Nurse Manager - MICU - Jefferson Abington

Nurse Manager

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patients' personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Plans, directs and coordinates nursing care for a specific patient care area in collaboration with the Nursing Director and other appropriate nursing leaders and professional development staff.
• Recruits, interviews and selects staff for the patient care unit.
• Provides leadership and direction in implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops, implements and evaluates unit policies, procedures and goals, which are consistent with department and organizational goals.
• Completes regular performance evaluations for each staff member and serves as a clinical resource regarding policies and procedures, patient standards, performance improvement, and risk management issues.
• Conducts evaluations for new staff prior to completion of probationary period with input from appropriate nursing staff.
• Demonstrates effective conflict resolution skills.
• Counsels employees and utilizes the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Develops, implements and evaluates staffing plan to meet patient and family care needs.
• Develops, implements and evaluates areas of improvement to increase quality of patient and family care in collaboration with the nurse director or quality improvement manager.
• Identifies issues related to quality of patient care, and develops, implements and evaluates unit improvement program/projects within a shared governance model.
• Accountable and responsible for continuous quality and regulatory management directives including JCAHO, OSHA, etc.
• Designs, implements and evaluates the unit patient satisfaction plan.
• Acts as a resource and serves as a clinical role model to members of the health care team.
• Assists professional development staff with the creation and implementation of educational programs.
• Recommends, participates in the development of and implements policies and procedures.
• Provides leadership and direction in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
• Seeks opportunities for nursing research.
• Collaborates with professional development staff to set minimum competencies and oversees ongoing professional development of staff.
• Manages available resources ensuring that the operation of the patient care area occurs within the limitations of the budget.
• Is knowledgeable about costs and revenue opportunities.
• Assists in the development of cost saving activities.
• Collaborates with Director/ACNO for budget forecasting.
• Educates healthcare team members on cost efficient care and appropriate staffing, and on the efficient use of material resources.
• Monitors staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs and maintain quality patient care.
• Authorizes overtime or scheduling changes to fill shifts as needed.
• Completes payroll in collaboration with assistant nurse manager or patient care coordinator.
• Provides volumes and adjustments to reflect variances in staffing needs within Smart Square.

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Workday Day (United States of America)

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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