Manager Unit (Nurse Manager, LGH Emergency Room)

About the role

The Nurse Manager is a Registered Professional Nurse who acts as a clinical leader in the daily function of a unit and provides oversight of quality patient care delivery, in conjunction with, or in the absence of, a Department Director. This position plans, organizes, schedules, monitors, and leads the work of individuals and groups to attain desired results, selects and develops staff, and promotes a healthy work environment. The Nurse Manager facilitates the organization’s strategic plan, maintains quality and safe patient care, promotes a service-oriented environment, and functions within budgetary guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and mentors others in the nursing process, coordination of care (including staffing and scheduling best practices), and the use of current evidence-based practice interventions.
• Provides leadership and support to the team to promote excellence in nursing practice, patient outcomes, and caregiver engagement; accountable for unit performance results.
• May be asked to work various shifts to meet department needs.
• Meets deadlines for specific projects or standard work requirements.
• Coordinates and facilitates interdepartmental patient care.
• Manages Human Resource functions including scheduling, performance reviews, interviewing potential hires, and disciplinary action.
• Monitors and manages financial responsibilities, including productivity and budgetary targets.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and survey readiness.
• Complies with organizational policies and procedures for self and team.
• Supports and encourages professional development of self and team members.
• Develops and implements unit-based succession plans (with assistance from Department Director as applicable).
• Ensures orientation and training needs of reports are completed.
• Actively involved in recruitment and retention activities.
• Demonstrates effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues, including service recovery as needed.
• Addresses initiatives to improve flow and capacity processes for the unit and other departments.
• Assists with teaching skills that facilitate safe, quality patient care.
• Regularly rounds on patients to evaluate nursing practice and patient care.
• Fosters teamwork within the unit and with other units; recognizes staff for successes.
• Encourages and facilitates staff participation in departmental and organizational councils/committees, focusing on unit governance representation.
• Models and supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Attends departmental and hospital committee meetings as assigned.
• Monitors and replaces unit equipment and supplies as necessary.
• Conducts regular staff meetings to ensure effective communication.
• Maintains confidentiality in managing patient and employee information.
• Demonstrates knowledge of nurse-sensitive, quality, and unit-based quality indicators; communicates unit performance regarding these measures.
• Maintains current competency in nursing specialty.
• Escalates concerns to the Department Director following the chain of command.
• Serves as a patient and staff advocate.
• Performs other projects or duties as assigned by the Department Director.

Requirements

• Graduate of a School of Nursing.
• Must have a BSN or BS and MSN.
• Two (2) years of nursing experience.
• Previous Charge Nurse or other leadership experience.
• Licensed as an RN in the state of Virginia (may hold a compact license).
• Hold a current AHA BLS card.
• Within two (2) years of hire, will obtain certification in leadership or area of specialty.

Pay

$99,555.00 - $159,287.00