Nurse Manager - Full Time

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital•Lake Charles, LA

About The Position

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Nurse Manager will be responsible for creating an environment of patient-focused care, defining standards for quality patient care, managing and developing collaborative teams in our inpatient oncology unit, training new staff, and providing leadership to our nursing team. The Nurse Manager has responsibility and accountability for the successful operation of the department in the absence of the Director. They will report to the Director of Nursing and assist in administrative and clinical supervision. SUPERVISION: Reports directly to Director of Nursing RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Responsible for the functions of the unit including: Staff/employee satisfaction Safety and quality Customer satisfaction Budgeting Manage day to day operations of the inpatient oncology unit Ensures staffing is appropriate to patient volume; manage census and worked hours (productivity) Utilizes effective communication skills Exhibits leadership skills Ensures all staff take appropriate meal breaks Practice consistent high-quality public relations utilizing Service Excellence principles Act as liaison for communication problems between staff members and/or staff and patient, staff and providers Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (logs, emergency carts/boxes, hand hygiene, policies) Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement activities including data collection as assigned; provide feedback to staff Assist in orientation of new employees on the unit Ensure incident reports are completed timely; follow-up on incident reports as assigned Delegate duties for staff in emergency situations Delegate to staff duties for ensuring comforts of units: keeping areas clean and tidy, walkways clear, trash emptied Utilize regulatory prep checklists Review patient profiles for completeness; review nursing documentation for completeness Monitor compliance of IV pump functionality and medication & armband scanning Ensure compliance with safe hazardous drug handling principles (PPE, CSTDs) Review and update Oncology specific nursing policies and competencies according to industry standards specific to area of practice; assists in policy setting Maintains accurate and well-organized records Able to problem solve Establishes and maintains effective interpersonal relationships; maintains healthy collaborative team environment Able to handle multiple assignments simultaneously Create employee schedules to meet the unit needs Create and balance budget to ensure expenses stay within budget Assist in multidisciplinary care of patients and collaborate with team Collaborate with staff to manage outpatient overflow of patients, scheduling for evenings, weekends, holidays, etc Participate in effective conflict resolution Report safety concerns immediately to Director AND other duties as assigned The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Requirements

Nursing degree required; BSN required.
Minimum of three years clinical experience required; leadership experience preferred
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) required
Working knowledge of various computer programs including Microsoft Word and Excel
Must maintain required hours of in-service per year to meet requirements for CEUs as stipulated by Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Requires emotional stability and resilience
Must be adaptable to change
Must be decisive and demonstrate foresight
Exhibits organizational and leadership ability
Demonstrates ability to gain and maintain support and respect
Requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to deal with stressful situations and conflict resolution
Must have normal hearing or utilize adaptive devices to listen with a stethoscope to discern breath sounds, heart sounds, bowel sounds

Responsibilities

Staff/employee satisfaction
Safety and quality
Customer satisfaction
Budgeting
Manage day to day operations of the inpatient oncology unit
Ensures staffing is appropriate to patient volume; manage census and worked hours (productivity)
Utilizes effective communication skills
Exhibits leadership skills
Ensures all staff take appropriate meal breaks
Practice consistent high-quality public relations utilizing Service Excellence principles
Act as liaison for communication problems between staff members and/or staff and patient, staff and providers
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (logs, emergency carts/boxes, hand hygiene, policies)
Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement activities including data collection as assigned; provide feedback to staff
Assist in orientation of new employees on the unit
Ensure incident reports are completed timely; follow-up on incident reports as assigned
Delegate duties for staff in emergency situations
Delegate to staff duties for ensuring comforts of units: keeping areas clean and tidy, walkways clear, trash emptied
Utilize regulatory prep checklists
Review patient profiles for completeness; review nursing documentation for completeness
Monitor compliance of IV pump functionality and medication & armband scanning
Ensure compliance with safe hazardous drug handling principles (PPE, CSTDs)
Review and update Oncology specific nursing policies and competencies according to industry standards specific to area of practice; assists in policy setting
Maintains accurate and well-organized records
Able to problem solve
Establishes and maintains effective interpersonal relationships; maintains healthy collaborative team environment
Able to handle multiple assignments simultaneously
Create employee schedules to meet the unit needs
Create and balance budget to ensure expenses stay within budget
Assist in multidisciplinary care of patients and collaborate with team
Collaborate with staff to manage outpatient overflow of patients, scheduling for evenings, weekends, holidays, etc
Participate in effective conflict resolution
Report safety concerns immediately to Director
AND other duties as assigned