Clinical Manager - Ortho/Neuro MedSurg

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.•Snellville, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Clinical Manager position for the Ortho/Neuro (MedSurg) unit at Piedmont Eastside in Snellville, GA. The unit is a 17-bed hybrid unit specializing in acute CVA's and TIA's, along with post-operative care of knee, hip, and spinal surgery patients. It also handles all types of medical/surgical patients. The unit adheres to high standards of practice, including bedside report handoff, purposeful rounding, and quality initiatives such as pain assessment, pressure ulcer prevention, and infection prevention strategies. The unit is supported by a unit educator, a charge nurse with a limited patient load, EPIC electronic health record, virtual nurses, a Nurse Extern program, a residency program, and a Career Advancement Program (CAP).

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing Required
3 years of nursing experience in a hospital (inpatient roles) or clinical (outpatient roles) setting, including at least one (1) year of relevant leadership experience Required
Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area applying for Required
RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure Upon Hire Required
BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
ACLS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) within 180 Days Required
ACLS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) within 180 Days Required
CDN (Certified Dialysis Certificate) preferred Preferred
ACLS and PALS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date)Experienced Emergency Department nurses will have 6 months to obtain the PALS certification. within 180 Days Required
Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification – prior to independent chemotherapy administration Upon Hire Required
PALS Certification - required at Piedmont Columbus Hospital (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date)PEARS or PALS Certification - required at Piedmont Athens Hospital (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) within 180 Days Required
PreOp/PACU/ENDO/CSU – ACLS; PALS if unit provides care to pediatric patients (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date)OR – BLS required only within 180 Days Required
Labor and Delivery-ACLS Certification - (Nurse Residents or nurses new to specialty will complete applicable certifications within 6 months of start date) NRP by the end of orientation period, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program within 12 months of start dateMother/Baby- NRP by the end of orientation periodNICU- NRP by the end of orientation periodNAT (Newborn Admission Team)- NRP by the end of orientation periodNursery- NRP by the end of orientation period within 180 Days Requir

Responsibilities

Administrative and operational responsibility for assigned departments, including management of cost and finance, human resources, operations, quality of care and clinical outcomes, patient/physician and staff satisfaction, change management and any other relevant responsibilities related to this position.
Serves as part of the entity management team and Shared Governance Model focused on promoting the mission, vision and values, of PHC and Nursing Professional Practice, embracing a person-centered philosophy while promoting patient- family centered services across the continuum and enhancing value-driven outcomes.
Responsible for succession planning, identifying talent, providing support, education, and resources to grow future nursing leaders.
May be required to assist in staffing as necessary to provide clinical care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
Coordinates the daily operations directly impacting patient care and the delivery of customer services.
Maintains safe work environment and culture, promotes excellence in customer care.
Manages quality patient care and quality patient outcomes.
Coordinate quality initiatives and process improvement strategies that improve unit based and hospital based score cards.
Oversees planning, growth and strategic initiatives for assigned departments.
Facilitates the process for the provision and documentation of personalized care based on the patients’ identified care needs.
Utilize best practice standards to improve the Patient care experience.
Manages cost and finances, together with the Director, responsible for creating and managing annual budget and specific targets.
Maintains reconciliation process to ensure revenue is captured.
Manages and mentors Human Resources, keenly aware of efficiencies and maximizing productivity.
Manages Patient/Physician/Staff Satisfaction.
Collects and analyzes data to improve performances.
Manages, implements and effects change.
Maintains readiness for regulatory inspections.
Maintains clinical/technical proficiency and may provide direct patient care.
Provides direction to staff, collaborates in decision making and encourages staff participation at all levels to meet unit based objectives.