Nurse Manager, NICU Memorial Campus

Exemption Status: Exempt

Hiring Range: $ - $

Note: Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled

Hours:

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center: 10010 - 1242 Newborn Nursery ICU

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for the 24-hour planning, organizing, directing, and coordination of clinical and administrative performance of assigned unit(s). Facilitates collaboration with medical and administrative leadership to assure patient needs are met and evaluates nursing care and patient outcomes. The scope of responsibilities includes clinical and safety practices of nurses and other members of the clinical team, professional nursing practice, leadership and professional growth, human resource management, financial performance, system coordination and clinical performance (safety, satisfaction and quality) improvement.

• Clinical Practice, Patient Flow, Patient
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Leads with high reliability principles framework with goal of zero harm.
  • Is responsible for a positive work environment that is safe for patients, visitors and staff.
  • Accountable for clinical practice and deployment of resources at the unit level to ensure ongoing implementation of nursing process and adherence to standards.
  • Conducts daily patient care rounds, assessing patient care requirements and monitoring nursing & ancillary staff performance to achieve safe, cost effective and quality patient care.
  • Directs the oversight of clinical practice through continuity of nursing assignments to optimize the patient plan of care.
  • Responsible to oversee that the nursing process is being utilized for each patient and a plan of care is established, coordinated, and delivered to each patient and family.
  • Creates and sustains a collaborative, patient-focused environment supporting excellence in clinical and service practices.
  • Assures the efficient daily operations of assigned unit(s), including appropriate staffing levels, equipment and supplies, bed and/or examination room management, workflow and productivity to meet patient needs.
  • Implements nursing standards, policies and procedures.
  • Accountable to hold multidisciplinary rounds for team lead review of care plans on the unit with providers, nursing, and ancillary team.
  • Maintains compliance with regulatory standards including, but not limited to, JC and DPH.
  • Ensures unit-based standards of care are in accordance with departmental, organizational and/or compliance related standards.
  • Maintains and displays knowledge of current profession/clinical issues and practices through participation in professional organization and certification in field of nursing.
  • Demonstrates and role model's principles of ethical professional nursing practice.
  • Participates in Nursing Staff Organization; a shared governance model of practice through membership in nursing leadership council. Represents the department of nursing in various committees and task force activities throughout the medical center.
  • Coordinates team huddles during the day and in the evening to review new admissions, patient progression towards goals and discharge plan. Reports significant huddle outcomes to unit-director.
  • Accountable to patient experience outcomes in designated area.
• Leadership/Management, Human Resources:
  • Responsible for appropriate staffing levels, scheduling, hiring, and budgeting.
  • Assesses candidates, through behavioral and peer interviewing, for appropriate positions within the unit and makes recommendations for hire, transfers, promotions and/or other staff changes.
  • Partners with Safety Specialists for orientation of new clinical staff.
  • Provides clinical and administrative oversight of all staff and completion of specific performance reviews.
  • Assures appropriate orientation, competence assessment, in-service training and continuing education for all staff.
  • Ensures the proper documentation…