Nurse Manager-Brooks Inpatient Hospital, Arizona

The Nurse Manager is responsible for overseeing a nursing unit by supervising staff, managing daily operations, ensuring high standards of patient care planning and administrative tasks. 

Job Responsibilities:


* Maintains confidentiality of patient information.


* Adheres to policies and procedures specific to patient rights.


* Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards.


* Maintains BLS certification and assumes responsibility for maintaining required continuing education and unit specific credentials.                      


* Meets all mandatory in-service requirements.

 


* Adheres to policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.


* Adheres to policies regarding attendance, conduct, grooming, and dress code.


* Promotes a positive image of the hospital to outside agencies and the public.


* Participates in performance improvement activities as needed.


* Exhibits excellent service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.


* Shows courtesy, compassion and respect.


* Promotes the mission, vision and values of the organization.

Daily Operations


* Analyze quality and patient care trends at unit level 


* Identify gaps and critically think and implement corrective action plans


* Achievement of Quality metrics as well as Patient Experience rating benchmarks for unit. 


* Leader rounding and elevate concerns which are unable to be resolved


* Responsible for budgeting and adherence to the budget 


* Identify performance improvement opportunities and develop processes, procedures, and policy to support these initiatives 


* Ensures implementation and update of policies and procedures.

Managing Staff


* Accountability for ensuring employees are competent, mentored, and professionally grown


* Ensures staffing, scheduling, interview and hiring is completed for unit   


* Provides for orientation and successful onboarding of new staff members in collaboration with clinical educators and assistant manager


* Evaluates individual staff member's performance in a timely manner in accord with established criteria, sets realistic goals and provides guidance for professional development. 


* Provides guidance in the Shared Governance Council as appropriate.


* Proactively rounds on all employees and provides coaching, feedback, etc.

as applicable. 

 Environment of Care


* Maintains safe unit environment.  Ensures staff compliance with safety, fire and infection control policies and procedures.                                   

   Job Qualifications: 


* Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.


* Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona, with at least two (2) years of clinical management experience in nursing. 


* BSN or Baccalaureate in related field and CR...