Nurse Manager of Cardiac Stepdown
Location
Plano TX
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Description
Top Client in need of Nurse Manager of Cardiac Stepdown
Job Summary and Qualifications
- 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 of the Facility and the philosophy of the Department
of Nursing.
- Performs
position in line with Employee Satisfaction, Patient Satisfaction,
Physician Satisfaction, Continuous Performance Improvement, and/or
Community Involvement.
- Develops
and implements a plan for assuring delivery of individual goal directed
nursing care through the use of the nursing process.
- Provides care/treatment/services within the Synergy Model and Evidenced Based Practices.
- 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.
- Promotes
involvement of self and staff in health promotion/educational community
activities; community involvement, lifelong learning and nursing
research.
- Follows established guidelines for compliance with Infection Prevention and TJC Patient Safety Goals and Practices.
- 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.
What qualifications you will need:
- 2
years of Recent Acute Care Critical Care leadership experience Required
*Would like to see candidates with progressive leadership experience
- D TO HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AT MAGNET OR PATHWAYS FACILITIES
- BSN required; MSN or Master’s Degree in related field preferred.
- Licensure/certification/registration:
- Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted.
- National Specialty Certification or plan to achieve within 1 year of hire.
- BLS/ACLS as required