Nurse Manager-TCU

ENL 2 TCU Exempt

Compensation range:

$55.23 - $89.68

Your rate of pay will be based on applicable experience

Shift: Days Shift length: 8 Hours
Days off:
Fixed If fixed, days off:
Saturday & Sunday
Hours per pay period: 80

Enloe Health is a Level II Trauma Center located in beautiful Northern California. We offer a full array of medical services, and our mission is to elevate the health of the communities we serve. As a Planetree organization, we place high value on hiring the right team to care for our patients and their families—care that is steeped in compassion, human connection, and mutual support.

If you feel called to make a meaningful impact through empathetic, person-centered care, and thrive in a culture that values collaboration and purpose, we welcome you to join our team.

The function of the Nurse Manager, under the direction of the Sr. Director Nursing Operations & V.P. of Nursing Services, is to develop, maintain, and evaluate an environment that supports the practice of nursing and the delivery of high quality patient care on a twenty-four hour basis for the assigned unit(s). The Nurse Manager is responsible for carrying out assignments in a manner to assure success in financial management, human resources management, leadership, quality and operational management objectives.

The Nurse Manager participates in program development and unit performance improvement. The Nurse Manager provides direct patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and education to patients, families, students, and staff. The Nurse Manager consistently demonstrates the core values of Enloe Medical Center and serves as a role model to other employees.

• Participates in the development and management of department budgets and productivity targets.
• Manages human resources utilization, promotes employee satisfaction, supports staff development, and utilizes the progressive discipline process when appropriate.
• Leads employees, supports organizational goals and decisions, implements necessary changes, and participates in strategic planning for service needs and resource utilization.
• Maintains and promotes quality service and best practice.
• Participates in quality improvement processes and assures implementation of regulatory standards.
• Ensures service is provided considering the age-specific physiological, emotional, and cognitive needs of the patients served.
• Continually evaluates departmental function and the delivery of patient service.
• Keeps Sr. Director Nursing Operations, V.P. of Nursing and administration informed regarding level of care/service being provided and level of patient, employee, and physician satisfaction.
• Acts as a liaison between the patient/family, physician and patient care team as necessary to problem solve.
• In conjunction with the Sr. Director Nursing Operations & V.P. of Nursing, translates knowledge of professional and regulatory standards to policies, practices, and procedures and maintains for current changes.
• Researches interdepartmental problems/issues and takes corrective action in timely manner and promotes respectful responsive communication between departments to promote patient centered care.
• Supervises staff in service areas. Guides staff in the adherence to applicable standards of care / practice and/or departmental / organizational expectations.
• Acts as a resource to other departments for education and information in area of expertise.
• Performs nursing assessment according to professional nursing practice.
• Plans patient care using a multidisciplinary approach and individualized patient care plans.
• Implements planned interventions in a safe and technically competent manner.
• Evaluates outcomes through monitoring of patient and makes appropriate changes in care to improve outcomes.
• Meets teaching needs of patient and family.
• Functions within limits specified by Nurse Practice Act and Title 22.
• Documents patient care appropriately according to policy.

Minimum:

• Five years acute care nursing experience
• One-year leadership experience OR Master's degree in Nursing or Nursing Education

Desired:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field
• Recent management experience
• Membership in a professional organization and attendance to conferences regarding management and supervision of employees

• Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing
• Current CPR recognition
• ACLS
• Hemodynamics (or equivalent)
• Critical Care Course (or equivalent)
• Basic Arrhythmia (or equivalent)

Must be able to maintain and evaluate patient and staff data collection systems and processes to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care. Must be able to effectively monitor, evaluate and administer the resources of their assigned area, and make substantiated recommendations regarding resource allocation needs for future planning purposes. Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality improvement processes is…