Manager - Trauma Med-Surg Acute Care

About the role

This position is responsible for providing leadership to the department. Oversees daily operations, manages and develops departmental staff, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the delivery of patient care. Utilizes the nursing process to ensure the delivery of quality care to patients.

Responsibilities

• Manages the daily operations of a patient care department, including forecasting and ensuring adequate staffing, taking departmental calls, planning for continuity of care, serving in charge nurse role and providing direct patient care as needed.
• Collaborates with physicians, management team members, business partners, and customers to address strategic initiatives and organizational goals.
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, desired client-centered outcomes, and organizational outcomes.
• Ensures adequate scheduling and staffing, recruits, retains, and develops staff, provides performance feedback, addresses issues as necessary, and provides input into staff performance reviews in a timely effective manner.
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; may serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of professional nursing required or documented degree plan and timeframe to complete Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Three (3) or more years experience in clinical area of practice; andMinimum of one (1) year experience in a supervisory or management role.
• Professional certification in clinical area or management preferred.

Qualifications

• Current State of Texas license or temporary/compact license to practice professional nursing.
• Certified in Basic Life Support.

Skills

• Commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions.
• Delivers on our brand promise of “we advance health” through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results.

Benefits

Commensurate with experience.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD