What you will do in this role:
- Demonstrates advanced level of clinical skills and the ability to support others to achieve the delivery of quality care.
- Demonstrates interpersonal skills and competency in leadership, supervision and management of staff.
- Demonstrates excellent skills in planning, organizing and managing personnel resources in a cost effective and productive manner for the operational area of the nursing unit.
- Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.
- Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.
- Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.
- Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.
- Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
- Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.
- Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.
- Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
- Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patients care which results in patient harm.
- Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
- Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
- Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Ideally looking for 3-5+ years ACUTE CARE RN experience and at least 1-2+ years of ACUTE CARE experience in nursing leadership ideally as a Manager, Supervisor, or Assistant Nurse Manager. Will consider strong charge RNs, but not RNs that have only done relief charge occasionally
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Registered Nurse, or Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), or Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
- Associates in Nursing or Nursing Diploma (BSN preferred)
Why is This a Great Opportunity:
Great benefits. Relo offered!