Nurse Manager - Critical Care

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Safeguards unit operations and employees in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures.
• Assumes responsibility in recruiting and retaining qualified staff and ensures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively impact clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses the effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to enhance quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes, and maintain a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Develops policies, procedures, and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
• Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must speak and understand English fluently.
• Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch.
• Finger dexterity.
• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit/department conditions.

Education, Experience And Certifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• If undergraduate degree is BSN, a master's degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.