Nurse Manager

TITLE: Manager of Family Birth Suites / Nurse Manager / RN

Location: Kingman, KS

Now is your chance to join a hospital where they are committed to building healthcare teams whose care exceeds the expectations of their patients and community and are looking for individuals who share the same values.

Would you like to work in a facility that serves several counties and can offer small town living with lots of outdoor activities to create a work life balance and be within distance of a larger city?

If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Manages, supervises, and coordinates the operations of the Family Birth Suites. Provides nursing services to women during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum period.
  • Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards.
  • Adheres to Simply the Best Standards of Performance.
  • Selects, schedules, assigns staff, adjusting hours and shifts as necessary.
  • Coordinates the orientation new staff. Assures that training and education needs of staff are met.
  • Coordinates unit activities and the work assignments of staff members.
  • Evaluates activities of unit to ensure patient care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates unit policies, goals, and objectives.
  • Participates in the development and modifications of unit programs.
  • Participates in infection control, utilization review, and quality assessment activities and analysis.
  • Interprets and enforces department and institution policies. Inspects and monitors for cleanliness.
  • Investigates and resolves complaints or refers unusual problems to a superior.
  • Arranges and organizes daily and monthly department schedules.
  • Engages in studies and investigations related to improving delivery of services.
  • Conducts staff meetings to discuss new or modified procedures, policies, procedures within departments of area of responsibilities, at least 10 times annually, providing documentation of minutes within 2 weeks.
  • Assists areas of responsibility in preparation and maintenance of State and Federal surveys.
  • Assures compliance with regulatory guidelines appropriate for areas of responsibility. (i.e., OSHA, State, Federal, etc.)
  • Serves on various hospital committees.

Requirements

  • Must be an RN with the state of Kansas or able to obtain.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of nursing.
  • 5+ years of recent experience in related clinical area of nursing (LDRP). OB experience required. 3+ years of nursing management.
  • BLS, ACLS, NRP, Fetal Monitoring, and STABLE certified.

Benefits

  • Position is full time.
  • Salary range is $36 hr - $50 hr dependent on years of experience.
  • A full benefit package is offered and a relocation/sign-on bonus is possible.

Additional info: Facility is acute care hospital under 50 beds and not for profit. The current manager is retiring in the spring. Will supervise 10 people (9 are Full‑time). 6 Family Birthing Suites. Average 220 births a year.

If you're a dedicated Nurse seeking a rewarding career in a supportive healthcare environment, look no further. Join us outside of Wichita, KS, and become part of our exceptional team dedicated to providing top‑notch care to our community. Apply now and take the next step in your career journey!

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...