Nurse Manager -Abdominal Transplant

The Ohio State University

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager leads a team of professional health care providers and fosters collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect. The role supports the nursing professional practice model and is a key member of the health care team providing inpatient patient care and supportive services. The Nurse Manager works toward positive patient care outcomes, patient involvement in care planning, improved service levels, reduced hospital stays, and lower costs, while ensuring patients and families benefit from integrated, patient-focused care. The Nurse Manager oversees, plans, organizes, manages, and evaluates patient care operations for designated areas on a 24-hour basis. The role develops strategic short-, mid-, and long-term goals and processes to improve unit operations in support of the Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values. The Nurse Manager evaluates progress toward goals, manages and coaches staff, collaborates with other patient care departments, administers unit budgets, and leads initiatives to improve care and organizational processes. The position is associated with 16 North, a 30-bed unit caring for solid organ transplant patients across acute, progressive, and critical care levels. The unit also includes a biopsy suite for kidney transplant patients.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Current Ohio RN license.
At least two years of management experience.
At least three years of registered nursing experience in a relevant care setting.
Current certification in nursing administration or an area of clinical expertise, or obtain certification within 18 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of professional health care providers, fostering collaboration, enthusiasm, and mutual respect.
Support the nursing professional practice model and contribute as a key member of the health care team.
Oversee, plan, organize, manage, and evaluate patient care operations for designated areas on a 24-hour basis.
Develop strategic short-, mid-, and long-term goals and processes to improve unit operations.
Evaluate achievements and problems in meeting unit goals.
Manage, guide, coach, and evaluate the work performance of patient care staff.
Promote and ensure collaboration with patient care departments and areas related to patient care operations and services.
Develop, administer, and manage unit budget plans.
Identify, plan, and initiate cost-saving initiatives.
Participate in developing evidence-based standards of practice.
Identify opportunities to improve patient care and organizational processes.
Lead efforts to identify and correct factors contributing to problematic outcomes.