Senior Charge Nurse​/Unit Manager-Emergency Room

JOB DESCRIPTION

The nurse manager is accountable for the implementation of the vision, mission, and values of SSMC and the Department of Nursing within defined areas of practice. The nurse manager plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the operational, fiscal, and personnel activities within defined areas of practice to ensure the provision of quality patient care 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

The nurse manager contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of the goals of the organization. The nurse manager is responsible for one or more patient care units based on unit/area complexity and size of the practice. The nurse manager’s 24/7 practice advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice.

The nurse manager is responsible for the total work unit budget. The nurse manager promotes shared decision‑making on the unit level. The nurse manager collaborates with the dyad and triad partners from operations and medical team for the assigned unit to ensure smooth running of the unit.

• Adheres to the Standards of Practice for Nursing Administration within the Department of Nursing, assigned unit, and administrative and medical partnerships.
• Assists and works in partnership with the nursing executive in setting the strategic direction for the nursing/midwifery department.
• Collaborates with the senior nursing leadership to ensure efficient healthcare delivery.
• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to issues, situations or trends related to the assigned unit.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine the issues, problems, or trends.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the situation.
• Develops and implements strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary healthcare resources.
• Employs strategies to foster health promotion, health teaching, and the provision of other educational services and resources and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Provides consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change.
• Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and the delivery of services.
• Collaborates with all levels of nursing staff, interdisciplinary teams, executive leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Integrates ethical provisions and research findings in all areas of practice.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.
• Advocates for the protections and rights of individuals, families, communities, populations, healthcare providers, nursing, and other professions especially related to health and safety.
• Demonstrates leadership skills in the development of human resources.
• Manages staff performance including annual evaluation, goal setting, performance development, “crucial conversations,” corrective action and disciplinary processes, and termination.
• Provides staff development including staff education, programming, and competency assessment.
• Develops the leadership capacity of staff through succession planning.
• Role models behaviors in leadership and serving as a mentor. Nurse Manager influences behaviors and manages relationships by maintaining an environment of fairness and supporting processes.
• Advocates shared decision‑making and implements the structure, and processes for shared governance.
• Demonstrates awareness of healthcare economics and financial stewardship that applies to patient care delivery including reimbursement, managed care, and key legislative initiatives at all levels.
• Forecasts unit/work area revenue and expenditure and interprets financial information.
• Demonstrates understanding of the concepts related to capital budgeting.
• Demonstrates understanding of institution’s and departmental recruitment and marketing strategies.
• Facilitates effective interviewing skills and techniques when recruiting new staff.
• Demonstrates awareness of hiring policies and procedures and pertinent labor laws.
• Ensures development and implementation of new employee orientation.
• Maintains a…