
RN - Med/Surg Manager
Centerville, IAFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The RN - Med/Surg Manager coordinates departmental goals and nursing care delivery with the Vice President of Patient Services and providers. The role manages personnel, supports staff development and education, oversees designated education and staffing functions, and directs quality management activities. It is accountable for departmental budgets and quality, service, people, finance, and growth goals, and coordinates preparation for regulatory surveys.
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Full job description
Employment Type: Full timeShift:
Description: Essential Key Job Responsibilities
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Coordinates with Vice President of Patient Services and providers in formulating departmental goals and designing, implementing, directing, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care and delivery of services in designated departments.
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Coordinates activities intra-departmentally and inter-departmentally with other service areas of the organization.
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Manages personnel in the most effective and cost-efficient manner. Responsible for the recruitment, selection, transfer, training, scheduling and performance management.
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Is visible and actively participates in the development of staff.
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Provides regular education and in service to staff.
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Provides supervision of Diabetic Education, Patient Education/Transition Nurse and Staffing Coordinator.
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Supports, enforces and positively models the principles of MercyOne’s Core Values and Actions.
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Responsible for established departmental budgets to achieve stated goals.
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Plans, directs, and monitors quality management activities in assigned departments to identify, study and address nursing care challenges. Accountable for achievement of quality, service, people, finance and growth goals.
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Takes appropriate independent action, addresses issues proactively, engages in problem solving, generates new ideas and solutions, seeks out new responsibilities and acts on opportunities for self-development.
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Coordinates preparation efforts for regulatory surveys.
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Other duties assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications Required Education – Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 3 years leadership experience OR minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the discipline OR Master’s Degree and no experience
Required Licensure and Certifications - BLS, ACLS
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities MEDICAL/SURGICAL, PEDIATRICS, GERIATRICS
PREFERRED Qualifications PALS
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 58,843 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Iowa median$74–103K/yr50 salary ranges
- Iowa median$36–38/hr257 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,519 open Registered Nurse jobs in Iowa and 58,843 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health (this employer)568 open
- UnityPoint Health190 open
- Care Initiatives160 open
- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,630 postings).
- Education
- 4,351 of the 58,843 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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