Sample Nurse Manager Resume Template

Contact information

In this section you have to include your Name, current home address, Mobile telephone number,
Landline telephone number and your personal email address which is currently used.

• Full name
• Present and permanent addresses
• Telephone numbers
• Email address

Professional or career objective

Your objective is the one that clearly underlines your aims and aspirations in that profession. For
example a Nursing Graduate will have to write an objective which is concise and precisely
speaks about his role that he wants to play in the Organization.

Sample Objective for Nurse Manager

To obtain an executive level management position in the health care industry with emphasis on
administrative and supervisory responsibilities for nursing service and patient care, staff
development, risk management, organizational planning and development, and budget
management.

Career Achievements

If you have any major Career Achievements or any Appreciation then this is the section where
they should be listed. For Example a Nurse Manager can add his/her career achievements like,

• Created course curriculums and involved in offsite Nurse Training.

• Supervised surgical specialty team using VHS criteria software.
• Direct management oversight of 4 Clinical Review Coordinators (RN´s and LVN´s) and
3 Case Managers in UM, 2 Case Managers in the Foster care dedicated unit and a team
Administrative Assistant.
• Received numerous letters of recommendation, and appreciation from patient, and
management.

Experience

Previous work experience plays an important role while applying for a Job and hence it should
be well presented in the resume. Most of the questions during your resume will be related to the
previous job that you had and hence you should be well prepared for it. You should begin with
putting the name of the organization that you worked for, the duration of your work and the post
or the designation at which you were working. After this, you can effectively place points in a
bulleted format that talk about the responsibilities and the achievements that you may have
achieved during your stay at the previous organization. The work experience of an experienced
Nurse Manager applying for a job would look like,

Nurse Manager

Indian Health Plan (IHP), Chennai, 2006-Present

• Responsible for assisting in the management of clinical operations for the Utilization
Management Department, assisting in the coordination of all medical activities involving
UM related functions.
• Responsible for UM and CM to ensure high quality, efficient, healthcare to Members,
maintaining turnaround times, as well as meeting and/or exceeding parameters set by the
Health plan, regulatory guidelines and NCQA.
• Direct oversight of IPA Foster Care program to provide UM and CM services to the 2
county foster care recipients, including supervision of day to day functions, reporting and
participating in Joint Operation Meetings.
• Assisted in reviewing network coverage, ensuring a high quality and extensive network is
in place to meet the needs of Members.
• Worked with IPA manager and other departments to maintain network efficacy, maintain
coverage, monitor quality issues, and provide assistance through in-service or
information to Providers as needed.
• Analyzed utilization, referral and claims information, gathered statistical data,
aggregating and reporting of quarterly, semi-annual, annual evaluations and submit work
plans. Responsible for IPA reporting of UM activity, monthly reporting of denial, appeal,
TAT, UM trends, as well as daily summary of UM activity.
• Sit on Departmental and Interdepartmental committees or meetings, including Utilization
Review Subcommittee, Pharmacy, Claims, and Contracting, QM (Appeals / Grievances),
software and Policy/Procedures.

Nursing Supervisor

South Research and Care, Banglore, 2004-2005

• Direct supervision of 12-14 RN´s as well as Staff assistants.

• Scheduling, auditing, staff performance evaluations, motivation, call center analysis, data
collection, statistical evaluation and interpretation, utilization management to include
QM, medical necessity, location of care and length of stay analysis.
• Developed criteria in conjunction with Physician Advisors for select procedures.
• Process improvement, Process management, project management and goal setting. AMA
Management classes.

RN Care Coordinator

City Hope Medical and Research Center, Banglore, 2000-2003

• Telephonic review and chart review of medical necessity, length and location of care.
 • Surgical specialty review and Case triage for Physician Advisors.
• General nursing responsibilities-ICU.

Education and Certification

The academic details need to be mentioned in a tabulated format with respect to the degrees or
the courses that the candidate would have undertaken in the past. The latest degree or course
comes first followed by the last completed course and hence forth going backwards. For example
a Nurse Manager who has completed post graduation or graduation course is applying for a Job
or to a company or an organization then his/her details would be like,

• B.S(Nursing)

Bangalore College of Nursing, 2000

• Diploma in Nursing Management

Bangalore College of Nursing, 2002

Honors

If you have won any competitions national or international then they could also be highlighted
here. For example a Nurse Manager could lay stress on any exams that he may have given or any
seminars or conferences attended. If you are a part of any honorary society or any nonprofit
organization then that could also be added here.

The honors and the activities section of a Nurse Manager would look like,

• Certified by the American Heart Association.

• Parent Volunteer, Silver Spring Elementary School.
• Professional Memberships of National League for Nursing.
• Attended seminar on Breast Implant Litigation and Effects of Global Settlements on
Physicians.

References

The References are generally required so that your present employer can gauge you through the
eyes of the people who you were associated with or have worked for. So your teachers or college
professors’ details could be placed here. Or your past employer who you would have worked
under can also be used as a reference. Ensure that the people whose names you enter know you
well and do inform them that you are placing their names as reference because many companies
call to confirm. For example the references section of a Nurse Manager could also look like,

Mr.Abc Def

Sr. Manager
Soma Systems

abc@iiijjkk.com

Salary Range of a Nurse Manager

• The average salary received is approximately Rs. 8000 per month. This works out to an
annual pay package of 9600 per annum CTC.
• The salary from an American perspective works out to be $2500 per Month.

Note: This salary may be variable and it may change from organization to organization.

Frequently asked Nurse Manager Interview Question

• Describe your accomplishments in your career.

• What are your greatest strengths?
• What’s your secret to getting your employees/subordinates to follow you?
• How do you motivate employees?
• How do you reward employees?
• Describe your management philosophy and management style.
• Some managers supervise their employees closely, while others use a loose rein. How do
you manage?
• How have you improved as a manager over the years?
• What do you like/dislike most about your current position?
• Describe the difference between being a manager and a leader. …a leader and a follower?
• What do you consider your most significant accomplishments?
• How do you go about securing buy-in from administration? …physicians? …other
department heads? …your own staff?