RN Shift Manager

Hunt Regional Healthcare•Greenville, TX

About The Position

The RN Shift Manager collaborates, plans, directs, and implements patient care for patients of all ages. The role develops and guides patient education and evaluates care using established standards. The position also carries out registered nurse responsibilities, including assessment, care planning, medication administration, documentation, and coordination with the healthcare team. The posting additionally describes licensed vocational nurse duties performed under the supervision and direction of an RN. The RN Shift Manager is expected to provide compassionate, safe, and quality care; maintain required licensure and certifications; follow hospital, nursing department, and regulatory standards; and comply with HMHD’s compliance, conduct, and HIPAA requirements. Required unit-specific certifications depend on assignment: ICU requires ACLS and TNCC, Telemetry requires ACLS, and Surgical requires ACLS and TNCC. The posting states these are required within 18 months of hire and also says certifications are to be obtained within one year of service.

Requirements

Current licensure with the State of Texas.
Appropriate CPR certification.
Unit-specific certifications: ICU—ACLS and TNCC; Telemetry—ACLS; Surgical—ACLS and TNCC. The posting says these are required within 18 months of hire and also states certifications are to be obtained within one year of service.
General knowledge of basic bedside nursing.
Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other criteria appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area or department.
Knowledge and skills for patient care gained through education, training, and/or experience.
Ability to comply with applicable policies, procedures, standards of care, regulations, and HIPAA requirements.
Ability to assess and reassess patients, develop and revise nursing care plans, administer medications and transfusions according to policy, document care, and respond to emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in planning, directing, and implementing patient care for patients of all ages.
Develop and guide patient education and evaluate the process using standards of care.
Demonstrate understanding of and adherence to the HMHD Compliance Plan and conduct work in accordance with HMHD values and its Code of Conduct.
Attend required corporate integrity and compliance training and demonstrate proficiency with the material presented.
Comply with HIPAA standards.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promote patient independence by establishing care goals, teaching patients and their families about conditions, medications, and self-care, and answering questions.
Maintain quality of care by following therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against goals and standards, making or recommending adjustments, and following applicable hospital, nursing, state board, nurse practice act, and regulatory standards.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment, follow procedures and rules, and call on healthcare support personnel for assistance when needed.
Maintain department-specific certifications and state licensure.
Use current nursing techniques, skills, principles, and the nursing process when caring for patients of all ages; refer to policies and procedures when appropriate.
Administer medications with awareness of their indications, contraindications, actions, dosages, administration methods, and major side effects.
Perform shift assessments and reassessments according to policy; respond appropriately to serious or life-threatening emergencies and communicate effectively with the healthcare team.
Provide input into the plan of care, develop nursing plans of care that prioritize identified problems and needs, evaluate patient responses, and revise plans as appropriate.
Schedule and complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
Follow the chain of command and maintain confidentiality of information.
Complete the RN admission assessment within 24 hours of admissions to the specified inpatient units: ICU, Telemetry West, Telemetry East/Observation, Surgical 4W, and Acute Rehab Unit.
Administer specified IV medications according to policy.
Check off blood and blood products, initiate transfusions according to policy, and be able to delegate this task to an LVN.
Perform and document reassessments according to policy.