Nurse Manger - Cardiac Telemetry

Nurse Manager – Cardiac Telemetry

Work location:

Texas Health Southwest

Core work hours:
Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Salary and location:
Fort Worth, TX – $85,000.00–$ – posted 1 month ago

At Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Clearfork, we operate as one hospital across two locations, proudly serving the southwest Fort Worth area and its surrounding communities since 1987. Our 261-bed, full-service hospital provides convenient access to care for patients across Tarrant County. Our specialties include surgical services, orthopedics, rehabilitation, imaging, and adult critical care. We also offer a 24-hour emergency department.

Additionally, we are certified as a Primary Heart Attack Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Maternal Center, Level III Neonatal Center, and a nationally accredited facility for Breast care, as well as Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. Texas Health Southwest has earned Magnet designation, a CMS 5-Star rating, recognition as a top hospital by U.S. News & World Report, and multiple STEMI/NSTEMI care awards.

• Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for safe, efficient, and effective operation of the unit including active participation with other hospital departments and leadership to accomplish this purpose.
• Provide resources and guidance to support the utilization of evidence based practice standards.
• Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to staff.
• Facilitate activities that prepare unit, environment, and staff to meet credentialing bodies requirements.
• Identify key drivers in throughput process, evaluate areas role, and develop solutions to barriers.

• Plan, manage patient care processes to improve performance.
• Facilitate delivery of quality patient care.
• Require documentation that meets hospital and credentialing standards/policy/guidelines.
• Demonstrates positive supportive role in change process.

• Responsible for staffing based on patient care needs.
• Responsible for personnel functions including staff, performance reviews and corrective action.
• Promote professional growth and development of all employees.
• Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments.
• Promote staff retention.
• Facilitate new staff orientation.
• Supports shared decision-making through the unit-based council.

• Incorporate customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies.
• Promote team building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff.

• Prepares operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility.
• Manages approved operating and capital budgets effectively and adjusts strategies as needed to meet budget expectations.
• Identifies and evaluates patient care requirements and outcomes based upon patient acuity, system and budgetary guidelines.

• Demonstrates involvement in professional organization.
• Participates in hospital/department/system committees.
• Stays current with professional activities.
• Alerts appropriate individuals regarding ethical and legal concerns (i.e. Risk Manager, Compliance Officer, Director).
• Educates, promotes and evaluates appropriate use of chain of command by staff.
• Acts as a role model/mentor.
• Adheres to ANA Code of Ethics.
• Complies with hospital policies and with Nurse Practice Act.
• Active in Reach Out THR and other community activities.
• Makes appropriate referrals to Peer Review.
• Participates in 360 degree evaluations.
• Creates development plan that identifies and addresses areas of needed growth.
• Completes reports in a timely manner. Utilizes various resources for development.

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required

• 3 Years Experience as a registered nurse with previous experience as a charge nurse or similar leadership role (i.e., charge nurse, committee chair, preceptor, supervisor) Required
• Supervisory or Managerial Experience a Plus
• Cardiac Telemetry Experience Strongly Preferred

• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing…