Clinical Nurse Manager - Endoscopy

About the role

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is seeking a skilled and experienced individual to lead nursing units and programs. This role requires a deep understanding of nursing science and the ability to manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development of the operational budget and monitors expenses and productivity.
• Develops and implements effective educational programs designed to assist the staff in the progression from novice to expert in the care of the patient and family.
• Evaluates staff competency by direct observation, peer review, orientation and employee input and documents this in the appropriate system.
• Completes performance evaluations in a timely manner.
• Contributes to nursing management education and professional development of staff, students, and colleagues in an environment of mutual respect and understanding.
• Interviews and hires staff.
• Participates in corrective disciplinary action decisions.
• Retains and recruits staff.
• Makes decisions regarding appropriate staffing levels based on patient acuity.
• Monitors and evaluates appropriate utilization of staff in collaboration with hospital-wide stakeholders.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and nursing services, analyzing appropriate internal and external data and information to identify opportunities for improving services and patient outcomes.
• Ensures quality of care to patients and families.
• Promotes satisfaction of internal and external customers.
• Collects and analyzes data of performance improvement and quality assurance data related to medication management.
• Promotes and monitors regulatory agency standards and customer service expectations for the practice of all aspects of nursing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Minimum Experience Qualification: Three (3) years increasing responsibility in clinical nursing, one (1) of which must be in a supervisory position.
• Minimum Certification Qualifications: Current registered nurse license in the State of Alaska. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card required.
• Knowledge of nursing science, principles, techniques, and procedures for the care of patients.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology, anatomy, physiology and concepts of disease.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize evidence based practice to develop the plan of care and interventions.
• Knowledge of the hospital environment and understanding of how the services and functions interact.
• Knowledge of nursing theorists and ability to provide theory based care for patients.
• Knowledge of shared governance environment with shared-decision making.
• Skills in critical thinking to provide effective and compassionate nursing care, assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skills in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Skills in providing effective nursing services, assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skills in assessing and prioritizing multiple requests by patients, families, and team members.
• Skills in evaluating health problems, and making recommendations based on observations.
• Skills in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

Skills

• Bases decisions and actions on ethical principles and fosters a non-discriminatory climate in which care is delivered in a manner sensitive to socio-cultural diversity.
• Uses advanced problem-solving skills and demonstrates clear judgments in dynamic clinical situations revolving around safe medication practices.
• Collaborates with nursing staff at all levels, interdisciplinary teams, executive officers, and other stakeholders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services.
• Utilizes the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as the foundation for nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and others practicing in a Shared Governance model of nursing practice.
• Promotes research, and integrating evidence-based knowledge into the identification of best practice in the delivery of nursing care to the appropriate population.
• Implements national nursing standards.
• Evaluates her/his own performance based on professional practice standards, relevant studies and regulations, and organizational criteria identifying areas of strength, as well as areas for professional/practicedevelopment.
• Demonstrates and models professionalism, critical thinking/judgment and partnership in all interactions.
• Develops and monitors programs.
• Delegates responsibilities appropriate to licensure, education, and experience of staff.
• Provides leadership, direction, and guidance to assigned staff.
• Develops goals and priorities in conjunction with employees, and assigns tasks and projects.
• Develops staff skills and training plans.
• Counsels, trains, and coaches subordinate staff.
• Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations.
• Effectively addresses personnel issues in order to promote a productive and healthy work environment.
• Utilizes evidence-based practice to develop and implement standards of practice that guide practice improvement initiatives.

Benefits

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, including:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances.
• Discounted Pet Insurance.
• Roth 403(b) Retirement Contributions.
• Discretionary 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan contribution.
• Paid Time Off starting immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment.
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• Licenses and certifications reimbursed and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency Travel Assistance.
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility.
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.