Nurse Manager - Abdominal Transplant

The Ohio State University

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager leads a team of professional health care providers and fosters collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect while supporting the nursing professional practice model. The role provides patient care and supportive services in an inpatient setting, with an emphasis on positive patient outcomes, patient involvement in care planning, improved service levels, reduced hospitalization length, and cost reduction. The position oversees, plans, organizes, manages, and evaluates patient care operations for designated areas on a 24-hour basis. The Nurse Manager develops short-, mid-, and long-term goals and processes, evaluates progress, manages and coaches patient care staff, collaborates with other departments, administers unit budgets, initiates cost-saving efforts, supports evidence-based practice, and leads improvements to patient care and organizational processes. The position is based in 16 North, a 30-bed unit caring for solid organ transplant patients across acute, progressive, and critical care levels. The unit also includes a biopsy suite for kidney transplant patients. The role offers the opportunity for nurses to broaden their experience within the same unit and team.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Current Ohio RN license.
At least two years of management experience.
At least three years of registered nursing experience in a relevant care setting.
Current certification in nursing administration or an area of clinical expertise, or achieve certification within 18 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of professional health care providers and foster collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect.
Support the nursing professional practice model.
Oversee, plan, organize, manage, and evaluate patient care operations for designated areas on a 24-hour basis.
Develop short-, mid-, and long-term goals and processes to improve unit operations in support of the Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values.
Evaluate achievements and problems in meeting goals.
Manage, guide, coach, and evaluate the work performance of patient care staff.
Promote ongoing collaboration with other patient care departments and areas.
Develop, administer, and manage unit budget plans.
Identify, plan, and initiate cost-saving initiatives.
Participate in developing evidence-based standards of practice.
Identify opportunities to improve patient care and organizational processes.
Lead efforts to identify and correct factors contributing to problematic outcomes.