Nurse Manager Intermediate Care Unit
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Job Description:
*JOB SUMMARY* The Manager, Nursing Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is
responsible for creating and sustaining a healthy work environment
for assigned nursing and unit-based personnel which fosters
excellent professional nursing practice, shared decision-making,
interprofessional teamwork and collaboration, and a safe and caring
environment for patients, family and staff. The manager plans,
develops, implements, evaluates and monitors policies and
procedures, budgets and the allocation of resources, continuous
quality and performance improvement initiatives, educational
programs and shared governance councils to achieve departmental and
organizational goals and objectives. Provides nursing care as
needed.The Manager, Nursing Registered Nurse (RN) 2 is responsible
for 60 or more FTEs, in one or more Nursing units. *ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE* Professional Practice Environment: Develops
and articulates a vision for nursing practice for area of
responsibility. Engages supervisors and staff in the development
and implementation of departmental goals and objectives. Creates,
fosters and sustains a healthy work environment through shared
governance structures and processes which supports evidence-based
nursing practice and research. Facilitates the professional
development of staff including clinical and leadership expertise,
through role modeling, teaching and coaching/mentoring. Ensures
that staff members maintain competency based on standards of
practice for patient population served. Ensures that staff are
well-informed by communicating to staff in a timely manner
new/revised protocols, policies and procedures, guidelines and
standards. Quality, Evidence-based Practice and Research: Maintains
current knowledge in evidence-based clinical and leadership
practices, nursing research findings, patient care delivery models
and work redesign to proactively identify, plan, implement,
evaluate and monitor quality/performance improvement initiatives to
advance practice and improve patient care. Systematically analyzes
and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
based on a variety of indicators including, but not limited to,
State and national regulatory bodies and related national
benchmarks. Facilitates practice changes through use of
evidence-based practices and research findings by nursing leaders
and staff. Identifies, proposes and conducts clinical research.
Caring Practices/Service Excellence: Creates and sustains a
compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for
patients, families and staff. Analyzes patterns and trends from
departmental patient care conferences, interprofessional rounds and
outcome data, and implements changes to ensure best caring
practices and outcomes for patients, families and staff. Champions
service excellence initiatives and ensures consistent
implementation by staff. Fosters an environment that is supportive
of staff's professional and personal growth. Responsible for
development and implementation of the department's succession plan.
Response to Diversity: Identifies issues arising from individual
differences and develops awareness of these issues in nursing
staff, medical staff and other health care providers. Role models,
teaches and provides age-specific and developmentally-appropriate
patient care in accordance with established guidelines and scope of
duty or practice. Identifies and resolves conflicts that affect
performance and/or the work environment. Advocacy and Moral Agency:
Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff to represent the concerns
of patients, families and staff. Fosters an ethical practice
environment for professional practice and patient care based on
optimum communication, teamwork and coordination of care.
Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Promotes health care at local, state and national levels.
Facilitation of Learning: Monitors the learning needs of staff and
patients/families and assists in the design, implementation and
evaluation of appropriate, cost-effective educational opportunities
to enhance their knowledge and skills. Facilitates the learning for
patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health
care team and community. Collaboration: Role models, teaches and
mentors professional leadership and accountability for nursing's
role within the interprofessional health care team. Leads and
participates in departmental, hospital and system-wide programs,
committees and special projects to achieve target outcomes.
Collaborates with medical, allied health and administrative staff
to ensure provision of safe, quality, compassionate health care.
Systems Thinking: Integrates knowledge of organizational mission,
goals, and systems into staff and patient strategies Analyzes and
prioritizes competing demands, taking effective action to redesign
systems to best meet the needs of patient population and staff.
Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work environment
through participation in shared governance and the decision-making
processes, and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of
others. Identifies personal goals and seeks opportunities to pursue
life-long learning through continuing education, networking with
professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional
nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading,
certification and seeking advance degrees. Contributes to the
professional development of peers, colleagues and others. Achieves
national board certification in specialty within two years of
promotion/appointment as Nursing Supervisor. *KEY SUCCESS FACTORS*
Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards
and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards
and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and
department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures
governing the provision of nursing care applicable to the area of
assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and
practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease
prevention and management; medications and drugs, common dosages,
their physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse
reactions. Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and
patient privacy rights. Must be able to communicate thoughts
clearly; both verbally and in writing. Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and
to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient
care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. Ability to make
operational decisions around how work gets done - quality and
productivity standards, measurable goals for employees and project
teams, etc. Ability to use broader objectives to determine how best
to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Ability to make or
approve effective hiring and termination decisions. Ability to
evaluate and recommend changes to policies, and establish
procedures that affect the managed organization. General computer
skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, information
security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical
documentation, and email. *BENEFITS* Our competitive benefits
package includes the following- Immediate eligibility for health
and welfare benefits- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar
match up to 5%- Tuition Reimbursement- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
*QUALIFICATIONS* - EDUCATION - Bachelor's - EXPERIENCE - 3 Years of
Experience - CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse
(RN) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple , Nurse Manager Intermediate Care Unit, Executive , Temple, Texas
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