Cardio-Pulmonary Stepdown - Main - Manager, Nursing Services-RN - Fulltime

Clinical Manager

Clinical Managers are transformational, transparent, and tribal leaders. They advocate for and allocate available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice while promoting shared decision-making and professional autonomy. Clinical Managers have major responsibility for the implementation of the vision, mission, philosophy, core values, evidence-based practice, and standards of the organization, and nursing services within their defined areas of responsibility. Clinical managers are responsible for leading both unit-based and department-wide robust performance improvement / high reliability projects.

Responsibilities

Administrative Leadership :

• Demonstrates transformational, transparent, and tribal leadership
• Leads robust performance improvement / high reliability initiatives at both the unit and department level with the goal to improve outcomes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of job standards and key requirements for each staff position in assigned areas of responsibility, holding subordinates accountable for the responsibilities inherent to their positions.
• Provides feedback / counseling, and corrective action to assigned staff as appropriate.
• Provides assigned staff with performance evaluations as defined by HR.
• Conducts outcomes focused rounding on all employees, providing staff feedback and motivation for improved outcomes.
• Supports peer review systems, with mechanisms now in place for staff input into their own evaluations.
• Provides structure and opportunity for staff nurses to establish and accomplish their goals.
• Delegates appropriate responsibility and accountability for designated management activities.
• Promotes unit-based Care Innovation and Transformation.
• Conducts regular leadership and staff meetings.
• Provides opportunities for staff participation in nursing and hospital-based activities including councils and taskforces.
• Monitors to ensure staff maintains / achieves necessary competencies for their job functions.
• Supports professionalism through ethical conduct, appearance, positive communication, attendance and holding self accountable for same standards set for staff.
• Participates in councils, taskforces, and special projects as assigned or requested.
• Ensures organizational strategic goals and unit goals are communicated to staff and achieved.
• Ensures unit-based care delivery aligns with the TCHHN Professional Practice Model.
• Responds to requests that support TCHHN's efforts around the Magnet Recognition Program.

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Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS : Please describe any specialized knowledge or skills, which are REQUIRED to perform the position duties. Do not personalize the job description, credentials, or knowledge and skills based on the current associate. List any special education required for this position.

EDUCATION : Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN is required, MSN preferred.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : Minimum of three (2) years in clinical nursing practice. One (1) year experience in leadership position.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE : Demonstrated knowledge of nursing, healthcare, and organizational systems and strategies. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in robust process improvement, performance improvement, principles of high reliability and just culture. Knowledge of JCAHO standards and other external organizations related to healthcare evaluation and accreditation. Experience with the methodologies and processes related to organizational financial viability. Well developed communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS : Graduate of an approved School of Nursing and Current RN licensure in the state of employment. The RN holds a current license to practice nursing in her / his state of employment. Membership in professional organizations is required. Certification in NE-BC is desirable. BLS certification is required prior to patient contact. ACLS certification preferred.