Nurse Manager of Burn Trauma ICU RN - Manager

Nurse Manager of Burn Trauma ICU RN

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Nurse Manager of Burn Trauma ICU RN

Our client opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. The medical facility is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Their main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation.

We also offer complete women's and children’s services. This includes a high‑risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive‑care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County.

As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.

The Nurse Manager has 24/7 accountability and responsibility for a defined patient care area to provide a climate optimal for the provision of individualized goal‑directed nursing care that supports the mission, vision and values and the philosophy of the Department of Nursing. The nurse manager is expected to provide an environment where nurses practice autonomously utilizing evidence‑based practices. The Nurse Manager is responsible for planning and providing individual goal‑directed nursing care that promotes, advocates for and supports the nursing staff's primary commitment to protect the health, safety, and rights of the individual, family or community.

• Develops and implements a plan for assuring delivery of individual goal‑directed nursing care through the use of the nursing process.
• Delegates tasks appropriate to meet the needs of the individual patient and to the skills of the employee supervised.
• Develops and implements a plan for care delivery with patient safety as the primary goal.
• Demonstrates expertise in selecting and managing unit‑based staff.
• Reviews budget and assume responsibility for maintaining operating expenses at target levels.
• Participates in development and evaluation of professional practice by participating on unit and/or hospital committees, special projects and through attendance at staff meetings and town halls.
• Actively participates in unit and/or hospital performance improvement activities.
• Delivers patient care and/or department service in a safe, competent, and efficient manner as determined by outcomes, quality monitors, and other internal and external processes.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and reports trends in occurrences to staff, quarterly. Uses this information to improve patient safety.
• Ensures staff is educated on established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Addresses patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan / Patient Safety Plan.

• Must have a minimum of five years of acute care experience as an RN in the BURN or Trauma ICU & 2 years of acute care BURN or Trauma ICU RN Leadership experience in the ICU.
• Texas State RN license or Compact is accepted.
• National Specialty Certification or plan to achieve within 1 year of hire.
• BLS/ACLS is required.
• BSN is required – MSN is preferred.
• Trauma experience is highly preferred.

$40.79 / hour

A total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include :

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options…