Nurse Manager Full Time Days ICU Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System

128d

About The Position

Responsible for managing the clinical, operational, and financial activities within the department. Works collaboratively with physicians, clinical departments, nursing, management, faculty, and other stakeholders to ensure: timely patient access to care, operational efficiency, department productivity, fiscal integrity and patient satisfaction. Primary responsibilities include: human resources management, practice business development, daily operational efficiency, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing required. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution.
• Valid NJ nursing license and certified in BLS.
• Three years of healthcare management experience.
• Certification in critical care nursing by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses or have three years of experience in critical care nursing.
• Demonstrated expertise in leadership, mentoring ability, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Experience leading customer relations, finance, and productivity management, continuous quality improvement, personnel staffing and development, and directing or leading activities in the department.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and manages annual capital, operating and personnel (FTE) budget.
• Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department(s).
• Contributes to the strategic planning process, day-to-day operations, standards of care or service, and attainment of organizational goals.
• Facilitates collaborative problem solving among interdepartmental disciplines.
• Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate care or service based on current best practice standards.
• Ensures the requirements for Compliance and Mandatory/Required Elements for staff (Immunizations, Conflict of Interest, licensure, safety training) are met.
• Responsible for unit or department performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOL, and other department specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Ensures achievement of clinical program goals (as appropriate) and implements action plans to improve performance as needed.
• Effectively uses professional and organizational best practices to ensure the delivery of quality care or service.
• Participating member of a professional organization appropriate to position and service line.
• Facilitates and encourages staff participation in professional organizations and professional development.
• Implements and role models company vision, mission, values, and facility initiatives and goals.
• Monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes in patient engagement goals.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement in the department.
• Responsible for recruitment, retention, and employee engagement.
• Responsible for creating an effective department culture which ensures an engaged workforce.
• Ensures sufficient staffing levels to meet care and/or service needs, which include hiring, orientation, and managing staffing to a changing census.
• Ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and may utilize peer reviews.
• Mentors staff and provides professional educational opportunities.
• Utilizes participative management models.
• Promotes shared decision-making and professional autonomy by providing department input into executive-level decisions, and by keeping staff informed of executive level activities.
• Partners with physicians at the department level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree