety, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and clinical excellence throughout the ambulatory care setting.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Exemplary Practice and Outcomes

• Promotes staff competency in clinical care delivery
• Leads clinical policy development and workflow standardization to support practice at the top of licensure
• Supports system and WMG patient safety and quality/value initiatives by working with Manager Regional RNs and physician leadership to implement in practices
• Serves as a clinical staff safety advocate to promote a safe practice environment for all clinicians
• Holds self and staff to the highest professional standards and serves as a role model for professional nursing practice and nursing leadership
• Successfully employs change management strategies and instills curiosity to explore new knowledge and ideas

Collaboration and Partnership

• Works collaboratively and as a team member with medical group leadership
• Partners with Human Resources to achieve desired organizational culture, staffing and workforce metrics
• Fosters positive working relationships between staff and physicians across the Health System
• Fosters a culture that focuses on patient satisfaction, safety, customer service, staff participation, collaboration, motivation, and effective communication

Evidence Based Practice and Research

• Promotes evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing
• Partners with physicians and operational leaders in the analysis and decision making process in the evaluation and implementation of new patient care products and services
• Effectively identifies areas of risk and proactively works to ensure compliance and safety standards
• Applies the effective use of data and evidence to support decision making for safe and ethical patient care

Learning and Professional Development

• Creates opportunities for self, Manager Regional RNs, and clinical staff to grow professionally
• Develops and supports ongoing learning needs for clinical support staff
• Coordinates efforts with Organizational Learning to support annual and new hire clinical competency requirements for clinical staff
• Represents the organization positively to the community and serves on committees and task forces as needed

Resources and Support

• Engages staff in decision-making via shared governance processes
• Partners with others to promote relationship-based care delivery systems that support patient centered care and service excellence
• Analyzes and manages financial resources
• Uses lean and other quality skills to reduce waste and improve performance of clinical systems of care
• Integrates marketing and communication strategies to advance practices/service line and organization as a whole