RN Manager, Cardiovascular

Adventist Health • Portland, OR

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About The Position

We offer you the opportunity to join an excellent cardiovascular care team and participate in the growth of an exciting program. Northwest Heart Center is a rapidly growing program offering the following services: cardiac surgery including a leading minimally invasive robotic surgery program in the Northwest, interventional and structural cardiology, electrophysiology including an advanced ablation program, and a surgical and endovascular program for peripheral vascular disease. The RN manager will be leading the cardiovascular unit where Adventist Health has created a specialized cardiac unit with an innovative design shown to improve clinical outcomes and reduce length of stay. US News and world report has recognized Adventist Health as a high performing hospital in 2024 as well as receiving the platinum award from the NCDR for Chest Pain-MI. The ideal candidate will join our highly skilled team with a passionate about the health and well-being of our patients, and continue to foster patient centered culture, clinical quality, and personal care. 14 Bed unit with a patient population with Pre and post cardiac surgery and procedure, telemetry, intermediate care, and critical care. Specialized features of unit: Pre and post cardiac procedure recovery, pre and post open heart surgery recovery. Length of patient stay is from preop to discharge, post-endovascular procedure and surgery recovery, heart failure, NSTEMI, STEMI, cardiopulmonary support (ECMO), and cardiogenic shock recovery. In a bustling cosmopolitan area surrounded by nature, Adventist Health Portland has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since the 1800s. In partnership with OHSU, we are comprised of a 302-bed hospital, 11 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award-winning services located throughout East Portland and the surrounding areas. There are many outdoor adventures readily available, including carving the snow at North America's only year-round ski resort, hiking along the Columbia River Gorge or taking a day trip to the unmatched beauty of the Oregon coast.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
• Master's Degree: Preferred
• Five year's technical experience: Preferred
• One year's leadership experience: Preferred
• Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting: Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Preferred
• National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration: Preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required

Responsibilities

• Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff.
• Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions.
• Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes.
• Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised.
• Coaches and disciplines personnel when deemed appropriate.
• Monitors attendance.
• Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs.
• Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
• Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Creates a culture of open communication.
• Develops strategies to improve patient/family, and physician satisfaction.
• Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to.
• Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions/recommendations after considering the various possibilities.
• Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families.
• Directs/monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work.
• Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed.
• Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and/or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.
• Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary.
• Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate.
• Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced/short staffing events.
• Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission/transfer of patients and forecasting admission.
• Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational.
• Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections.
• Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree