Nurse Manager Med/Tele and Telemetry Units

Medical University of South Carolina•Orangeburg, SC

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Telemetry Nurse Manager reports to the Director/Service Line Administrator. The Nurse Manager ensures the provision of his/her departments in collaboration with other health professionals in an environment that is respectful of others, accountable for outcomes and adaptive to change. The Nurse Manager is responsible for the planning and comprehensive operations of department/unit on a 24-hour basis.

Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) degree preferred. For any staff with ADN, BSN completion within 2 years of hire is strongly encouraged.
Three (3) years’ experience in a clinical specialty required.
One year of supervisory/ leadership experience and certification in a clinical specialty preferred.
Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state required.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association required within 6 months of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
Must have a current license in the state of South Carolina as a registered nurse.
Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
ACLS certification is required within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Certification in a clinical specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicates with Director on a regular basis regarding day-to-day operational issues.
Collaborates with care team to develop individualized plan of care participating in Interdisciplinary Care Planning rounds.
Collaborates with Director in completing performance evaluations.
Rounds daily on every inpatient utilizing Studer principles.
Coaches staff in providing an optimal patient experience utilizing hourly rounding, AIDET, ACT, use of white boards, clinical care, etc.
Ensures appropriate staffing. Assists in the daily adjustments to staffing required to have appropriate nurse/patient ratios. Ensures compliance with matrix.
Assists in responding to investigations, follow-up and re-training.
Provides first line customer service response and service recovery.
May assists with assigning and/or completing duties listed on charge nurse report sheet, including crash cart checks, narcotic counts and discrepancy resolution, etc.
Assists Department leaders in orientation of new employees. Works closely with Nursing Residency / Student Coordinator to ensure students and new graduates have positive orientation.
Assumes on-call responsibilities as assigned by director.
Reviews HCAHPS data and collaborates with director and patient advocate on performance improvement.
Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures
Adopts and implements innovative evidence-based nursing practices to improve quality and safety of patient care.
May recruit, select and guide nursing staff
Supports nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient, and families
All other duties as assigned