Clinical Nurse Manager - Cardiac and Vascular Surgery -OR Experience Required (Riverside Methodist Hospital)

OhioHealth • Columbus, OH

57d • Onsite

About The Position

This position ensures delivery of evidence-based practice by professional nursing personnel and other staff in designated areas of responsibility. He/She plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the unit's delivery of evidence-based patient care in a cost-effective manner, providing leadership and clinical management to members of the health care team. He/She participates in integration of the Nursing Philosophy along with the mission, vision, values, goals and objectives of OhioHealth in unit operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of science in Nursing
• Current Basic Life support Provider
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Ohio
• BLS Certification
• May require advanced training in specialty area.
• in nursing process and clinical skills.
• Demonstrated skills in interpersonal relationships, verbal and written communication and nursing practice standards.
• Computer applications spreadsheets, word processing.
• 2 yrs. nursing Experience related or similar to areas of responsibility.
• Previous leadership Experience such as precepting, charge role, mentoring, department committee leadership or facilitation of meetings.
• This position requires prior Operating Room experience for any consideration.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Manager in accountability for ongoing delivery of patient care in area(s) of responsibility; 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.
• Addresses concerns and resolves problems.
• Uses data from various sources to initiate continuous quality improvement within the department/unit.
• Coordinates nursing care in collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care.
• Ensures nursing practice in a safe environment.
• Participates in process improvement activities and root cause analysis investigations.
• Assists the Manager with fiscal responsibility at the unit level.
• Assists Manager with planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient care as appropriate to department/unit.
• Assists Manager with planning, reviewing and coordinating staffing time schedules and allocating staff as appropriate for volume and patient care needs.
• Assists Manager in daily staffing plans.
• Assists Manager to coordinate nursing care with other health care disciplines across the continuum of health care.
• Maintains daily unit operations including the status of staffing, patient visits and/or admissions, discharges and transfers, serving as a resource to department/unit staff to guide patient care delivery.
• Participates in recruitment, selection, retention and evaluation of personnel.
• Participates in staff performance via written performance appraisals and disciplinary procedures.
• Ensures appropriate orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional growth and development of personnel.
• Maintains staff records.
• Assists manager in planning and contributing to fiscal management of unit by utilizing human and material resources and supplies in an efficient, cost effective manner.
• Assists Manager in development and implementation of services.
• Practices as colleague with medical staff, other members of the interdisciplinary team, and other disciplines to initiate and support collaborative and cooperative clinical management practices.
• Actively participates in interdepartmental relationship building.
• Contributes to development of self and staff through orientation and continuing education.
• Participates in identification of learning needs of staff.
• Participates in collection, analysis and use of data for quality and process improvement activities at the unit level.
• Provides leadership and clinical management through clinical practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as delegated by Manager and/or Director.
• Facilitates staff attendance at meetings and educational programs; supports staff with shared decision making activities.
• Ensures registered nurse participation in decision making at the unit level.
• Participates on Shared Governance Councils as a voting member.
• Actively participates in hospital committees and decision making.
• Continues professional self-development and education.
• Maintains professional competencies by attending educational and leadership programs, participation and leadership in professional organizations.
• Seeks appropriate professional certification.
• Recognizes and assists manager in assessing impact and plan strategies to address diversity, cultural competency, ethics and the changing needs of society.
• Ensures delivery of culturally competent care and healthy, safe working environment.
• Serves as patient safety coach.
• Supports evidence-based practice by participation and encouraging staff involvement in nursing evaluative research activities at the department level.

Benefits

• OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, innovative healthcare system delivering world-class patient care in a supportive, professional environment filled with limitless opportunities to learn and grow.
• The Great Place to Work® is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures.
• This recognition is one measure of our success in achieving a part of our vision ̶ to be an organization "where people want to work."

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager