Nurse Manager; RN - Kidney Center

Overview

Manages the operations of a patient care area(s) in the provision of nursing care to patients and their families. A transformation leader that directs the activities of patient care and support staff.

• Manages and supports the day to day operations of assigned patient care area(s).
• Supervises all nurses and support staff including but not limited to Registered Nurses, Patient Care Assistants and Technicians, Health Unit Coordinators, and related clerical staff.
• Oversees the preparation of schedules utilizing wage and flex staff as appropriate. Adjusts according to patient flow.
• Accurately forecasts and manages budget for the unit and ensures that any expenditures are within the budget. Knowledge of related benchmarks such as Paid hour per patient day and Worked hour per patient day.
• Develops programs which address continuous quality improvement, system enhancement, streamlined processes, patient experience and overall nurse performance.
• Ensures compliance with appropriate regulatory requirements specific to the unit supervised.
• Ensures that the highest quality nursing care is provided to patients and their families.
• Develops and manages partnerships with clinicians, physicians and administrative counterparts to achieve common goals.
• Promotes integration of multidisciplinary work groups. Manages recruitment, performance, team member engagement and retention activities of assigned staff.
• Implement the UVA shared governance nursing model at the unit level ensuring shared decision making that affects nursing practice, quality improvement, professional development and research.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Position Compensation Range: $ - $ Annual

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program, Master s degree in related field within 5 years of hire.
• Experience: At least 3 years of progressively more responsible experience as a registered nurse in a patient care environment required.
• For Dialysis Nurse Manager:
  As required by job be a full-time employee of the facility; have at least 12 months of experience in clinical nursing, and an additional 6 months of experience in providing nursing care to patients on maintenance dialysis.
• Licensure: License to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Valid Virginia Driver  license required for managers with responsibility operations in multiple locations. Must have applicable specialty certification at hire or within 3 years.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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