Nurse Manager - Cardiovascular Center, Westwood

Responsibilities

• Accountable for
  the clinical care and the daily operations of the clinic.
• Provides direct operational oversight for the clinic in the
  absence of the Clinic Operations Manager.
• Provides leadership and direct supervision,
  monitoring, and evaluation of the clinical and administrative clinic
  staff.
• Responsible for coordination of
  clinical services for the staff, adherence to personnel policies and
  procedures.
• Provides continuous quality improvement for the
  clinic and creates a culture of teamwork to ensure successful and efficient
  daily operations, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the timely achievement
  of departmental and University objectives.
• Demonstrates leadership skills including advanced
  communication, coaching, and conflict resolution.
• Coordinates with the Clinic Operations Manager
  in hiring, recruiting and retention of qualified personnel; establishing
  departmental goals; and systems management of human, financial, and physical
  resources with autonomy.
• Manages resources and oversees compliance with
  internal policies and external regulatory agency requirements and contributes
  to strategic plans and policies.
• Utilizes a wide range of alternatives in
  problem solving and demonstrates a high degree of professional competence and
  skill.
• Responsible for maintaining an
  environment that aligns
• Oversee Westwood Cardiovascular Centers including Suites 630 West, 630 East, 690 and 545.

Salary Range: $124,600 - $289,400 /annually

• Graduate from
  an accredited school of nursing. BSN required. MSN preferred.
• CA RN License
• ACLS from
  American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Two-year previous charge RN or leadership
• Knowledge of Cardiology
  and General Surgical patient population.
• Ability to supervise
  and provide leadership and direction to the clinical staff in accordance with
  organizations and departmental goals and objectives.
• Ability to
  complete a nursing physical assessment with strong critical thinking skills.
• Ability to
  apply a broad knowledge base to act effectively to coordinate and assess
  patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team
  physicians, referring physicians, patient and family. Ability to represent the
  Medical Center in site visits and review by managed care, insurance groups, and
  regulatory entities.
• Ability to
  provide a leadership style that demonstrates principles of time management,
  conflict resolution, problem-solving and delegation.
• Ability to
  evaluate the effectiveness of interventions toward the attainment of
  established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or reset goal parameters
• Ability to
  delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting
  leadership and teamwork
• Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and other staff
  regarding clinical and patient care issues
• Excellent
  organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work
  independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent
  tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change.

• Ambulatory clinic experience
• Spanish speaking skills