Nurse Manager- Medical Unit 3/Full Time/Day Shift/Riverside Methodist Hospital

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Job Description Summary:

Accountable to lead and support the patient care staff and manage overall unit operations. Responsible for the continuous improvement of services provided, team development initiatives, professional practice through measurable outcomes. The focus will be on customer service, clinical quality, quality of work life for the staff and financial performance. Impalements strategies that foster a progressive and safe environment for patients and staff. Supports all staff on a unit, so they can effectively take care of patients.

Responsibilities And Duties:

30% Patient Care
Assumes accountability for ongoing delivery of patient care during all operating hours; maintains a broad awareness of daily operations to guide patient care delivery; assures application of the nursing process by Registered Nurses in the clinical setting assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation ; assures documentation of patient care in the medical record. Uses data from various sources to initiate continuous quality improvement at the unit level. Coordinates nursing care in collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care. Accountable for nursing practice in a safe environment. Participates in process improvement activities and root cause analysis investigations.
30%
Operations and Personnel Management
1. Develops and is responsible for annual operational and capital budget. Manages resources to remain within established budget and controls materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for unit operations. Ensures that budget and program objectives are met.
2. Develops budgeted fiscal year staffing plans. Develops, maintains, and evaluates effectiveness of position control i.e. development of labor budget, determination of FTEs, scheduling FTEs and final approval to ensure compliance with staff plan .
3. Ensures provision of qualified human resources to identified patient care needs; develops, coordinates and approves staffing time schedules, considering scope of practice, competencies, patient needs, and staff competency.
4. Responsible for recruitment, selection, retention and evaluation of personnel. Ensures appropriate orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional growth and development of personnel.
5. Effectively evaluates performance of personnel. Advocates work environment that minimizes work-related illness or injury.
6. Assesses impact of, and plans strategies to address, diversity, ethics and the changing needs of society. Strives to provide a workforce reflecting population diversity. Ensures delivery of culturally competent care and healthy, safe working environment.
7. Uses information systems to retrieve, implement, and retain essential records and services.
15% Leadership
1. Facilitates development of leadership activities and promotes staff and self-attendance at meetings and educational programs. Actively participates in organizational committees and decision making.
2. Provides input into executive level decisions; keeps staff informed of executive level activities.
3. Facilitates atmosphere of participative management and development of collegial relationships among nursing staff; ensures registered nurse participation in decision making at the unit level. Participates on Shared Governance Councils. Serves as a link between nursing staff and other health care disciplines, both within and outside of organized nursing services. Actively participates in interdepartmental relationship building.
4. Participates in nursing policy formation and decision making. Identifies methods to achieve and monitor compliance with requirements of regulatory organizations.
5. Participates in renovation and project management.
6. Actively participates in service line growth and practice innovation.
7. Actively participates in strategic planning activities.
15% Professional Development
1. Contributes to development of self and staff through educational programs to meet identified learning needs and through written