Nurse Manager

Citizens Health is recruiting a registered nurse to work full-time as the Emergency Department Manager or the Acute care Manager.

Our Mission: Enhancing the lives of those we serve.

About Us: Citizens Health is a community based, private, not-for-profit organization. It is comprised of:

Citizens Medical Center - a 25 bed critical access hospital

Family Center for Health Care - an outpatient rural health clinic

Prairie Senior - a skilled nursing facility

Citizens Clubhouse - an onsite childcare center that cares for children 6 weeks to school age for our workforce

Citizens Medical Equipment - our durable medical equipment business

Palace Drug Store - our outpatient pharmacy

We strive to be progressive, dependable and knowledgeable, while providing compassionate, evidence-based care to the residents of northwest Kansas.

Location: 100 E College Ave, Colby, Kansas

Position Information:

The General Nursing Manager provides clinical and administrative leadership for the assigned nursing department(s), supporting safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this role oversees daily operations, staffing, team performance, resource utilization, regulatory readiness, and continuous quality improvement. The manager partners with providers, interdisciplinary teams, and hospital leadership to advance the Citizens Health mission.

Days: the department is staffed 365 days a year

Pay Range: Dependent upon experience.

What you’ll do:

Clinical Leadership & Quality Care

• Provide day-to-day leadership for assigned nursing services, promoting evidence-based practice, clinical competence, and consistent standards of care.
• Support clinical decision-making, address patient care concerns promptly, and serve as an accessible resource to nursing associates.
• Monitor patient safety, infection prevention, documentation quality, and care outcomes; lead improvements based on identified opportunities.

Staff Management & Development

• Participate in recruitment, hiring, orientation, mentoring, retention, and professional development of assigned nursing associates.
• Manage staffing plans, schedules, timekeeping, performance evaluations, coaching, and corrective actions in coordination with Human Resources and nursing leadership.
• Build an inclusive, respectful, accountable team culture that supports engagement, communication, and professional growth.

Operational Oversight

• Develop department goals, workflows, staffing processes, and performance measures aligned with organizational priorities and patient needs.
• Monitor departmental budgets, productivity, supply utilization, equipment needs, and resource allocation in collaboration with finance and support departments.
• Maintain readiness for applicable CMS, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, licensing, accreditation, and hospital policy requirements.

Communication & Collaboration

• Act as liaison among nursing associates, providers, ancillary departments, patients and families, and hospital leadership.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care coordination, committees, quality and safety reviews, and emergency preparedness activities.
• Communicate changes in policies, procedures, staffing expectations, and organizational priorities in a timely and consistent manner.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Chief Nursing Officer.

What you bring to the table:

• Required:
• Current, unrestricted Kansas RN license or applicable multistate compact RN license.
• Maintain BLS and other certifications required for the assigned department and clinical responsibilities (which may include ACLS, PALS, TNCC, NRP, or other specialty credentials).
• Five years of clinical nursing experience preferred, including charge nurse, supervisory, or leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and develop nursing teams in a hospital setting.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, organizational, and conflict-resolution skills.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; graduate degree in nursing or healthcare administration a plus.
• Prior nursing management experience, particularly in a rural or critical access hospital, preferred.

To be successful within our organization you will need to:

• Self-starter who takes initiative, is open minded and a team player
• Maintain a positive attitude with good energy
• Create a positive, supportive working atmosphere
• Display integrity and accountability
• Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions and strives for self-improvement
• Adhere to organization policies and procedures
• Arrive at work on time and when scheduled
• Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and ingenuity in performing job tasks
• Demonstrate professional conduct and maintains professional appearance
• Demonstrate behavior that reflects the image of the institution
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment

Typical Working Conditions:

Requires sitting at a desk while answering the telephone, placing phone calls and scheduling appointments on a computer.

Available Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance available
• Pre-Tax and Roth Contributions
• Automatic 6% salary deferral upon employment
• Regular and matching contributions after one-year and 1,000 hours worked
• Provide Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Full-time coverage - equal to two times employees annual income
• Part-time coverage - one-time annual income
• Differential and Certification Pay
• Eligible employees receive shift, weekend and holiday differential pay
• Other Benefits
• On-site child care services
• Funeral leave
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent, Medical and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts
• The Standard Group Insurance
• Discounted membership rate for MASA
• Many More!

Citizens Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or discharge history, or any other characteristic protected by law.

I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for CMCI to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either CMCI or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of CMCI has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

Citizens Medical Center, Inc. implements a Drug Free Workplace Program. Drug testing is required of applicants in accordance with relevant laws.

If you need assistance to complete this application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process, please notify the Human Resources Department (785) 460-4842, or visit their office located at 100 E. College Drive in the Annex building. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.