Manager - Clinical RN

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

12d

About The Position

The Clinical Manager designs, implements, and evaluates patient care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care of the health care team, including licensed nurses, certified nursing assistants, health unit coordinators, and other health professionals. The role supports patient care quality and safety, effective team communication, staff development and retention, and operational and financial management.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Current licensure.
2 years of management experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification desired.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively with diverse audiences and establish processes for information sharing among patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Follow through on promises and concerns, demonstrate empathy, recognize individual contributions, and build credibility with physicians in support of patient care, quality, and nursing professionalism.
Collaborate with medical staff leaders on patient care services, equipment, standards, policies, and procedures, and foster relationships with nursing academia to support student clinical experiences.
Use and interpret evidence-based data to establish standards, practices, and patient care models.
Participate in systems review and performance improvement to improve care quality, measure outcomes, anticipate patient safety risks, and prevent errors.
Communicate quality improvement processes to staff, involve them in those processes, support patient satisfaction strategies and service recovery, and ensure clinical policies and procedures are reviewed and updated in accordance with evidence-based practice.
Support JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals, demonstrate knowledge of disaster plans and fire drills, incorporate safety into clinical processes, and support a non-punitive environment for error reporting.
Maintain knowledge of patient care delivery systems and innovations, serve as a change agent in care and process redesign, and articulate federal and state regulations.
Prepare and analyze unit budgets, understand the relationship between staffing, patient care, and budgeting, and identify staff educational needs.
Recruit and retain staff, use corrective action appropriately, coach staff in career development, contribute to staffing and patient-flow decisions, delegate tasks appropriately, value differences, and incorporate staff decision-making authority into patient care.
Demonstrate professional accountability and career planning, encourage staff participation in professional organizations and development opportunities, apply ethical principles, promote a healthy work environment, and model the view that patient care is the organization's core work.