Nurse Manager - Medical/Neuro ICU

Hartford Hospital•Hartford, CT

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager role is part of the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital, serving Bliss 9i, a 16-bed unit combining Neuroscience and Medical ICU care. In partnership with the Nurse Director, the manager supports unit management, budgeting, staffing, and patient care. The unit follows a shared governance philosophy and a nursing professional practice model centered on enhancing the human health experience through science, ethics, advocacy, and art. The unit cares for patients with complex, highly acute medical and neurological conditions, including respiratory failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver or kidney injury or failure, sepsis, drug or alcohol withdrawal, stroke, head or spinal cord trauma, and brain hemorrhage. Care involves advanced technologies and devices such as CRRT, intracranial pressure monitoring, brain tissue oxygenation monitoring, and hemodynamic monitoring. The team works closely with Critical Care Clinicians, neuro-intensivists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses, and uses a family-centered approach to care. Within the framework for professional nursing practice, the Patient Unit Manager supports and assists the Director. The position has 24-hour accountability for managing human, material, and financial resources to ensure quality, cost-effective delivery of patient services for specific populations across the continuum. This is achieved through direct action, delegation, coaching, and support of unit-based shared governance councils. The role reports to the Director of Nursing for the Ayer Neuroscience Institute.

Requirements

Current Connecticut Registered Nurse license.
Bachelor's degree required, with at least one degree in Nursing.
Minimum 3 years of relevant clinical experience.
Certification in nursing administration required within 5 years of assuming the position.
Demonstrated progressive leadership skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Exceptions to the education requirement may be evaluated individually; candidates completing the requirement may be considered and must continue progress toward completion within five years.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred; at least one degree must be in Nursing.
ICU and Neuroscience experience preferred.
CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Support and assist the Director in managing the unit.
Support management, budgeting, staffing, and patient care for the combined Medical/Neuroscience ICU.
Manage human, material, and financial resources to ensure quality, cost-effective delivery of patient services.
Provide 24-hour accountability for services to specific patient populations across the continuum.
Use direct action, delegation, coaching, and support of unit-based shared governance councils.