Nurse Manager- Ambulatory Services - Northern Virginia - Hamaker Court

Children's National Hospital • Alexandria, VA

1d • $97,947 - $163,238 • Onsite

About The Position

All nurse managers are responsible to a nurse executive and manage one or more defined areas of organized nursing services and are accountable for nursing services 24/7 as appropriate for the assigned area(s). Nurse managers participate in planning, implementation, management and evaluation of operations, supervision of staff, budget, regulatory readiness and staffing. Nurse managers facilitate an atmosphere of interactive management and the development of collegial relationships among nursing personnel and other health care disciplines throughout the organization.

Requirements

• 5 years (Required)
• Strong knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
• Expertise in the area of specialty.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (Required)
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)

Responsibilities

• Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do.
• Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations.
• Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with all members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal state of health and well-being of the patients and families served.
• Utilizes expertise in cultural competency to enhance relationships, processes, and outcomes for patients/families, ensuring education through face to face or telephonic methods.
• Treats every patient/family with dignity and worth, acknowledging their individuality and autonomy.
• Engages opportunities to act in the best interest of the patient/family, building trust and confidence, while upholding moral and legal standards of due care.
• Consistently evaluates care delivery model, incorporating various sources of data, (e.g. patient satisfaction data) to improve processes.
• Contributes to the development of departmental strategic plans. Supports and communicates the strategic plan to all employees.
• Uses budget tools to forecast and make decisions while analyzing and interpreting variances.
• Accountable for planning for staffing. Continuously monitors and adjusts staffing based on area needs. Uses trended data (e.g. labor productivity data) to manage the staffing plans.
• Assumes coverage of other areas when the need arises and assumes the responsibility, accountability and level of authority within authorized scope.
• Communicates and escalates clinical and administrative issues as appropriate to senior leadership.
• Employs varied performance measures to analyze and enhance patient outcomes and staff/organization effectiveness.
• Ensures regulatory requirements are met and upholds overall safety standards of the work area.
• Responsible for full implementation of Shared Nursing Leadership and participates in Hospital wide committees.
• Promotes staff/unit involvement in the community.
• Coordinates mechanisms across systems, institutions, and community to provide continuity of care in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Employs critical attributes of effective collaboration to create, promote, and maintain an environment that supports successful partnership and high performance team outcomes.
• Develops and engages ongoing monitoring, and staff and member education to assure environmental management plans provide safe, accessible, effective and functional environment of care.
• Ensures that the practice of nursing is based upon scientific evidence and best practice.
• Encourages staff participation in research.
• Encourages and facilitates professional certification and further education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

What This Job Offers

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