Nurse Manager (Inpatient)

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Job Posting Title:

Nurse Manager (Inpatient)

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

Monday - Sunday

12-hour shifts

Night shift - 7p -7a

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with nursing leadership to establish, define, and communicate departmental goals consistent with organizational mission and goals  

• Promote family-centered care

• Serve as a clinical resource to staff and other departments

• Demonstrate effective problem solving, conflict management, and team-building skills

• Effectively communicate and interpret policies, protocols, and standards

• Evaluate patient care through observation of staff performance and review of the electronic medical record; holding staff accountable for their performance and behavior

• Ensure continuity of quality patient care by planning and adjusting staffing for fluctuations in census and acuity

• Assist the Director in preparing staff and unit for regulatory compliance surveys

• Maintain clinical competence and provides direct patient care as needed

• Follow all departmental and hospital wide policies

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work toward a mutually beneficial resolution to challenges

• Effectively investigate, evaluate, and resolve physician, patient/family, and staff concerns, and keeps the Director informed

• Maintain an effective working relationship with the interdisciplinary team and departmental leadership team

• Complete behavior and performance-based performance evaluations as assigned on time

• Demonstrate the Scottish Rite CARE RITE values

Required Skills/Abilities

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN preferred

• Current Texas RN license or eligible for a temporary permit from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience

• Pediatric nursing experience preferred

• Supervisory experience or demonstrated management skills preferred

• American Heart Association BLS

• PALS certification, or obtained within 6 months of hire

• Competent in the use of basic office machinery, Windows OS, and the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

• EPIC experience preferred

Working Environment

• Working Conditions: Inside

• Working Position: Sitting, Standing, and Walking

• Physical Demands: Light

• Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling and Repetitive Movements

• Lifting or carrying between 35-50 lbs.

• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking

• This position will be exposed to Inside Environments, Bloodborne Pathogens and Respiratory Hazards