FSEDN Nocturnal Clinical Nurse Manager

OhioHealth•New Albany, IN

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Manager ensures that professional nursing personnel and other staff deliver evidence-based practice in designated areas. The manager plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the unit’s delivery of patient care in a cost-effective manner, providing leadership and clinical management to the health care team. The role supports integration of OhioHealth’s Nursing Philosophy, mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives into unit operations. The position supports patient care delivery, daily operations, staffing, personnel management, professional development, leadership, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice in the Emergency Department. It works collaboratively with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams, helps maintain a safe and culturally competent care environment, and participates in hospital and unit-level decision-making. As part of a High Reliability Organization, the role requires focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. The job profile is an overview of responsibilities and may change; it is not an exhaustive list.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) credential from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Two to three years of nursing experience in related or similar areas of responsibility.
Previous leadership experience, such as precepting, charge role, clinical lead role, mentoring, department committee leadership, or facilitating meetings.
Specialized knowledge of the nursing process and clinical skills.
Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and nursing practice standards skills.
Computer application skills appropriate to the area of responsibility.

Nice To Haves

Advanced training in specialty areas may be required.
Appropriate professional certification is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Support ongoing patient care delivery and application of the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation.
Address patient-care concerns and problems and use data to initiate continuous quality improvement.
Coordinate nursing care with other health care disciplines and across the continuum of care.
Promote a safe environment for nursing practice and participate in process improvement and root cause analysis investigations.
Assist with unit-level fiscal responsibility and with planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Assist with staffing schedules, staff allocation, and daily staffing plans based on patient volume and care needs.
Maintain daily unit operations, including staffing status and patient visits, admissions, discharges, and transfers; serve as a resource to staff.
Participate in recruitment, selection, retention, and evaluation of personnel, including performance appraisals and disciplinary procedures.
Ensure appropriate personnel orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional development; maintain staff records.
Help manage unit resources and supplies efficiently and cost-effectively and assist with development and implementation of services.
Collaborate with medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, and other departments; participate in interdepartmental relationship building.
Identify staff learning needs and support development through orientation and continuing education.
Participate in collecting, analyzing, and using data for unit-level quality and process improvement.
Provide clinical leadership through practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as delegated by the Manager or Director.
Facilitate staff attendance at meetings and educational programs, support shared decision-making, and ensure registered nurse participation in unit-level decisions.
Participate as a voting member on Shared Governance Councils and participate in hospital committees and decision-making.
Maintain professional competencies through education and leadership programs and participation or leadership in professional organizations; seek appropriate certification.
Help assess and address diversity, cultural competency, ethics, and changing societal needs; ensure culturally competent care and a healthy, safe work environment.
Serve as a patient safety coach.
Support evidence-based practice and encourage staff participation in nursing evaluative research at the department level.