Min: USD $47.65/Hr. Max: USD $73.86/Hr. Overview:
The Nurse Manager - ED operates within the ALMH and Nursing Division mission, vision, strategic priorities and goals. Utilizing a shared leadership philosophy, the Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for unit management and the quality of patient care on a designated unit(s). The Nurse Manager creates and maintains a work environment conducive to effective communication, collaboration, teambuilding and nursing professionalism. She/he ensures the enculturation of the Pathways to Excellence Program requirements on the unit. She/he assures that care provided on the unit is appropriate to the age of the patients served and that the staff are competent to provide safe, quality, evidence-based nursing care. She/he maintains positive physician and interdepartmental relationships as well as positive employee morale.
Qualifications:
Education:
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BSN required within 2 years of hire date
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Master’s degree preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
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Current Illinois RN licensure required.
Experience:
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At least three years of experience as a registered nurse with demonstrated progressive leadership/management skills.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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Demonstrated working knowledge of the ANCC Pathways to Excellence Recognition Program model and standards.
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Demonstrated understanding of nurse-sensitive quality indicators and basic hospital/nursing regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Scope of Supervision:
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The Nurse Manager reports to the Director of Nursing (and indirectly to the CNO if Director or Administrator is outside the DON’s direct reporting line).
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Personnel reporting to this position will include nursing staff and auxiliary personnel.
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The Nurse Manager coordinates the management of patient care with unit staff, other departments and the nursing supervisors (on off shifts).
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The Nurse Manager is a leader, mentor and patient advocate. This individual must possess the skills to identify, introduce and assimilate change successfully into the practice environment.
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Performs other related work as required or requested.
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Maintains an understanding of the unit’s primary patient populations and their care needs/requirements.
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Keeps up-to-date on new clinical treatments/services being developed/implemented for primary patient populations.
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Maintains a sound knowledge base of current trends and developments in nursing practice in order to lead unit-based changes to improve patient care delivery.
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Collaborative Practice:
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Demonstrates ability and willingness to collaborate with peers and staff.
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Shows commitment to the development of inter-departmental/intraprofessional collaboration for improvement of patient care, unit efficiency and effectiveness.
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Develops working relationships with the medical staff that encourage problem solving on all levels.
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Builds and maintains a strong Unit-Based Council to facilitate shared decision-making process.
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Community Involvement:
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Involves self with professional organizations and community health-related services and agencies.
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Communication Skill:
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Encourages and facilitates a work climate conducive to open, honest communication and incorporates an effective information sharing process to ensure staff are kept up to date on key changes/issues affecting their work processes.
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Demonstrates a communication style which is supportive and non-threatening, thus providing an environment that allows for open expression of ideas and problem solving.
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Attends Nurse Management Council and Department Managers’ meetings and relays pertinent information to staff.
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Human Resources:
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Is accountable for recruitment, interviewing, selection and retention of unit-based staff.
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Is accountable for scheduling of personnel to assure quality patient care within budget requirements.
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Is accountable for staff performance monitoring/feedback/appraisal and initiating corrective/disciplinary action as necessary, in accordance with hospital policies.
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Holds regular staff meetings in order to facilitate communication of organizational imperatives/changes as well as unit issues.
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Encourages staff to identify personal and professional growth needs and facilitates appropriate opportunities for that growth.
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Maintains a climate which provides ongoing appreciation and recognition of achievements.
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Supports appropriate risk-taking efforts by staff and peers.
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Assists in the development of and supports divisional programs/initiatives that promote recruitment/retention and satisfaction of staff members.
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Fiscal Management:
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Budget Preparation:
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Participates in the preparation of the annual budget for areas of responsibility.
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Identifies capital equipment items needed.
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Identifies and evaluates present and future staffing needs.
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Budget Monitoring:
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Establishes quotas of supplies, analyzes financial and productivity reports.
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Reviews and evaluates monthly expenditures and operating statements and implements corrective action plans to address variances as necessary.
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Designs and implements cost-effective strategies that will enhance effective and efficient patient care delivery.
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Educates staff regarding operation of the unit and fiscal responsibilities.
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Maintains sound knowledge base of current trends and developments in health care related to reimbursement issues.
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Planning:
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Engages staff in developing annual unit goals and individual goals consistent with ALMH’s Strategic Priorities, the MHS Nursing Strategic Plan and the ALMH annual Nursing goals.
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Develops mechanisms with staff to fulfill unit goals and objectives.
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Reviews goals and plans of action with staff on a regular basis.
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Performance and Outcomes Improvement:
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Identifies quality improvement opportunities and uses appropriate QI tools/techniques to evaluate potential solutions.
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Leads intra-and inter-departmental problem solving to ensure resolution of clinical issues and adoption of “best practices.”
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Collaborates with staff in evaluating standards of care in relation to a particular patient population. Measures and validates that identified outcomes are met.
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Assures unit performance measurement data is gathered, monitored and reported and facilitates its use in improving quality and/or efficiency.
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Research:
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Creates an environment that promotes analytical thinking in the resolution of identified clinical problems and the adoption of evidence-based nursing practice.
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Provides opportunities and resources to encourage staff to participate in nursing research/scholarship activities.
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Fosters collaborative research relationships with other healthcare institutions and healthcare providers.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
