Registered Nurse Clinical Manager - 6 Harmony

POSITION SUMMARY
The Clinical Manager ensures expert nursing care delivery providing staff education, consultation, evidence-based clinical practice, and leadership.
 
The Clinical Manager supervises staff in their daily activities to ensure the delivery of care according to established departmental policies and procedures. This position assists the Clinical Director with resolving staff issues, participating in performance reviews, monitoring budgetary practices, preparing staff schedules, developing and implementing performance improvement activities and orienting new employees to the unit.
 
The Clinical Manager serves as a key communicator for organizational updates, policy changes and education needs. This position establishes and maintains communication with physicians and other professionals to promote mutual understanding of problems and plans of care.
 
This position supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service, participating in performance improvement efforts and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required. Bachelor's in nursing or Allied Health required, Master's degree preferred.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey. BLS required. National Certification in specialty preferred.
EXPERIENCE: Meets qualifications as outlined for specialty. 3 years clinical experience required within specialty. Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as leadership skills required. Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents within position will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required for this position within 30-60 days from date of hire.

SPECIALITY EXPERIENCE ADVANCED CERTIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS
Emergency Room
Mainland and Kessler Satellite 2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred. ACLS, and PALS or ENPC
Emergency Room
City 2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 2 years emergency room experience preferred. TNCC, ACLS, and PALS or ENPC
Labor and Delivery 2-4 years labor and delivery experience required. NPR (NALS), required
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Intermediate Care Unit 2-4 years neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience required. NPR (NALS), required
Mother/Baby Unit 2-4 years mother/baby experience preferred. NPR (NALS), required
Operating Room Minimum 1 year medical/surgical experience desired; 1-2 years operating room experience required. CNOR required.
Critical Care 2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years critical care experience preferred. ACLS required
CCRN preferred
Medical/Surgical 1-2 years medical/surgical experience preferred. None
Dialysis 1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years dialysis experience preferred. ACLS preferred but not required
Psychiatry 1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years psychiatry experience preferred. Crisis intervention experience preferred for PIP.
Certified Prevention Intervention annual education preferred.


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SPECIALITY EXPERIENCE ADVANCED CERTIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS
Pediatrics 1-2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years pediatric experience strongly preferred.
PALS required
Interventional Radiology 2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 interventional experience preferred. Critical Care experience preferred.
ACLS required; PALS required within 1 yr of hire/transfer
Cath Lab 1-2 years critical care, emergency room or telemetry experience required; 1 year cath-lab experience preferred.
ACLS required
Trauma 2-4 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years trauma experience preferred. ACLS, TNCC required
Oncology 1 --2 years medical/surgical experience preferred. Chemotherapy experience preferred. Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire
Cancer Center 3 years of clinical Oncology Specialty experience required. Chemotherapy certification within 1 year from date of hire
Endoscopy Minimum 2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 yrs. endoscopy, telemetry and critical care experience preferred. ACLS is preferred, CGRN preferred, CER (or CFER) preferred.
Cardiac Diagnostic
1 --2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years critical care experience preferred. ACLS is required
Central Monitoring 1 --2 years medical/surgical experience required; 1-2 years critical care experience preferred.
Advanced level of dysrhythmia interpretation required. ACLS is required

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SPECIALITY EXPERIENCE ADVANCED CERTIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS
Cardiovascular ICU 2-4 years critical care experience required. 2-4 years cardiovascular ICU experience preferred. ACLS required;