Clinical Manager - PCU

Jupiter Medical Center•Lexington, MA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Clinical Manager II has professional responsibility to the Unit Director and the Chief Nursing officer and is an integral member of the Nursing Leadership Team. The Nurse Clinical Manager manages the overall operations of a Patient Care Unit. This is to ensure cost-effective use of human and material resources in delivering Excellent Care Always. The Nurse Clinical Manager ensures that the nursing process and theories, as well as principles of psycho-social and physical sciences, in assessing, planning, diagnosing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying patient care utilize evidence based practices. The Nurse Clinical Manager practices autonomously within professional nursing standards, the ANA Code of Ethics and the ANA Bill of Rights. The Nurse Clinical Manager ensures quality outcomes and innovative practice in accordance with the Florida Nursing Practice Act and the Hospital/departmental policies. The Nurse Clinical Manager ensures clinical practice is in accordance with competency required for that area. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self and or others who are under her/his direction. This is done through participation in quality assurance or performance improvement initiatives. The Nurse Clinical Manager provides care in a collaborative manner with other disciplines to ensure optimal, individualized patient care and outcomes. In managing patient care the Clinical Nurse Manager will encourage RNs will take a leadership role coordinating the interdisciplinary team working in collaboration with other health team members to enhance patient outcomes . Effectively uses and role models current leadership techniques and theories, encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members and providing insight and leadership in complex situations. Ensures that information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed. Understands and enforces hospital and personnel policies and procedures. Serve on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing, BSN
Current RN licensure in the state of Florida.
AHA Certification Requirements Vary by Respective Area
Recent experience in CVICU and leadership role
Additional requirements per Department Policy.
Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation
TB/PPD Surveillance Program
Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Responsibilities

Manages the overall operations of a Patient Care Unit.
Ensures cost-effective use of human and material resources in delivering Excellent Care Always.
Ensures that the nursing process and theories, as well as principles of psycho-social and physical sciences, in assessing, planning, diagnosing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying patient care utilize evidence based practices.
Practices autonomously within professional nursing standards, the ANA Code of Ethics and the ANA Bill of Rights.
Ensures quality outcomes and innovative practice in accordance with the Florida Nursing Practice Act and the Hospital/departmental policies.
Ensures clinical practice is in accordance with competency required for that area.
Accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self and or others who are under her/his direction through participation in quality assurance or performance improvement initiatives.
Provides care in a collaborative manner with other disciplines to ensure optimal, individualized patient care and outcomes.
Encourages RNs to take a leadership role coordinating the interdisciplinary team working in collaboration with other health team members to enhance patient outcomes.
Effectively uses and role models current leadership techniques and theories, encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members and providing insight and leadership in complex situations.
Ensures that information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed.
Understands and enforces hospital and personnel policies and procedures.
Serve on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.