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Patient Care Manager - Resource & Capacity Management, Wound Care

Advocate Health · Sheboygan, WI

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Tell me about a time you managed both a wound care service line and a staffing pool with competing demands on your time. How did you decide what got your attention first?

ability to prioritize across genuinely different clinical operations rather than treat them as one job

Describe a situation where you had to hold a shared governance council member accountable for something they weren't doing. What did you say to them?

whether they can enforce structure and accountability without damaging the relationship, which shared governance requires

Tell me about the last corrective action or termination you had to carry out. What was the situation and how did you handle the conversation?

comfort and skill with the harder side of people management, not just hiring and coaching

Tell me about a time your department's patient satisfaction or engagement scores were falling short of target. What did you actually change?

whether they can move from noticing a metric problem to executing a fix, not just monitoring dashboards

Give me an example of a time you brought an evidence-based practice change to a unit that was resistant to changing how they worked.

skill translating evidence into adopted practice, which is a named responsibility, not just clinical knowledge

Technical

What productivity or labor management standards have you used to set staffing patterns, and how did you know they were actually working?

concrete knowledge of labor benchmarking tools, not just familiarity with the term

How have you prepared a unit for a Joint Commission survey, and what did you find when you actually audited practice against policy?

hands-on regulatory compliance experience versus theoretical knowledge of TJC standards

Walk me through how you would build an operating budget for this department, and tell me about a time you had to cut or defend spending mid-year.

real budget ownership experience, since this role controls both operating and capital budgets

What's your experience managing patients across a wide age range, from pediatric to geriatric, and how does that change how you deploy float staff?

whether they can operationalize the age-specific care requirement rather than just acknowledge it

Situational

Walk me through how you would staff a float pool across a 24-hour period when you've got call-ins on two different units at once.

whether the candidate has a real method for resource allocation under pressure versus just reacting shift to shift

A physician wants to expand a wound care service and thinks it could bring in new referrals. How would you evaluate whether that's worth pursuing?

business judgment around new service development and revenue, since the job explicitly includes this

If a nurse on the float pool tells you she feels like she's being sent to units she's not comfortable working on, what do you do?

how they balance staffing needs against safety, competency, and staff trust in a float model specifically

How do you typically resolve conflict between nursing staff and another department or medical staff when you're acting as the go-between?

liaison and conflict resolution skill called out directly in the posting

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The full job description

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Department: 34102 AMC Sheboygan County - Nursing Float Pool Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Manager of Float Pool and Wound Care (HOD) at AMCSC. M-Fri, flexibility to see weekend/off shift teammates periodically Pay Range: $51.05 - $76.60 Major Responsibilities: • Coordinates and manages all resources necessary to provide optimal nursing care, including availability of staff resources, patient care supplies and automated patient care systems. Effectively manages resources through systems management and coordinates system issues to assure optimal patient care. • Maintains an optimal level of productivity, based on the coordination of efficient 24-hour staffing and scheduling patterns and labor management standards. • Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by department staff by using standards of practice, patient outcomes and other quality indicators to include peer review, incident reports, use of policies and procedures, evaluation of equipment, supplies and products; ensures appropriate resources are available for department performance improvement initiatives. • Develops service strategies and monitors service levels against indicators to demonstrate improvement in customer and patient satisfaction. Coordinates and integrates services with other areas. • Maintains and promotes effective relationships with and between patients, families, department staff, other departments, medical staff and their support staff, other health care facilities and vendors. Acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staffs as necessary. • Facilitates evidence-based nursing by creating an environment that encourages utilization of evidence in practice and decision-making to maintain quality, cost and customer service; ensures integration of evidence in congruence with departmental, organizational, and strategic goals. • Participates in shared governance councils and provides feedback as requested. Makes recommendations for changes in nursing practice to shared governance councils and promotes new approaches and concepts. Supports shared governance by holding staff accountable and by monitoring and counseling department representative(s) to ensure role compliance. • Responsible for attaining and maintaining department's compliance with the Joint Commission (TJC) on Accreditation and other regulatory bodies. • Develops and communicates change initiatives. Achieves care management targets in area(s) of responsibility and achieves target improvements in employee engagement. Plans for staffing needs appropriately meeting established productivity benchmarks and achieves patient loyalty targets • Assists physicians and other departments with development of new services, identifying potential new sources of revenue and/or assisting in the marketing of existing and new programs. • Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale. • Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives. • Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business. • Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: • Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices. Education Required: • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Experience Required: • Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing that includes experiences in multiple areas. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing a staff and budgets in a nursing environment at the supervisory/management level. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facilities policies and procedures. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with conflict resolution. • Strong aptitude in human resource management. • Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously. • Sound decision making and critical thinking skills. • Proficient in use of computers, software, and other electronic systems. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during work shift. • Occasionally required to lift over 50 lbs. with assistance. • Required to use foot pedals on carts or machines. • Must have functional sight and hearing. • Exposed to the following hazards on a continuous basis: mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, blood and body fluids. • Required to wear gloves, goggles and gowns on an as-needed basis. • Operates equipment essential to performing the duties of the job. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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