RN
Company: Ballad Health
Location: Clintwood
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
*RN - Nurse Manager (FT) 8a-5p, Green Oak, Dickenson Comm.
Hospital*Job ID: 004EXKDICKENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITALLeadership -
Psych GeroFull-time (scheduled 72 hrs or more per pay period)*Job
Description**SCOPE OF POSITION*The RN - Nurse Manager is a
professional nurse who is responsible for the 24-hour operations
and accountability of a designated clinical area to support
patient/family focused, high performance/high commitment care by:
defining and achieving standards for quality patient care;
maintaining regulatory requirements; developing, managing, and
evaluating area based work team performance. Participates in
development and maintenance of policy and procedures and is
accountable for compliance with all pertinent JCAHO Standards along
with local, state, and federal regulations.The RN - Nurse Manager
applies knowledge of nursing and management systems of patient
care, personnel development, fiscal and unit operations,
performance improvement, and program development. This individual
promotes innovation and excellence in clinical, service and team
performance. Demonstrates the use of innovative ideas to increase
productivity and reduce costs. Works to implement and evaluate
systems that promote cost effective quality patient care. This
position will involve the necessity of critical thinking skills in
the implementation of all phases of the nursing process.Management
responsibility includes system, process, materials, fiscal, and
human resources. Duties include comprehensive operational/fiscal
day to day responsibility with emphasis on patient and team member
satisfaction and retention. Interviews and hires staff for area and
implements strategies to retain staff. Supporting, counseling, and
empowering the unit team members are key functions to interfacing
resources within the patient care delivery model. Provides
leadership and guidance to assure that team members practice within
established MSHA standards. Demonstrates knowledge of scope of role
responsibility and licensure for all team members in area of
responsibility. Evaluates and facilitates team member staffing
resources to provide optimum patient care based on patient's needs
and acuity. The Nurse Manager supports and promotes the policies
and philosophies of Mountain States Health Alliance in all daily
activities. As part of the well-coordinated team, the Nurse Manager
collaborates with the medical staff, administration, and other
support departments to achieve the patient and family-care
objectives. Manages the daily operations of the nursing units
including, personnel management, environmental monitoring,
performance improvement, risk management, follow up on patient
complaints and compliments, and helps assure that short-term
problems are satisfactorily handled. Maintains positive customer
relations as well as ensures the departments as a whole provide
excellent customer service.Supports and promotes Shared Leadership
structure and professional nursing team member involvement in
activities at the unit level. Creates unit based teams to develop
innovative practices to improve patient care provision at the
department level. Facilitates team member attendance and
participation in hospital and system work group
activities.Facilitates continuing education of team members related
to new technology and practice change through implementation of
research and evidenced based literature. Promotes team member
enrollment and attendance in continuing education.In the absence of
a RN may be required to function in the role of staff RN to support
patient care provision. Maintains RN licensure for state of
practice, CPR certification, and competency for the RN role. The
nurse is expected to practice autonomously within the scope of
professional standards, the rules, and regulations established by
the appropriate state's Board of Nursing, and knowledge of policies
and procedures within Mountain States Health Alliance. He/she
demonstrates skill in developing and guiding collaborative
collegial practice that delivers safe competent care based on
meticulous application of the nursing process. He/she demonstrates
sensitivity and understanding of the diverse cultural backgrounds
of patients and caregivers. The position involves maintaining
current knowledge of evidence based nursing practice and the
ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills in the
implementation of all phases of the nursing process. The RN serves
as a professional role model as a caregiver, mentor, teacher and
resource for peers and other providers. He/she demonstrates
competency in the care of (circle all that apply): Neonate, Infant,
Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric patient.The RN - Nurse Manager
actively participates in patient care quality and performance
improvement through data collections, aggregation and analysis of
relevant key indicators of quality (KIQ's). This commitment to
quality results in the development and implementation of actions
plans to include the monitoring of the effectiveness of
improvements (Hold the Gains).MSHA expects that every team member
will role model Patient-Centered Care behaviors and be guided by
MSHA's Values and the Principles of Patient-Centered Care. Every
member of MSHA's leadership team is accountable for coaching and
monitoring reporting team members to ensure that the standards and
initiatives of Patient-Centered Care are a living reality in their
work units / Departments.It is vital that an individual in this
position be capable of good communication skills. It is of the
utmost importance that written communication is legible.RN can
verbalize that the RN is responsible for all of the LPN's patients
and therefore must ensure reporting from the LPN happens in a
timely, appropriate and complete manner.1.MSHA expects all team
members to support the VOS initiative by demonstrating awareness of
the VOS system and effectively applying it to his/her work.Job
duties of this position may require access to protected patient
information (PHI). The team member will be accountable for
appropriate use of the record and compliance with all
confidentiality and security policy and procedures related to use,
access, and disclosure of PHI.*REPORTING RELATIONSHIP*The RN -
Nurse Manager supervises all personnel assigned to their area.
Reports to the Director to which they are assigned. In the absence
of the Director, reports to the CNO or the Vice President of the
assigned zones. Coordinates activity of shift leaders and all
ancillary staff assigned to areas. Works collaboratively with all
departments to develop internal/external customer relationships,
which will enhance patient care.2. *EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE*Bachelor's degree in nursing required. Must be licensed
in the appropriate state to practice professional nursing. Minimum
of three years clinical experience as a Registered Nurse required.
At least two years of supervisory experience is preferred.
Certification in clinical specialty is preferred.Demonstrated
managerial competency. Evidence includes: effective communication
and interpersonal skills within the interdisciplinary care
environment; the ability to problem solve; to appropriately
confront issues; to motivate others as individuals and as a group;
and to plan, organize and direct the activities of
others.CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:1. Plans and conducts a
minimum of two hours of job related educational programs.2. Obtains
24 hours educational credit.3. Identifies relevant patient care
and/or nursing practice KIQ's (key indicators of quality). This is
achieved by using PDCA methodology and the appropriate data
collection, aggregation, analysis and trending in the demonstration
of measurable improvement outcomes.*Requirements*No additional
requirements from any stated in the above description.Job Type:
Full-timeby Jobble
Keywords: Ballad Health, Kingsport , RN, Healthcare , Clintwood, Tennessee
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