Nurse Manager - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit- Children's and Women's Hospital

USA Health • Mobile, AL

63d • Onsite

About The Position

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Requirements

• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs personnel functions for the department, including recruitment, hiring, disciplinary actions, counseling, and education, following university and hospital policies.
• Documents all personnel actions and supports personnel as an asset to the institution.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, coaches and mentors staff.
• Develops an annual budget that meets the department's needs within the framework of resources.
• Coordinates with other department heads for effective resource use.
• Monitors budgetary expenses and revenues, identifies variances, and adjusts spending accordingly, utilizing cost-effective practices.
• Evaluates and recommends space allocation and design for the needs of the department.
• Develops, implements, and updates policies and procedures in a collaborative and interdepartmental process according to CAHD and hospital standards.
• Prepares and reviews bids for distribution and use of supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Supports the mission of the University of South Alabama by translating and incorporating values.
• Provides an environment supportive of medical, nursing, and allied health students.
• Serves as a professional role model for staff.
• Utilizes computers and appropriate software to generate reports and correspondence.
• Abides by and enforces all compliance requirements and policies in an ethical manner consistent with the organization's values.
• Facilitates staff participation in in-services and educational offerings for new skills and continued development.
• Assures personnel are competent to carry out essential functions and that competency is completed annually.
• Monitors work performance of staff and completes evaluations in a timely manner.
• Develops a plan of action for employees below satisfactory performance and completes re-evaluations.
• Participates in strategic planning activities for the department and the institution's overall plan.
• Translates the department or institution's strategic plan to staff, ensuring support and modifying the plan as needed.
• Assumes accountability for current standards established by professional, regulatory, and governmental agencies.
• Determines, translates, and implements relevant standards and promotes departmental compliance.
• Maintains standards of practice consistent with current research findings.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• Fosters cooperative and collaborative relationships among disciplines/departments to assure effective delivery of services and support quality patient care.
• Encourages and participates in planning and program development to facilitate effective service delivery.
• Communicates with physicians, patients, families, and the healthcare team in person and via telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages and beepers in a timely manner.
• Develops and maintains a performance improvement program for the department using the ICARE methodology.
• Performs functions for which they are licensed.
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance and the ability to work the defined schedule, including overtime as required.
• Holds twenty-four-hour accountability for the operation of the department.
• Utilizes all available resources to ensure effective performance of the department.
• Provides appropriate staffing levels and skills to support departmental functions.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational, and hospital requirements.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required.
• Related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed