Manager Of Nursing - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Days

At Houston Methodist the Manager Nursing position is responsible for 24hour comprehensive operational responsibility for the delivery and quality of patient care provided in the designated areas(s) of responsibility.

This registered nurse position fosters interdepartmental / interprofessional collaboration. The Manager Nursing position participates in committees representing unit and Nursing in a positive manner.

The position assists with developing and implementing performance initiatives ensuring optimal patient safety outcomes and customer satisfaction.

This position demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through selfdirection initiative effective interpersonal skills and oral / written communications skills.

The manager position responsibilities include managing the daily work activities of the work unit / department staff ensuring quality productivity functional excellence and efficiency while assisting management in accomplishing strategic and operational objectives.

In addition this position provides guidance to staff and is responsible for staffing budget compliance contributing to staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment coaching and counseling employees on work related performance and assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment.

This position also implements training monitoring and operations initiatives that secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation / regulatory / government regulations.

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Performs management responsibilities of selection scheduling supervision retention and evaluation of employees in the department.

Provides development and mentoring of staff. Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department turnover. Develops direct reports to perform these same functions.

Provides fair and consistent leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters rounding on all employees completing performance appraisals conducting new hire feedback sessions coaching / corrective counseling and providing recognition / commendations to achieve desired outcomes.

Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge / skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.

• Facilitates and promotes effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies within and between departments; participates and / or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.
• Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department and / or system metrics on employee engagement indicators : action readiness score tier level.
• Establishes effective two way communication with staff demonstrating active listening requesting and acknowledging feedback making equitable decisions providing rationale when appropriate and supporting organizational goals.

Coaches staff to use efficient and effective communication to establish and maintain a team environment and to include the patient and family as a part of the team regarding their plan of care.

Assists staff with stress management practices.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Plans and organizes daytoday department operations schedule and activities. Sets priorities and functional standards giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customer / patient satisfaction.
• Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and / or system score for patient / customerbased satisfaction through role modeling and fostering accountability.

Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.

• Serves as role model to staff reinforcing principles of service orientation and ensuring that the focus is always on improving patient care and / or services effectively resolve concerns complaints or conflict with patients families physicians and other interprofessional health care team members taking appropriate action and channeling concerns according to appropriate procedures.
• Maintains ongoing interactions with patients families physicians and staff on how to improve patient care and service provided.

Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

QUALITY / SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and / or revises the department safety plan and / or any specific accreditation / regulatory required safety guidelines including infection control principles.

Monitors and confirms staff maintain their required credentials that demonstrate competency per accrediting agency or department guidelines as applicable.

• Uses and optimizes information systems to enhance operations; supports entityspecific performance improvement and data management / analysis functions.
• Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes by monitoring and improving the department workflow using peertopeer accountability reporting near misses and / or adverse events immediately and identifying solutions via collaboration.

Adopts lean principles in driving process improvements. Role models situational awareness using teachable moments to improve safety.

Monitors self and employee compliance with policies procedures and System HR Standards of Practice and performs associated actions upon noncompliance (i.

e. focal point review requirements disaster plan inservices influenza immunization wage and hour standard hours timely termination submission timely timecard approval etc.).

Prepares measurable goals and objectives that are consistent with Houston Methodist priorities and develops action plans for achieving goals incorporating collaborative efforts when appropriate.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Assists in the development of department budget and ensures that the department operates in a cost effective manner. Manages / audits department expenses within approved budget parameters ensuring that the department meets the budgeted / flex revenue and / or expense targets on a monthly and annual basis.

Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department / patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of costeffectiveness.

• Implements department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs developing others to do the same through optimizing productivity supply / resource efficiency minimizing incidental overtime and overtime percentage and other areas according to department specifications.
• Plans coverage of unit to maximize presence of management and staff. Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department / patient care needs that reflect understanding of the importance of costeffectiveness.

GROWTH / INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department operations or other departmentspecific measures by leading unit projects and / or other department / system directed shared governance activities.
• Supports change initiatives maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment;

adjusts effectively to work within new work structures processes requirements or cultures.

Proactively evaluates processes; recommends and implements action plan(s) for change; follows through to ensure effective sustainable change.

Participates in the development and implementation of new procedures and the review and revision of existing procedures.

• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between ones area and other areas teams departments and units to achieve business goals.
• Seeks opportunities to identify developmental needs of self and staff and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management.

Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an ongoing basis. Conducts conversations with staff on their development and IDP.

This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business / job duties as assigned.

Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

Bachelors degree or higher in Nursing

WORK EXPERIENCE

Three years experience in nursing one year in a progressive leadership role in healthcare; for HM internal two years experience in nursing which includes HM performance that demonstrates leadership abilities i.

e. charge nurse responsibilities.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• RN Registered Nurse Texas State Licensure and / or Compact State Licensure within 90 days or
• RNTemp Registered Nurse Temporary State Licensure within 90 days and
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) and
• Magnet ANCC Recognized Certification If at HMH must have an ANCCrecognized leadership certification within 1 year and
• Other credentials and certifications as defined by unit / service line

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ONCALL*

• Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.
• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL

Travel specifications may vary by department

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile :

Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025 will be Houston Methodists ninth hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology available from the day the doors open.

With 100 beds (at our opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor the hospital will be equipped with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID many of them designed to make patient communication with physicians staff and families the very best and most effective in any health care facility.

Even though the hospital wont be fully operational until 2025 we have several services and specialties opening in 2024.

Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women minorities disabled persons and veterans.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor priority referral Protected Veterans requested.

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