Nurse Manager - UH 11th Floor - University Hospital

Overview

USA Health is transforming medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team includes physicians, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers delivering region’s most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms.

We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve health and overall well-being.

• Performs personnel functions for the department, including recruitment, hiring, disciplinary actions, counseling, and education, in accordance with university and hospital policies.
• Documents all personnel actions and supports personnel as assets to the institution.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, coaches and mentors staff.
• Develops an annual budget that meets department needs within available resources.
• Coordinates with other department heads for effective resource use.
• Monitors budgetary expenses and revenues, identifies variances, and adjusts spending; utilizes cost‑effective practices in all aspects of the job.
• Evaluates and recommends space allocation and design for department needs.
• Develops, implements, and updates policies and procedures in a collaborative, interdepartmental process according to CAHD and hospital standards; prepares and reviews bids, distribution, and use of supplies, materials, and equipment to support the mission of the University of South Alabama by translating and incorporating values in practice.
• Provides an environment supportive of medical, nursing, and allied health students.
• Serves as a professional role model for staff.
• Uses computer systems and appropriate software to generate reports and correspondence in written and electronic form.
• Abides by and supports all compliance requirements and policies in an ethical manner consistent with the organization’s values.
• Facilitates staff participation in in‑services and educational offerings to learn new skills and for continued development.
• Ensures personnel are competent to carry out their essential functions and that competency is assessed annually.
• Monitors work performance and completes evaluations in a timely manner according to policy.
• Develops a plan of action for employees who are below satisfactory in their evaluation and completes re‑evaluation within the appropriate time frame.
• Participates in strategic planning activities for the department and the institution’s overall plan.
• Translates the department or institution strategic plan to ensure support of the plan, and modifies the plan in response to changing internal and external factors.
• Assumes accountability for current standards established by profession, regulatory, and governmental agencies.
• Determines, translates, and implements relevant standards and promotes departmental compliance.
• Maintains standards of practice consistent with current research findings.
• Adheres to current safety standards and infection control guidelines.
• Fosters cooperative and collaborative relationships among disciplines and departments to ensure effective delivery of services that support quality patient care; encourages planning and program development to facilitate effective delivery of services that support patient care; communicates with physicians, patients, families, and the healthcare team in person and by telephone.
• Responds to overhead pages and pagers in a timely manner.
• Develops and maintains a performance improvement program aligned with the AIDET methodology.
• Performs functions for which staff are licensed.
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance and the ability to work the schedule defined,…