Nursing Management Resume

Nurse managers are registered nurses with substantial experience and organizational skills in directing the patient-care services at hospitals, medical centers, private clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Apart from supervising the staff, they are expected to perform various administrative duties associated with the hospital. Depending on your qualification or certificate, you may work for managerial post in clinical, nursing care, or geriatric department. The primary responsibilities in this role include maintaining sufficient operating staff, forming budgets for expenditure, ensuring patients are addressed, and supervising overall operations to avoid unforeseen circumstances. The traits like nursing expertise, ability to gel well with the team, leadership, exceptional organizational, and nursing skills must be highlighted in your resume for this position.

Nursing Management Resume Sample

Dorothy K. Arnold
2525 Brownton Road
Greenwood, MS 38903
Phone: 427-872-9482
Email: dorothy.arnold@anymail.com

Career Summary:

Highly skilled and detailed-oriented Clinical Nurse Manager with 7+ years of experience in the domain. Strong background in supervising nursing staff, overseeing inventory stock, coordinating schedules, and recruiting. Ability to document, and implement medical center's policies for improving efficiency to provide quality service.

Summary of Skills:

Capable of overseeing the performance of registered nurses, LPN, clinical nurses, medical assistants and assigning duties
Adept at observing duties handled by clinical staff, and preparing accurate performance reports for appraisals
Proficiency in developing departmental budgets, and overseeing medicine inventory maintenance to keep sufficient drugs stock
Preparing staffing plans for the shifts, and work schedules for 100+ clinical nurses
Ability to review documentation, and ensure appropriate patient screenings
Adept at prioritizing deadlines, and conducting regular medical audits to assure quality measures were being followed
Responsible to hire, train, supervise, and monitor work of clinical staff in charge of chronically ill patients
Strong organizational and communication skills

Work Experience:

Clinical Nurse Manager
Langone Hospital, Greenwood, MS
January 2017 – Present

Evaluating the performances of 200+ nursing staff, and providing feedback by mentoring the areas for improvement to give quality healthcare service
Developing department wise budgets to maintain the inventory of medicines, instrument stock, and repair work for equipment throughout the hospital
Supervising a team of Registered nurses, LPNs, medical assistants, and non-nursing staff to provide effective healthcare services to 1000+ patients
Efficiently coordinating the specialist prescribed treatment plans by assigning individual tasks within the nursing staff according to expertise, and competencies
Organizing workshops and seminars from eminent medical practitioners about trending topics of the domain to provide educational knowledge
Conducting interviews, performance evaluation,s and hiring the best candidates during nursing recruitment

Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager
RHA Health Services, Greenwood MS
March 2015 – December 2016

Adjusted patient-nurse ratio depending on overall patient census, and delegated responsibilities by following protocols
Developed and implemented multidisciplinary approach to provide effective patient care increasing clients by 23% that was later adopted by other hospitals
Took responsibility to supervise overall operations of 34-bed unit oncology department, and scheduled chemotherapy sessions for the patient as instructed by the specialist
Managed wound care, telepathy, and disease management programs by coordinating skilled care for more than 1500 patients in a quarter
Developed effective interaction between physicians, specialists, and nursing staff to assure continuity, and collaboration in delivering of optimal healthcare service

Assistant Clinical Nurse Manager
Inova Healthcare System, Itta Bena, MS
August 2013 – February 2015

Ensured continuity of patient care by assigning duties to registered nurses, and LPNs depending on their domain and competencies
Worked closely with nursing team to identify interdisciplinary activities, and prepared schedules to assure excellent internal communication among the medical staff
Initiated execution of effective plans to measure core metrics during blood donations, and assessed vital parameters that reduced infections in the bloodstream of patients by 89%
Supervised specialized care for patients taking treatment for major illness issues ,including acute asthma, hypertension, cystic fibrosis, hepatitis, depression and tuberculosis
Demonstrated exceptional managerial skills, and expertise to ensure smooth functioning of the medical center 24x7
Designed and implemented patient incentive program which increased clients by 43%

Registered Nurse
Inova Healthcare System, Itta Bena, MS
June 2010 – July 2013

Assisted physicians in treatment of long-term patients, and promoted independence by outlining patient care goals to patient, family or friends by informing about medication process
Protected patients from contagious infections, and viruses by implementing preventive measures post surgeries, and monitored vital parameters every 3 hours
Maintained nursing supplies inventory by keeping a check on the drugs stock, and arranged for the repairs of medical instruments or special equipment
Collaborated with the nursing staff to maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with the health center's policies
Identified care requirements for patients in childcare department by establishing great personal rapport with 10+ kids

Education:

Master's Degree in Healthcare Management
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS
2010

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS
2008

Certifications:

Certified in Executive Nursing Practice, 2015
Registered Nurse, State of Mississippi, 2010

Reference:

On request.