Patient Care Manager; RN), ANS Nursing Admin

Full‑time, 1.0 FTE, Day shift, 08‑hour day, Onsite.

The Patient Care Manager is a registered nurse who provides unit leadership and works in partnership with nursing, the healthcare team, and hospital/system leaders to develop a quality practice setting that supports professional nursing and quality patient care. The role is accountable for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient patient care, including coordination of patient care; supervision of a professional team;

administrative and budget management; troubleshooting; organizational change management; compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; quality assurance/quality improvement; safety and risk management; and implementation of hospital and unit policies, goals, and objectives. The Patient Care Manager is critical to hospital operations and accomplishes a range of duties that reflect the complexity and span of control of the unit.

Stanford Health Care

• Clinical Practice: Ensures the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient patient care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing services of unit(s), including assessment of patients, implementation of physicians' orders, treatment plans and medical procedures, and medication administration. Monitors and evaluates patient care processes and outcomes; coordinates nursing activities with other services or disciplines; and demonstrates clinical competency in the assigned specialty area.
• Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively to enhance team effectiveness, manage conflicts, and engage employees and interdisciplinary colleagues in unit activities and performance changes. Collaborates to enhance problem solving, decision making, and performance improvement.
• Fiscal Accountability: Plans and forecasts the department budget, calculates required FTSEs, plans annual budgets, interprets payroll and other key fiscal reports, projects workload, and monitors productivity. Performs variance analysis, identifies unit/capital budget needs, and implements staff scheduling, position controls, and attendance procedures.
• Human Resources: Directs personnel management of employees consistent with state and federal labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and nursing service and hospital philosophy. Ensures new staff are interviewed, hired, trained, oriented, precepted and evaluated; prepares and conducts performance appraisals; approves transfers, promotions, and other decisions affecting pay and status; and participates in disciplinary actions and grievance responses.
• Leadership: Assumes 24‑hour responsibility and accountability for the operation of the assigned units, staff, and facilities. Plans, organizes, and directs departmental activities in accordance with hospital goals and accrediting standards. Provides leadership and direction while supporting the goals of the department, division, service, and hospital. Acts as a resource to staff and interdisciplinary teams and consults on nursing care and professional practice.
• Performance Improvement: Assumes responsibility for accessing and utilizing appropriate data to monitor unit operations. Achieves patient and staff satisfaction targets. Develops, implements, and evaluates process improvement projects to continually monitor and enhance patient care.
• Professional Development: Facilitates professional development and clinical growth of nursing staff through implementation and maintenance of unit‑specific competencies and promotion of educational opportunities based on staff needs.
• Quality Management: Supports the quality framework, including clinical and service quality indicators. Creates an environment of patient care that is safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited college or university.

• Three years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.

• Ability to contribute to health‑care policy formulation in partnership with a…