Nurse Manager- Acute Rehab Unit, AVH

Allegheny Health Network

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients, and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

Allegheny Valley Hospital is a 188 bed community, union hospital serving the surrounding neighborhoods of Natrona Heights.

AHN Allegheny Valley's Inpatient Rehab Unit is a comprehensive unit with 17 specialized beds for those with complex illnesses, post-stroke, and surgical needs. They are also certified to provide rehabilitation services to patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord, and orthopedic needs. This unit provides intensive structured therapy to their patients at least 3 hours a day, 5 days per week. You will work with a collaborative team including social workers, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, physiatrist, and others. Our nurses are specially trained in rehabilitation, providing exceptional care to prepare patients for the next stage in their recovery.

General Overview

Manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of a specific patient care department providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of both their departments and the organization.

Essential Responsibilities

Leadership : Responsible for implementation of mission, vision, philosophy, core values, evidence based practice, and standards of the organization, and nursing service within their defined areas of responsibility.

• Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions.
• Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change.
• Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals.
• Completes annual performance appraisals on associates.
• Attends greater than 50% of leadership meetings.
• Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers.
• Promotes RN career ladder with staff.
• Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification.

Quality and Patient Safety : Identifies, plans, and implements activities in specified clinical departments which ensures patient care is delivered in accordance with professional standards for nursing practice and is evidenced based, meets patient safety goals and standards and regulatory guidelines.

Customer Satisfaction : Assures that department work collaboratively with patients, families, peers, and other departments in the organization to meet established organizational goals for customer satisfaction.

Finance : Demonstrates fiscal stewardship through effective and efficient use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while maintaining patient care standards.

Professional Growth and Development : Fosters the development of staff through coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment which encourages learning and use of research.

Qualifications

Minimum

Preferred

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