Nurse Manager-Inpatient Neuro Medical-Gainesville Campus

* ** Licensure or other certifications:
** Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia. Professional certification in either a clinical or leadership specialty within two years of hire.
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* Educational Requirements:

** Bachelor's Degree, A degree in Nursing (either BSN or MSN).
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* Minimum Experience:

** Three to five years as a RN, preferably in an acute care setting. At minimum one year direct supervision of healthcare delivery if in combination with leadership experience outside of nursing (i.e. second career).
* ** Other:
** Professional organization membership within one month of hire into the role.
* ** Preferred Licensure or other certifications:**
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* Preferred Experience:

** Two years nursing leadership experience.
* ** Other:
**** Preferred

Educational Requirements:

** A Master's Degree (Nursing or other if possessing a BSN) within five years of hire**.
*** Proactive, engaged, visible leader recognized as having excellent follow through on issues impacting care delivery.
* Computer literacy-advanced computer and data management skills
* Ability to communicate effectively. Good written and oral communication skills
* Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
* Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced clinical environment.
* Understanding of budgeting and basic statistical analysis
* Specialty Certifications
* Ability to remain calm during stressful situations
* Skill and ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees
* Skill in providing professional “specialty” nursing care to patients
* Skill in supervision (e.g. hire, train, assign and review work, motivate, prepare performance evaluations and effectively handle disciplinary actions)
* Skill in adapting nursing care to the emotional needs and behavior of patients
* Skill in tailoring communication and performance feedback to the individual employee.
* Skill in preparing written reports
* Skill in communicating orally with a variety of people answering questions and explaining information and decisions. Never uses only written communication to communicate sensitive information.
* Skill in coordinating patient care services with other departments.
* Skill/competency in use of computer software program/systems impact unit performance/management. Computer Literacy
- Kronos, Bidshift, Quadramed, Excel, MS Word, Lawson VIP, Accudose
* Ability to monitor and evaluate nursing care provided to patients
* Ability to identify, plan and coordinate services within department
* Ability to provide consultation to staff, patients and the public
* Ability to direct the training of professional and nonprofessional personnel
* Ability to understand and maintain financial records and to prepare staff and budget reports
* Ability to work effectively with a variety of professional and paraprofessional staff
* Ability to give oral and written instruction in exact detail.
* Actively monitors the quality of care delivered on their unit(s).
This monitoring includes performance improvement programming, clinical metrics and any risk managements activities related to clinical care and/or overall departmental operations.
* Responsible for creating a “Customer-Centric” customer service program. Actively rounds on the unit and works with the Charge Nurses to identify and address patient/family/physician concerns. Interfaces with patients and families to ensure that care is consistent with their expectations and organization quality and customer service expectations.
* Assesses, coaches and evaluated staff’s level of clinical practice. Ensures that nurses are current in competency, assessments, licensure, certifications, and other annual training.  Actively works with his/her leadership team to coach’s staff, recommends and design education and training to meet the clinical needs of the patients/staff served by the unit.
* Routinely interacts with physician customers. Supports his/her nursing staff in maintaining effective and positive interactions with physicians.  Coordinates communication between unit team members and attending physicians or clinical ancillary staff to ensure appropriateness of care and…