RN Nurse Manager - Pediatrics and NICU

Description

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Pediatric and NICU Nurse Manager is fully engaged in providing Product Excellence, Delight, Access, Ease and Convenience, and Customer Cost by planning, managing, and assessing all unit functions to include evaluation of patient care on a 24?

hour basis on the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES :

1. Manages and assumes responsibility for 24 / 7 operations and activities on units.

2. Facilitates and supports high quality patient outcomes; ensures compliance with The Joint Commission and other organizational and regulatory agency standards with quality indicators and core measures.

3. Ensures competence and education of associates.

4. Performs those clinical skills within the scope of practice of a registered nurse in the State of Florida for which competencies have been validated.

5. Responsible for patient experience as evidenced by positive patient satisfaction scores.

6. Ensures consistent performance of purposeful hourly or team rounding, bedside shift report and no pass zones.

7. Ensures cost effective unit operations within budgetary expectations and corporate financial goals. Processes requests with justification for additional unit needs outside of established targets to the Department Director.

8. Assures all equipment on the unit is operable and safe.

9. Monitors ordering of unit supplies and equipment with adequate inventory of supplies for unit needs.

10. Prepares and adjusts 24?hour staffing plan based on unit census and acuity on a daily basis.

11. Ensures schedules are completed on time and in compliance with approved staffing plan.

12. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team on ease of accessing care, education, information, and initiatives improving Women's and Children's care.

LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES :

1. Defines and communicates a clear, compelling vision for the team that effectively ties into the mission and vision of Health First, and inspirationally leads the team to achieve that vision.

2. Provides leadership, motivation, coaching, feedback and support to strengthen growth, development and wellness at work to build and foster effective, high performing teams.

3. Leads change through effective communication, explaining the connection and value to the organization, creating stronger buy?

in and urgency, while understanding impact to the team to obtain commitment.

4. Demonstrates openness to hearing diverse ideas and thoughts; creates a sense of inclusivity; and encourages collaboration across teams to help break down silos to meet the team's and organization's goals.

5. Recruits, selects, grows, and retains highly engaged, high performing diverse and inclusive associates.

6. Demonstrates fiscal acumen and contributes to and supports the strategic direction of the areas of responsibility and organization.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Education :
• BSN required?
• Or, conditional and time limited waiver for BSN requirement may apply to internal associates who complete their BSN within three (3) years of transition to new role.
• Or, external candidates may apply who are currently enrolled in a BSN program to complete within two (2) years of hire.
• Licensure :
• Current, active State of Florida RN license or endorsement.
• Certification :
• Must hold and maintain current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion card upon transfer / start date.
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider Completion Card within 90 days of transfer / start and maintain.
• AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program Completion Card within 90 days of transfer / start date and maintain.
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Completion Card within six (6) months and maintain.
• Certification in clinical specialty preferred.
• Work Experience :
• At least two (2) years acute care clinical experience.
• Progressive leadership or previous nursing management experience.
• Two (2) years of NICU and / or Pediatrics clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :
• Knowledge of TJC (The Joint Commission), Florida Nurse Practice Act and other applicable agency regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to educate and speak / understand written and verbal communications in the English language.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship?building along with active listening skills to listen analyze needs from various ages and levels of education.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem?solving skills with ability to access and interpret data to educate members of the healthcare team.
• Sound time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Maintains professional competencies by attending continuing education programs and participating in professional organizations.
• Ability to respond appropriately to life?threatening / emergent situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently.
• Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
• May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or overhead.
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and / or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
• May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and / or low to loud noise.
• May require working with biohazards such as blood / body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand?eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined; on site or remote.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

Job : Nurse Management

Nurse Management

Organization :

Holmes Regional Medical Center

Primary Location :

United States? Florida ? Brevard County? Melbourne

Schedule : Full?time

Full?time

Shift Times : Variable

Variable

Job Level : Manager

Manager