Nurse Manager, T4 Surgical ICU, West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

T4 SURGICAL ICU: West Penn's 10-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a dynamic environment specializing in critical care for a diverse patient population. Our nurses provide continuous monitoring and advanced support for patients across a range of surgical specialties, including Vascular, Surgical Oncology, and Gyne-Oncology. We also care for complex cardiac patients, managing pacers, cardiac catheterizations, balloon pumps/Swan-Ganz, Impellas, and cardiogenic shock, as well as ischemic stroke patients. The unit supports ventilated patients and utilizes Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). Nurses on this unit also have the opportunity to be trained for the hospital's Rapid Response Team. WEST PENN HOSPITAL: West Penn Hospital has four-time Magnet® recognition, private patient rooms, free employee parking and a generous benefit package (for full-time and part-time status employees). They are nationally recognized for their burn care, and the only pediatric burn center in western Pennsylvania to be verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons. They are also ranked in the nation's top-50 hospitals for OB-GYN care by the US News and World Report. ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK: At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees. GENERAL OVERVIEW: Manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of a specific patient care department providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of both their departments and the organization.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
3 years of leadership experience
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
CPR certification

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Nursing
National Certification

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementation of mission, vision, philosophy, core values, evidence based practice, and standards of the organization, and nursing service within their defined areas of responsibility.
Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions.
Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change.
Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals.
Completes annual performance appraisals on associates.
Attends greater than 50% of leadership meetings.
Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers.
Promotes RN career ladder with staff.
Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification.
Identifies, plans, and implements activities in specified clinical departments which ensures patient care is delivered in accordance with professional standards for nursing practice and is evidenced based, meets patient safety goals and standards and regulatory guidelines.
Monitors departmental performance in appropriate EBPs, quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned goals.
Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes timeline.
Participates in 85% of monthly Joint Commission mock tracers.
Develops a yearly unit based quality plan with unit based clinical practice and PI council based on identified unit needs.
Assures departmental participation and compliance with Six Sigma projects goals related to through put.
Assures that department work collaboratively with patients, families, peers, and other departments in the organization to meet established organizational goals for customer satisfaction.
Reviews bi-weekly Press Ganey report providing feedback to staff at monthly unit conference.
Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or departmental concerns.
Rounding for Purpose weekly to assess patient and family needs.
Develops departmental plan to address any improvement needs.
Meet or show consistent progress toward meeting established patient satisfaction goal.
Demonstrates fiscal stewardship through effective and efficient use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while maintaining patient care standards.
Maintains both FTE and Goods/Services within established budget, completes variance reports according to established guidelines.
Utilizes established tools to monitor monthly budget performance, conducting drill down to explain variances as needed.
Completes staffing report daily
Addresses overtime use with individuals as needed with documentation of discussion.
Reports budget performance at monthly unit conferences.
Fosters the development of staff through coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment which encourages learning and use of research.
Assures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for personnel.
Encourages and facilitates staff membership on research committee, clinical practice councils.
Encourage and facilitate attendance at nursing grand rounds.
Foster peer review.
Set developmental goals with staff member at yearly evaluation.
Identifies one area for self-improvement annually and develops a plan to improve.