Registered Nurse Manager

Company Description

International Health and Medical Services delivers customized medical and security risk management and wellbeing solutions to enable our clients to operate safely and effectively in environments far from home. Founded in 1984, we operate in 92 countries providing integrated medical solutions to organizations with international operations. Our innovative technology and medical and security expertise focus on prevention, offering real-time, actionable insights and on-the-ground quality delivery. We provide clinical services to include “hands on” direct care at over 800 sites around the world, many of which include inpatient clinical care capabilities. With 12,000 staff (including 5,200 medical and behavioral health providers) our services include the design, deployment, and operation of healthcare solutions including freestanding surgical facilities in remote and austere environments, telemedicine consultation through a wide range of virtual modalities, referrals to a global network of more than 100,000 vetted providers, and global aeromedical evacuation. Within our portfolio of companies, International SOS Government Medical Services, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas provides contracted healthcare support to Government defense and civil agencies and government contractors, including support to military exercises and operations, diplomatic missions, natural disasters, and refugee care. To protect your workforce, we are at your fingertips:

Job Description

This position is contingent upon award

International Health and Medical Services is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse Manager to oversee the nursing staff and ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to patients while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. This role includes managing daily operations, addressing clinical issues, and fostering a collaborative environment to promote optimal patient care and staff development.

• Provides direct supervision of nursing staff and oversee all aspects of the nursing program within the facility.
• Manage staff scheduling, coverage for absences, develop and execute orientation and staff training.
• Provide guidance and counseling to staff to maximize performance and adherence to appropriate guidance.
• Provide front line supervision of patient care provided by all nursing staff including nursing assistants, technicians and medical assistants.
• Plan, schedule, assign, and direct nursing care.  Evaluates efforts independently.
• Plan and collaborates patient care interventions with other health care professionals using in-depth knowledge of the specific patient’s status, anticipating physiological and psychological appropriate or adverse responses.
• Evaluate and revise patient treatment plans at appropriate intervals in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Review identified patient records to assess treatment progress, adequacy of record keeping, and implementation of appropriate clinical guidelines.
• Report all major changes of patient status to appropriate providers in a timely manner.
• Meet regularly with multidisciplinary treatment team members to discuss proposed revisions of medical treatment.
• Serve as a liaison while maintaining collaborative relationships with members of other healthcare disciplines.
• Conducts staff in-services on general and complex subjects with improvement of nursing and medical care as expected outcomes.
• Coordinate nursing care with other onsite staff.
• Coordinate the treatment and transport, if necessary, of acutely ill or injured patients.
• Lead the orientation and training of new nursing personnel to protocols, requirements, and the specifics of the patient population.
• Provide appropriate health teaching and counseling to provide reinforcement to minimize protocol deviations.
• Serves as a team member to analyze established protocol practices and identify areas for improvement.
• Participate with developing recommendations for improved efficiency of patient care.
• Assist with program design activities, strategy development, problem resolution, and project implementation.
• Perform duties as a Registered Nurse when required to meet the mission needs of the agency.
• Possess knowledge of a wide range of complex nursing concepts, principles, and practices to perform nursing assessments of considerable diversity to include mental health, medical surgical, ambulatory and emergency nursing care.
• Have knowledge of team building principles.
• Understand staff development and basic adult learner teaching skills.
• Have knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act for the licensing state and the state in which one practices nursing.
• Manage non-compliant patients, special needs populations, and patients with si