Clinical Nurse Mgr

Patient Care

• Assists the Manager in accountability for ongoing delivery of patient care in area(s) of responsibility
• Affirms application of the nursing process by Registered Nurses in the clinical setting (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation)
• Affirms documentation of patient care in the medical record
• Addresses concerns and resolves problems
• Uses data from various sources to initiate continuous quality improvement within the department/unit
• Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care
• Ensures nursing practice in a safe environment
• Participates in process improvement activities and root cause analysis investigations
• Affords fiscal responsibility at the unit level
• Plans, assesses, implements and evaluates patient care as appropriate to department/unit
• Plans, reviews and coordinates staffing time schedules and allocates staff as appropriate for volume and patient care needs
• Affords daily staffing plans
• Affords nursing care with other health care disciplines across the continuum of health care

Operations and Personnel Management

• Maintains daily unit operations including the status of staffing, patient visits and/or admissions, discharges and transfers, serving as a resource to department/unit staff to guide patient care delivery
• Participates in recruitment, selection, retention and evaluation of personnel
• Participates in staff performance via written performance appraisals and disciplinary procedures
• Ensures appropriate orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional growth and development of personnel
• Maintains staff records
• Affords fiscal management of unit by utilizing human and material resources and supplies in an efficient, cost effective manner
• Affords development and implementation of services

Professional Development and Leadership

• Practices as colleague with medical staff, other members of the interdisciplinary team, and other disciplines to initiate and support collaborative and cooperative clinical management practices
• Actively participates in interdepartmental relationship building
• Contributes to development of self and staff through orientation and continuing education
• Participates in identification of learning needs of staff
• Participates in collection, analysis and use of data for quality and process improvement activities at the unit level
• Provides leadership and clinical management through clinical practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as delegated by Manager and/or Director
• Facilitates staff attendance at meetings and educational programs; supports staff with shared decision making activities
• Ensures registered nurse participation in decision making at the unit level
• Participates on Shared Governance Councils as a voting member
• Actively participates in hospital committees and decision making
• Continues professional self-development and education
• Maintains professional competencies by attending educational and leadership programs, participation and leadership in professional organizations
• Serves as patient safety coach

Research and Evidence-Based Practice

• Supports evidence-based practice by participation and encouraging staff involvement in nursing evaluative research activities at the department level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree: Nursing (Required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of Nursing

Additional Job Description

May require advance training in specialty areas. Specialized knowledge in nursing process and clinical skills. Demonstrated skills in interpersonal relationships, verbal and written communication and nursing practice standards. Skills in computer applications as appropriate to area(s) of responsibility. 2-3 years nursing experience in related or like areas of responsibility. Previous leadership experience such as precepting, charge role, clinical lead role, mentoring, department committee leadership or facilitation of meetings.

Work Shift

Evening

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

Med Surg Ortho Unit 2