Administrative

Nurse Manager

Receive reports and initiate patient care rounds on each assigned unit to assess care given, evaluate staffing patterns and discuss any pertinent patient problems with staff nurse(s)

Act as consultant; lend clinical expertise and intervene as necessary in the assessment and performance of patient care

Review daily staffing sheet and adjusts staffing patterns as necessary for on-coming shift

Provide a concise, timely, informative report to the Divisional Director and/or on-coming Supervisor

Communicate, interpret and implement established policies and procedures

Communicate to the individual Divisional Director /and or Unit Manager employee attitudes and performances, recommendations from staff, contributing factors that affect level of morale, incidents that occur and quality of patient care provided

Work with Divisional Director/and or Unit Manager in counseling, initiation and administration of the disciplinary process in accordance with established policy