Nurse Manager - Tappahannock Emergency Dept - Days

VCU Health • Tappahannock, VA

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About The Position

VCU Tappahannock Hospital is committed to enhancing healthcare in the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck regions, aligning with VCU Health's dedication to excellence, affordability, and impactful community service. Nestled along the scenic Rappahannock River, Tappahannock Hospital maintains a high standard of care for a rural area. Our essential departments, including Emergency, Critical Care, Operating Room, and Acute Care Units, position us as a crucial healthcare resource for our area. The Emergency Department consist of 10 rooms and 5 fast track. Nurse to patient ratio is 1:3.5 and treats over 50 patients daily. The Nurse Manager job ensures that excellent patient care is provided by a nursing staff of sufficient number and competency to meet patient needs. Care is delivered in an environment that is healthy, healing and respectful to all patients, visitors and staff. The Nurse Manager job provides quality customer service to patients of all ages, their families, visitors, medical staff, clinicians and co-workers, ensuring that everyone will be treated courteously, quickly and with respect. This role establishes and maintains an environmental control plan, coordinate materials management for the department, assist in monitoring clinic activities.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible
• Current RN Licensure in Virginia
• AHA BLS Certification or equivalent
• 5 years of relevant clinical experience with 2 of those years of progressive leadership and/or supervisory/management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Must be enrolled in a Master’s degree program at the time of application and must be complete within 36 months of hire.
• Special consideration will be given for applicants enrolled in baccalaureate to doctoral programs who will not attain a Master’s degree and may require longer than 36 months to complete the terminal degree.
• If the Master’s degree is not in nursing then it is required to have a BSN from an accredited school. unless grandfathered under previous requirements

Nice To Haves

• Experience in academic medical center environment
• Master's Degree in Nursing or a related field.
• If the master’s degree is not in Nursing, then it is required to have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.
• Certification in specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring excellent patient care is provided by a nursing staff of sufficient number and competency to meet patient needs.
• Delivering care in an environment that is healthy, healing and respectful to all patients, visitors and staff.
• Providing quality customer service to patients of all ages, their families, visitors, medical staff, clinicians and co-workers, ensuring that everyone will be treated courteously, quickly and with respect.
• Establishing and maintaining an environmental control plan
• Coordinating materials management for the department
• Assisting in monitoring clinic activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees