ICU ER Nurse Manager
About The Position
The ICU/ED Manager is accountable for the patient care unit or service. The role provides leadership and communication, monitors the work environment, assures quality, manages the fiscal budget and human resources, and ensures competent clinical practice. The position supports effective delivery of compassionate nursing care and develops clinical experts in patient care areas. The manager leads staff and communicates departmental goals, maintains a high-quality work environment with appropriate equipment and supplies, oversees quality programs and improvement efforts, manages budgets and staffing in response to unit activity and patient acuity, and supports staff development and personnel processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Registered Nurse.
- Minimum three years of clinical leadership experience.
- For new hires starting in January 2016, one of the following: a bachelor's degree and at least three years of leadership experience; at least five years of leadership experience in the discipline; or a master's degree and no experience.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate staff members’ assumption of leadership roles through role modeling.
- Demonstrate positive leadership and communication to achieve outcomes.
- Articulate departmental goals and objectives so staff can participate in clinical decision-making.
- Facilitate achievement of a high-quality work environment.
- Ensure appropriate equipment and supplies are available.
- Participate in unit programs, document results, report by deadlines, and formulate corrective action plans.
- Meet established research-based standards of care and lead quality improvement projects.
- Develop a multidisciplinary program to monitor quality care indicators.
- Maintain a consistent score of good on selected department items on customer service surveys.
- Develop and review departmental policies and procedures.
- Participate in chart review audits.
- Maintain fiscal budgets for overtime, orientation, SSP, and medical supply costs.
- Adjust staffing patterns according to unit activity and patient acuity.
- Analyze budget variances.
- Develop and manage the unit budget.
- Identify major hospital cost-saving opportunities and new revenue-producing opportunities.
- Support shared leadership.
- Facilitate professional growth and development of staff.
- Manage human and material resources accountably.
- Comply with personnel policies and procedures.
- Oversee orientation of new employees.
- Ensure payroll is accurate and timely.
- Ensure effective delivery of competent, compassionate nursing care.
- Develop clinical experts in patient care areas.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
