Clinical Nurse Manager - General Medicine - Grant

OhioHealth • Williamstown, KY

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Manager for General Medicine at Grant ensures the delivery of evidence-based practice by professional nursing personnel and other staff in designated areas. The manager 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 the healthcare team. The role integrates OhioHealth’s Nursing Philosophy, mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives into unit operations.

The position supports patient care delivery, staffing and daily unit operations, personnel development, fiscal management, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. It collaborates with medical staff and other disciplines, promotes a safe and culturally competent care environment, and contributes to shared governance and hospital decision-making. Responsibilities may include other duties as requested by a supervisor and may change over time. The role requires a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency as part of a High Reliability Organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Current Registered Nurse credential from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support 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 meeting facilitation.
• Specialized knowledge of the nursing process and clinical skills.
• Interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and nursing practice standards skills.
• Computer application skills appropriate to the areas of responsibility.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing delivery of patient care and ensure Registered Nurses apply the nursing process and document care in medical records.
• Address concerns, resolve problems, and use data to initiate continuous quality improvement and participate in process improvement and root cause analysis investigations.
• Coordinate nursing care with other healthcare disciplines across the continuum of care and promote a safe practice environment.
• Assist with planning, assessing, implementing, and evaluating patient care in the department or unit.
• Assist with staffing schedules, staff allocation, and daily staffing plans based on volume and patient-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, personnel evaluation, performance appraisals, and disciplinary procedures.
• Ensure staff orientation, training, competency, continuing education, professional growth, and staff-record maintenance.
• Assist with unit fiscal management and use human, material, and supply resources efficiently and cost-effectively; contribute to development and implementation of services.
• Collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams and build interdepartmental relationships.
• Identify staff learning needs and contribute to staff and personal development through orientation and continuing education.
• Participate in collecting, analyzing, and using unit-level data for quality and process improvement.
• Provide leadership and clinical management through practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as delegated by the Manager or Director.
• Facilitate staff participation in meetings, education, and shared decision-making; ensure Registered Nurse participation in unit-level decision-making and participate as a voting member of Shared Governance Councils.
• Participate in hospital committees and decision-making; continue professional development, maintain competencies, and seek appropriate professional certification.
• Help assess and address diversity, cultural competency, ethics, and changing societal needs; ensure culturally competent care and a healthy, safe working environment.
• Serve as a patient safety coach.
• Support evidence-based practice by participating in and encouraging staff involvement in nursing evaluative research at the department level.
• Perform other duties as requested by a supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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