Nursing Manager

The Nurse Manager is responsible for three primary clinical units: the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) , and the Rapid Response Team (RRT). The ICU is a 22-bed adult unit which cares for a multitude of patient populations including neuroscience/neurosurgery patients, trauma and surgical patients. The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) is an 8-bed adult unit that utilizes the universal bed management concept to care for patients from open heart surgery to discharge.

RRT is a specialized team of critical care nurses whose responsibilities include managing code blue and rapid response events, as well as leading care for stroke patients.

• Prepares yearly operating and capital budgets based upon departmental initiatives, projected volumes and benchmarked staffing standards
• Controls the financial performance and productivity of assigned departments to meet budget
• Manages personnel scheduling according to budget, volume, and patient acuity
• Identifies and explains monthly budget variances
• Develops and implements cost reduction and revenue initiatives within the department
• Monitors department payroll to assure adherence to policies by staff and eliminates unnecessary overtime

Patient Care Management

• Creates a culture of service excellence that ensures patient and family satisfaction and optimal patient outcomes
• Utilizes patient rounding to ensure that care standards are being met and analyzes patient care needs to guide staffing decisions
• Develops, implements, and monitors unit quality improvement plans
• Establishes collaborative relationships with physicians, other disciplines, and other leaders to achieve clinical practice outcomes

Education and Experience

Minimum Required

Education:

BSN degree

Minimum Experience:

2+ years experience in specialized area with Charge Nurse or equivalent experience

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

Applicant must be licensed to work as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or compact state. Must have clinical certification appropriate for care area and/or nurse leader/executive certification or obtain within one year of hire.

Must maintain BLS. Other certifications as required of nurses working in the clinical area assigned