Clinical Nurse Manager Renal/General Medicine

Department:

35215 Advocate Condell Medical Center - Telemetry: Tower 5

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

5 days a week

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance of efficient and effective departmental operations.
  •  Facilitates and ensures smooth coordination of department services with other departments.
  •  Identifies internal and external customer needs and ensures provision of services to meet those needs.
  •  Ensures that the work schedule is planned, implemented and monitored according to departmental policy.
  •  Ensures the availability of necessary staff, supplies and equipment.
  •  Ensures that all emergency equipment and supplies are maintained and monitored per protocol and are utilized appropriately to meet all standards of care.
  •  Contributes to completion of information to ensure that data entry of patient information and charges is accurate.
  •  Monitors and assesses department safety procedures to ensure patient, visitor and staff safety.
• Hires and schedules staff to maintain appropriate staffing coverage of the department.
  •  Provides coaching, counseling and disciplinary action as appropriate in a timely manner, holding associates accountable for clinical and behavioral expectations.
  •  Terminates employees with approval of Director of Nursing and Human Resources.
  •  Schedules regular staff meetings and facilitates dissemination of information, utilizing all available resources.
  •  Participates in the review, restructuring and recommendation of programs and practices designed to improve morale, associates attitudes, staff development, working conditions and communication for all employees.
  •  Fosters and maintains an environment of empowerment and supports effective shared decision making. Mentors staff to achieve professional development goals and professional services.
  •  Supports staff in the understanding of changes in health care and encourages a creative response to those changes, understands and implements the dynamics of change management.
  •  Evaluates position control form and hires appropriate staff to meet department needs.
  •  Monitors and assures the provision of a comprehensive orientation for all new employees, in collaboration with the Education Department.
  •  Conducts performance reviews on time.
• Develops and implements educational activities.
  •  Responsible for monitoring and assessing staff developmental needs to ensure competence.
  •  Identifies individual/departmental educational needs. Facilitates education in-services in coordination with the Education Department.
  •  Provides training and/or arranges opportunities to address educational needs of department.
  •  Facilitates information in ALEX is completed.
  •  Fosters an environment for staff development and professional growth.
  •  Assures mandatory education is completed by associates.
  •  Researches and implements changes in evidenced-based practice to facilitate updated practice standards yearly.
• Responsible for monitoring of departmental budget.
  •  Documents all variances and provides an action plan to support realignment with budget.
  •  Exercises cost control by utilization of all data provided to monitor, evaluate and adjust actual expenses as compared to budget.
  •  Monitors and assures efficient utilization of human resources, supplies and equipment.
  •  Monitors daily patient charges to maintain maximum reimbursement.
  •  Develops department budget with Director of Nursing
• Responsible for monitoring and implementing continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
  •  Identifies CQI project opportunities.
  •  Collects, reports and maintains appropriate data.
  •  Identifies develops and implements action plans for corrective measures.
  •  Participates in interdisciplinary CQI teams.
  •  Develops and promotes staff involvement in the CQI process.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agency guidelines and standards of care
  •  Reviews and revises policies, procedures, and protocols for the department as needed to reflect current standards of care and practice yearly.
  •  Identifie