The Clinic Nurse Manager holds 24-hour accountability for the quality of patient care, efficiency of operations, and human resources management for area(s) assigned. They will strive to achieve the optimal patient experience in a cost-effective manner, while applying evidenced-based leadership and practice.
Requirements
- People Daily rounding with Purpose on Charge Nurses and Patients
- Promotes effective communication and working relationships within the nursing areas, and between nursing staff, physicians, and other departments
- Leads Unit Council meetings and tracks progress and outcome of activities
- Responsible for selecting and retaining qualified nursing staff to carry out the unit’s care system in accordance with hospital philosophy and the organizational objectives
- Works with the Education Department and Human Resources to ensure that the necessary orientation, training, and continuing education is available to the staff
- Leads recruitment and retention activities
- Facilitates the training of nursing students and other students as necessary in coordination with the Education Department
- Serves as a coach and mentor to students
- Displays understanding of governing regulations, Title 22, and JCAHO requirements, defining and maintaining the standards of nursing practice while ensuring consistency with the hospital standards
- Contributes to the development and implementation of a unit-based performance improvement program which complies with JCAHO, Title 22, and other applicable regulatory agencies
- Participates in establishing systems within the departments which support and practice shared governance management philosophy
- Contributes to the development of customer service standards and expectations
- Assists in establishing methods for monitoring employee, patient and physician satisfaction with the services provided within the department
- Coordinates and integrates department services on intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital wide levels
- Plans for provision of services provided, but not limited to oncologic and infusion patients through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff
- Policies and procedures are in place to support scope of services
- Provision of management of care delivered by qualified and competent staff
- Chemotherapy administration including high dose and safety Biotherapy administration Radiation safety Oncologic emergencies
- Leads selected PSMS initiatives
- Uses the budget as a tool to finding more effective methods of care delivery
- Participates in planning and goal setting for the nursing department and for own unit of responsibility
- Monitors space/resource requirements and utilization of outside resources
- Approves day to day deviation from established staffing guidelines based on patient need
- Ensures that Optilink is up to date on a daily basis
- Flexes staff according to patient acuity, census, and budget guidelines
- Approves monthly schedules and advance requests for time off; approves ShiftQuest requests
- Consistently applies applicable HR policy & procedure for granting time off and/or adding additional shift requests
- Completes daily (DSR) and bi-weekly payroll activities (Kronos), on time
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
