Clinical Nurse Manager - Trauma ICU

Summary

The clinical nurse manager collaborates with the director to manage the patient care unit for administrative and clinical aspects. This includes organizing, developing, directing, and assuring cost-effective, quality patient care. Patient care follows hospital, state, federal, Joint Commission, and ANA policies, procedures, regulations, ethics, and standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Serves as a clinical resource, role model, and mentor for patient care delivery.
• Promotes clinical and leadership skills development for assistant nurse managers and clinical staff.
• Participates in performance improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
• Manages administrative aspects of the unit, including organizing, developing, and directing operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of resource consumption.
• Maintains expertise in customer service and satisfaction.
• Delivers in-services and staff development programs.
• Captures new employee orientation with unit-specific training.
• Represents the unit director in assigned committees.
• Ensures HIPAA compliance, including minimum necessary requirements for staff under supervision.
• Fulfills Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) responsibilities during emergencies or disasters.
• Knows hospital emergency codes and adheres to related policies and procedures.

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field (or equivalent competencies/experience).
• Preferred: Master's degree in Nursing, Education, Management, or related field (or equivalent competencies).

Experience

• Two years in clinical specialty (Trauma ICU).
• One year supervisory or management experience.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement and Joint Commission standards.

Qualifications

• Managerial experience relating to diverse individuals.
• National certification in specialty strongly preferred.