Senior Manager, Nursing Administration

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Department : Mom / Baby Unit

The Mom & Baby unit is a 28-bed unit within Women and Children's Health, caring for post-partum patients after delivery, as well as their newborns.

There are typically 300 deliveries per month. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1 : 6-8, and a CNA is present in the nursery.

Mom / baby nurses also act as "admit" RNs for all infants transferred to the Mom & Baby unit. Nurses take care of many babies whose status does not require NICU care but who are not yet ready to go home.

Mom / Baby nurses may periodically care for a number of GYN patients.

Job Summary :

Under minimal supervision, the Senior Nurse Manager performs managerial and leadership functions over the professional nursing and support care team in various healthcare consumer care settings.

Applies critical thinking, evidence-based policies, procedures, guidelines, and competence to collaborate with the healthcare team to promote excellence in healthcare consumer safety and quality outcomes.

Independently works with the ACNO or Director to maintain departmental budget. Adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing practice / process and performance, and the ANA Code of Ethics (2015) to provide care to all healthcare consumers.

Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in daily practice.

Essential Functions :

• Staff Management (10%)
• Scheduling (10%)
• Mentoring and recruitment (10%)
• Departmental budget and operations (10%)
• Records management (10%)
• Case management and discharge planning (10%)
• Patient safety and quality care (10%)
• Policy development and revisions (5%)
• Support and implementation of organizational initiatives and strategic planning (5%)
• Promote positive patient experience (5%)
• Promote employee engagement (5%)
• Able to perform essential duties of direct reporting positions (5%)
• Other duties as assigned per unit addendum (5%)

Education :

Bachelor's Degree Required

Work Experience :

4-6 years of nursing experience; including two years of nursing leadership experience preferred.

Licenses :

BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS / CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required and RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice / Process / Performance ANA Standards addendum - signed and accrediting body standards.
• Strong understanding and display of the principles of customer service as it applies to patients, staff, and the community.
• Ability to assist in identifying ways to promote quality patient-centric care and maintain Denver Health's high level of patient satisfaction.
• Ability to work effectively in a team matrix environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary staff, charge nurses, clinical nurse educators, Nursing Managers, providers, and executive leadership to provide care to patients with respect to their uniqueness using informed judgment, competence, individual qualifications, and collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to the disease process and continuum of care.
• Supports compliance with national patient safety goals, accrediting agency standards, and quality initiatives.
• Evaluates practice in relation to professional standards, statutes, regulations, hospital and departmental policies, standards of care, and regulations.
• Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of healthcare consumer / family response or changing condition.
• Proficient in EHR documentation.
• Proficient in Office Suite.

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