Nurse Manager - Intermediate Unit/Telemetry (FT - Day) - Jefferson Lansdale

Jefferson Health Plans • Abington Lansdale Hospital, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager facilitates the organization’s mission, strategic plan, and values at the point of care. This role plans, leads, coordinates, and facilitates quality care and service for a defined patient population; ensures appropriate supplies and equipment; and provides adequate staffing levels and mix to deliver nursing care. The Nurse Manager demonstrates problem-solving, leadership, communication, fiscal responsibility, and teamwork in a multidisciplinary teaching environment.

The Nurse Manager collaborates with administrators and other healthcare team members to design, evaluate, and improve patient-care systems and processes. The role supports nursing professional development, Magnet, and Shared Governance, including participation in and mentorship of colleagues on councils and in the Clinical Ladder program. The position directs a patient-care area, oversees staff and operations, supports quality and regulatory improvement, manages resources and budgets, and monitors staffing and schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• At least 3 years of acute-care experience.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to accurately convey, receive, and interpret information and use partnership-oriented language with patients and families.
• Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice and the ability to collaborate respectfully with patients, families, and designated care partners.
• Cultural awareness and the ability to connect respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Knowledge of care coordination and the ability to integrate multidisciplinary services for optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of patient safety risks and methods to reduce those risks.
• Knowledge of medication administration and prescription practices, discharge planning, patient assessment and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and health-information documentation.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar or like unit; demonstrated leadership and management potential.
• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• CNML (Certified Nurse Manager and Leader) certification from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff in accordance with Jefferson’s values.
• Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients’ and care partners’ preferences, priorities, needs, cultural beliefs, and values.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate nursing care for a patient-care area in collaboration with the Nursing Director and other nursing leaders.
• Recruit, interview, and select unit staff; provide leadership and direction in implementing strategic goals and objectives.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate unit policies, procedures, goals, and staffing plans consistent with organizational and departmental goals and patient and family care needs.
• Complete staff performance evaluations, including probationary evaluations for new staff with input from appropriate nursing staff; serve as a clinical resource on policies, standards, performance improvement, and risk management.
• Use effective conflict-resolution skills; counsel employees and apply the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve patient and family care quality and develop, implement, and evaluate unit improvement initiatives within a Shared Governance model.
• Manage continuous quality and regulatory directives, including JCAHO and OSHA requirements, and design, implement, and evaluate the unit patient-satisfaction plan.
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model; assist professional-development staff with educational programs; support policy and procedure development and implementation; and seek opportunities for nursing research.
• Collaborate with professional-development staff to establish minimum competencies and oversee ongoing staff development.
• Manage resources within budget limitations; understand costs and revenue opportunities; assist with cost-saving activities and budget forecasting; and educate team members on cost-efficient care, staffing, and materials use.
• Monitor schedules to ensure adequate staffing and quality patient care; authorize overtime or schedule changes as needed to fill shifts; complete payroll with the assistant nurse manager or patient care coordinator; and provide staffing volumes and adjustments in Smart Square.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager