Nurse Manager​/Clinical Flow Leader; Perioperative

POSITION SUMMARY

The Nurse Manager/Clinical Flow Leader is a registered nurse who functions as a patient care provider, supervisor and clinical resource for staff. She/he implements management and clinical activities. Coordinates clinical activities to ensure that the nursing process is operationalized utilizing Standards of Care/Standards of Practice. Primary responsibilities include ensuring the provision of patient care consistent with department/hospital and regulatory standards.

The Nurse Manager/Clinical Flow Leader is responsible for the coordination of all movement of patients within the IPP in a safe and efficient manner. This position will interface with Charge Nurses from the IPP area as well as the anesthesia site officers and providers as a single point of contact. As a liaison with supporting departments, the Nurse Manager/Clinical Flow Leader will be responsible for troubleshooting issues which impact efficient patient care and flow.

Nurse Manager/Clinical Flow Leader

PACU

Full Time

• Performs management duties in collaboration with the nurse director to achieve and maintain quality services and positive employee relations.
• Assumes overall unit management within established policies, procedures, labor and supply budgets in the absence of the nurse manager.
• Supervises (hires, evaluates, and disciplines) all RN and non-RN staff according to established personnel policies, procedures and union contracts.
• Initiates and facilitates problem solving by timely identification and communication of staff and patient care issues and solutions to nurse manager.
• Assures that staff schedules are completed and posted in accordance with nursing department policies, procedures and union contract requirements.
• Acquires, maintains, and utilizes knowledge of current labor contracts and personnel policies and procedures, initiates timely and appropriate management interventions, inclusive of coaching, counseling and progressive discipline. Works collaboratively with Human Resources/Labor Management staff as needed.
• Provides off shift and weekend leadership coverage, as needed.
• Provides feedback and monitoring off shift of performance improvement plans.
• Promotes and facilitates staff's professional development to ensure the unit provides quality nursing cares.
• Promotes staff development and clinical competency by facilitating staff attendance of unit in-services, appropriate outside conferences, and department committees.
• Promotes own professional development by attendance at conferences with a management/clinical focus.
• Develops staff assignments for patient care taking into consideration individual staff abilities and learning needs.
• Works collaboratively with the nurse director and nurse educator to establish, facilitate and coordinate a preceptor program.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and on committees to ensure that Standard of Care/Practice are evaluated and met.
• Completes unit based quality improvement/risk management projects in collaboration with the nurse manager.
• Participates in assigned committees and communicates timely information to nurse manager and staff.
• Facilitates unit based, approved research projects.
• Promotes practice that is in compliance with appropriate statutes and regulations and evidence based practice (i.e., DPH, Joint Commission, OSHA, etc.).
• Performance quality audits of EMR documentation.
• Coordinates clinical activities to ensure safe and efficient functioning of the unit based on patient needs.
• Collaborates with appropriate team members to promote a smooth flow of patients through the hospital system.
• Promotes and maintains effective professional relationships with all healthcare team members to ensure that patient care issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Acts as a clinical role model to staff through provision of direct patient care in accordance with appropriate department policies and procedures.
• Promotes the Nursing Department's mission, vision and values and professional practice model.
• Coordinates a morning huddle with respective charge RNs from the IPP, and anesthesia site leader to review the cases for the day and plan accordingly.
• Maintains global awareness of all areas within the IPP throughout the shift, coordinating with all support departments.
• Serves as a liaison with other departments (Lab, Imaging, ED, inpatient units) to handle issues that arise during the shift that impeded throughout and to coordinate problem solving with respective IPP areas.
• Works in coordination with the ED and Charge RNs to coordinate add on cases and transfers direct admits, as needed.
• Partners with bed control on the placement of patients post anesthesia and post procedure.
• Mediates conflicts among departments within IPP and external to the IPP.
• Other duties:
  Interprets/translates for patients/families/visitors when needed and when conversant in his/her native language. Requests Interpretive Services when needed. Utilizes hospital's Values as…