Patient Care Manager, GI
About The Position
Join UChicago Medicine as a Patient Care Manager in the GI Department. The Patient Care Manager (PCM) holds responsibility and accountability with the Care Center Clinical and Medical Directors for planning, organizing, and directing all activities related to patient-centered care, fostering nursing excellence, and the retention and recruitment of staff on a designated unit. UChicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1899, providing superior healthcare with compassion. The organization is committed to advancing medical innovation, serving community health needs, and moving collective knowledge forward, seeking employees with passion, talent, and commitment to enrich human life.
Requirements
- Graduate of an NLN accredited school of nursing
- Bachelor's degree in nursing required
- Current RN Illinois license
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates clinical and leadership skills, serving as a role model for staff members.
- Recognizes and identifies clinical practice problems and facilitates solutions.
- Implements established staffing patterns based on patient needs, staff qualifications, and resources available to ensure quality patient centered care.
- Maintains continuity on unit by adjusting staffing based upon patient need promotes, has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patient care protocol relating to the physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the budget within established guidelines.
- Monitors the selection, use and control of the equipment and supplies of the unit.
- Participates in recruitment and selection of unit staff.
- Demonstrates 24-hour accountability for maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
- Schedules staff in accordance with patient care needs and union contracts.
- Participates in development and review of policies and procedures.
- Creates a work climate that encourages positive staff morale, motivation, and commitment for all patient care team members.
- Facilitates regularly scheduled staff meetings to provide opportunities for discussion of staff and unit concerns.
- Participates in the planning and evaluation of educational programs to meet unit needs and to promote staff development.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates the unit-based orientation program for new employees. Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- Assists in assuring that all staff are provided the opportunity to attend mandatory educational programs, in-services, and competency days per JCAHO regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
