Manager Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Surgery Center

CHRISTUS Health•New Braunfels, TX

About The Position

The Manager Registered Nurse assumes primary responsibility and 24/7 accountability for the effective implementation of nursing practice and operations for assigned areas at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital. The nurse manager influences departmental outcomes by interpreting, implementing, and evaluating hospital and departmental philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures. The role facilitates communication and collaboration within and across departments to promote excellence in patient care, patient experience, and outcomes. The manager effectively oversees staffing and material resources so care is therapeutically effective, safe, and cost-effective, while promoting the professional development of patient care and administrative support staff. The manager oversees unit operations, goal-setting, staffing, budgets, quality and safety activities, staff performance and development, and compliance with regulatory standards. The role collaborates with physicians, hospital leaders, Human Resources, patients, families, other departments, and the community to resolve issues and support quality patient care.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
RN license in the state of employment or compact licensure.
BLS.

Responsibilities

Participate in establishing and implementing yearly goals for the units.
Monitor unit operations, measure progress toward goals, identify problems, and take corrective action.
Advocate for patients and families by respecting their rights, addressing satisfaction issues, and ensuring associates adhere to corporate core values.
Direct patient care in compliance with regulatory standards, including Joint Commission and state licensure requirements.
Participate in developing, communicating, and implementing nursing and organizational policies and procedures.
Participate in committees and task forces focused on improving patient care, both within and across departments.
Collaborate with department managers and hospital leadership to resolve unit and staff issues.
Participate in and direct staff involvement in hospital emergency and disaster plans.
Develop, communicate, and update unit standards, protocols, policies, and procedures to reflect trends in nursing practice and patient services.
Collaborate with Human Resources to recruit and hire qualified associates.
Counsel, guide, and discipline associates to support patient care and compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
Evaluate staff performance in a timely manner, recognizing accomplishments, enhancing performance, and supporting professional development.
Provide Human Resources with current associate licensure, credentialing, certification, orientation, skills-checklist, and continuing-education information.
Facilitate and encourage staff participation in the professional practice model.
Confront and resolve conflicts involving staff, physicians, patients and families, and interdepartmental or intradepartmental matters.
Empower associates through effective delegation while maintaining accountability.
Direct and ensure staff participation in unit and hospital process-improvement activities.
Conduct regular staff meetings addressing unit issues, process improvement, and safety, and ensure meeting minutes are available promptly.
Establish and enforce methods for ongoing maintenance of unit supplies and equipment.
Maintain and ensure documentation of clinic quality-control requirements, such as point-of-care testing logs and refrigerator temperatures required by Joint Commission.
Collaborate with physicians, administrators, patients, families, other departments, and the community to provide quality care and improve patient outcomes.
Maintain core staffing within established guidelines, ensuring patient safety and considering staff skill mix and experience.
Oversee daily unit staffing and collaborate with Lead Associates on developing and revising staffing schedules.
Ensure associate competency assessment during orientation and on an ongoing basis.
Identify, plan, develop, or arrange programs to meet associates' educational and skills needs at hiring and on an ongoing basis.
Identify, plan, and develop methods to meet the educational needs of the patient population.
Contribute annually to developing operating and capital budgets for unit needs.
Ensure effective and appropriate use of human and material resources; review financial and productivity reports and take appropriate action.
Demonstrate competence in assigned patient-care responsibilities in ways that meet the age-specific and developmental needs of patients.
Review nursing patient assessment, treatment, and care methods to accommodate each patient's physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, age-specific, and other developmental needs.
Demonstrate adherence to the mission and core values of CHRISTUS Health System.
Perform other duties as assigned.