Nurse Manager, Cath Lab

Memorial Health • Springfield, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager operates within the Memorial Helath and Nursing Division mission, vision, strategic priorities and goals. Utilizing a shared leadership philosophy, the Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for unit management and the quality of patient care on a designated unit(s). The Nurse Manager creates and maintains a work environment conducive to effective communication, collaboration, teambuilding and nursing professionalism. She/he ensures the enculturation of the Magnet Program requirements on the unit. She/he assures that care provided on the unit is appropriate to the age of the patients served and that staff are competent to provide safe, quality, evidence-based nursing care. She/he maintains positive physician and interdepartmental relationships as well as positive employee morale. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values.

Requirements

• BSN required
• Current Illinois RN licensure required.
• Holds national specialty nursing certification in clinical area or nursing administration, or completes within 24 months of assuming role.
• At least three years experience in acute care nursing as a registered nurse with demonstrated progressive leadership/management skills.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program model and standards.
• Demonstrated understanding of nurse-sensitive quality indicators and basic hospital/nursing regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leadership: Personal and Professional Growth, Clinical Knowledge, Collaborative Practice, Community Involvement
• Communication Skill: Encourages and facilitates a work climate conducive to open, honest communication and incorporates an effective information sharing process to ensure staff are kept up to date on key changes/issues affecting their work processes. Demonstrates a communication style which is supportive and non-threatening, thus providing an environment that allows for open expression of ideas and problem solving. Attends Nurse Management Council and Department Managers’ meetings and relays pertinent information to staff.
• Human Resource: Is accountable for recruitment, interviewing, selection and retention of unit-based staff. Is accountable for scheduling of personnel to assure quality patient care within budget requirements. Is accountable for staff performance monitoring/feedback/appraisal and initiating corrective/disciplinary action as necessary, in accordance with hospital policies. Holds regular staff meetings in order to facilitate communication of organizational imperatives/changes as well as unit issues. Encourages staff to identify personal and professional growth needs and facilitates appropriate opportunities for that growth. Maintains a climate which provides ongoing appreciation and recognition of achievements. Supports appropriate risk-taking efforts by staff and peers. Assists in the development of and supports divisional programs/initiatives that promote recruitment/retention and satisfaction of staff members.
• Fiscal Management: Budget Preparation, Budget Monitoring. Designs and implements cost-effective strategies that will enhance effective and efficient patient care delivery. Educates staff regarding operation of the unit and fiscal responsibilities. Maintains sound knowledge base of current trends and developments in health care related to reimbursement issues.
• Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values: SAFETY, COURTESY, QUALITY, EFFICIENCY.
• Planning: Engages staff in developing annual unit goals and individual goals consistent with MMC’s Strategic Priorities, the MHS Nursing Strategic Plan and the MMC annual Nursing goals. Develops mechanisms with staff to fulfill unit goals and objectives. Reviews goals and plans of action with staff on a regular basis.
• Performance and Outcomes Improvement: Identifies quality improvement opportunities and uses appropriate QI tools/techniques to evaluate potential solutions. Leads intra- and inter-departmental problem solving to ensure resolution of clinical issues and adoption of “best practices.” Collaborates with staff in evaluating standards of care in relation to a particular patient population. Measures and validates that identified outcomes are met. Assures unit performance measurement data is gathered, monitored and reported and facilitates its use in improving quality and/or efficiency.
• Research: Creates an environment that promotes analytical thinking in the resolution of identified clinical problems and the adoption of evidence-based nursing practice. Provides opportunities and resources to encourage staff to participate in nursing research/scholarship activities. Fosters collaborative research relationships with other healthcare institutions and healthcare providers.
• Performs other related work as required or requested.

What This Job Offers

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