House Manager (RN) - Bronson LakeView Hospital - PRN

Bronson Healthcare • Paw Paw, MI

113d

About The Position

The House Manager is responsible for supporting the operations and patient care services of the organization. The House Manager utilizes effective leadership skills to support staff, solve problems, and make appropriate decisions. They provide immediate administrative and clinical leadership to unit staff and ancillary departments and coordinates hospital-wide activities as necessary to resolve problem situations as they arise and often in the absence of unit leaders. Works independently as well as with others. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. For South Haven only: As of Dec. 1, 2019, a BSN is required upon hire for this position. Any employee hired before this date is required to have an active nursing license and 3-5 years of progressively more responsible experience in the hospital or elsewhere. Licensed as a Registered Nurse in good standing with the state of Michigan.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in good standing with the state of Michigan.
• BSN required upon hire for South Haven location.
• 3-5 years of progressively more responsible experience in the hospital or elsewhere.
• BCLS required upon hire.
• Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire.
• Completion of Hospital Incident Command courses IS-100.HCb, IS-200HCb, IS-200.HCa and IS-700.a within 6 months of hire.
• NIH Stroke certification to be completed within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Overall knowledge of disaster planning and certification in IS courses highly preferred.
• Ability to operate and perform basic computer programs associated with record keeping in the Department.
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from various computer systems and equipment associated with the delivery of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees hospital operations.
• Provides administrative direction.
• Resolves crises and conflicts.
• Provides analysis, assessment and intervention for problems requiring immediate attention.
• Informs department managers and directors of problems and resolutions.
• Investigates problems and complaints from patients, visitors, physicians and staff.
• Implements appropriate action and follow up.
• Initial contact person for atypical events.
• Conducts initial assessment of event.
• Initiates appropriate action, ensuring stabilization of patient.
• Ensures notification of risk management, CSI and department manager and director.
• Continually assesses hospital environment for safety concerns including patients, families, visitors and staff.
• Takes action as appropriate.
• Attends all Safety Check-In Meetings Monday – Friday.
• Leads Safety Check-In Meetings on weekends and holidays.
• Coordinates placement of all admissions and transfers.
• Communicates with Bronson First to coordinate all regional transfers.
• Collaborates with physicians and Rapid Response to ensure optimal patient placement.
• Monitors hospital capacity.
• Manages through-put to avoid delays in patient placement.
• Implements hospital surge plan as needed.
• Provides hospital wide communication regarding level of occupancy.
• Collaborates with ER physicians and ER charge nurse when hospital is at capacity.
• Leads 0400/1600 Bed Planning Meetings.
• Works with staffing office to ensure appropriate placement of available staff.
• Assigns or reassigns staff as appropriate to maintain safe, competent levels of care in all areas.
• Coordinates communication with outside organizations or their representatives.
• Manages the initial response in the event of a disaster, crisis or emergency situation.
• Ensures compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Answers all calls for Employee Incident Hot Line after hours, on weekends and holidays.
• Documents all calls on the Employee Injury & Illness Incident Report.
• Conducts regular rounds on all hospital departments and units.
• Monitors unit activity, level of patient care and assists with problem resolution.
• Acts as mentor to staff and advocate to patients.
• Oversees availability of supplies and equipment necessary for patient care.

Benefits

• Community-owned, not-for-profit health system.
• Largest employer and leading healthcare system in southwest Michigan.
• High quality standards for patient care.
• State-of-the-art technology and evidence-based processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees