About Lakewood

Lakewood Health System is a comprehensive rural healthcare system in central Minnesota. Leading the way in providing quality, personalized healthcare for a lifetime, Lakewood prides itself on remaining fiercely independent to prioritize its patients, staff, and communities in all decisions. Voted as one of Star Tribune's Top Workplaces for the third year in a row, we do rural healthcare differently at LHS by providing a solid foundation of family practice providers with access to best-in-class specialty services, all right here at Lakewood. Across the spectrum of life, Lakewood Health System provides compassionate, quality care for the Brainerd Lakes region and beyond.

About the Unit/Department/Team

This Hospital Nursing Department supports the mission, vision and values of Lakewood Health System. We are a 25 bed Critical Access hospital serving Medical, Surgical, and Swing Bed Patients and Families. Our team consists of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Health Unit Coordinators and Nursing Assistants. The Hospital team provides a plan of care based on Provider instruction and Nursing Care Planning to meet patient goals providing optimal care for their health and safety to promote quality of life.

Mission for Position

The manager is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of evidence-based practices and care coordination in the Medical-Surgical, Respiratory Therapy, and Wound Care Departments to ensure all patients receive high-quality, personalized care.

Duties & Responsibilities OR Position Summary

The Med-Surg Nurse Manager organizes, directs, coordinates, implements and evaluates the activities of the units to ensure safe, efficient, therapeutically effective, patient and family centered care. The nurse manager is accountable for the day-to-day operations of the Med-Surg Department, as the leader for all med-surg services including IP, Swing Bed, Respiratory Therapy, and Wound Care to achieve the strategic objectives set forth by the Lakewood Health System.

The Med-Surg Manager is responsible for implementing and sustaining nursing standards of practice, departmental quality measures, monitoring clinical outcomes, patient safety initiatives and the Critical Access Hospital regulations pertaining to clinical practice of the departments involved.

Position Type

Full Time, exempt

Qualifications

• Current MN RN licensure in good standing with the MN Board of Nursing
• BSN preferred or Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Three to five years of current clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting required.
• Able to work independently and take initiative in completion of tasks.
• Project Management Skills

Ideal Candidate

• Ability to lead, collaborate and work well with others
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and coordinate
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers both verbally and in writing

Benefits

Lakewood Health System is growing and looking for great people to join our mission of providing personalized, quality healthcare for a lifetime. At Lakewood, our people are our most valued asset!

• Generous Flex Time Off & Wellness Time Off
• 401K Match
• Annual tuition assistance of $2,000 per year
• Best-in-region employer HSA contributions
• New in 2024 - employer paid premiums for individual-only healthcare coverage!

With ample opportunities for growth within the system and support as you pursue your personal goals, it's safe to say that Lakewood Health System is a great place to launch or continue your career in healthcare!

Next Steps

Interested, but will the schedule work for you?

Have questions on organizational culture, team fit or day-to-day experience?

>>>Contact Sarah Baumgartner to discuss the possibilities further:

Sarah Baumgartner, Executive Director of Nursing
P: 218-894-8505
E: sarahbaumgartner@lakewoodhealthsystem.com

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