Job Description

· The Nurse Manager has 24/7 accountability and responsibility for a defined patient care area to provide a climate optimal for the provision of individualised goal directed nursing care that supports the mission, vision and values of Medical City Plano 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.

Requirements

· 2 years of Acute Care Critical Care leadership experience Required *Would like to see candidates with progressive leadership experience

· BSN required; MSN or Master’s Degree in related field preferred.

· 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

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