Nurse Manager - Evenings- FT - St. Catherine of Siena Hybrid Residential Program - Chicago - 60018

Responsibilities

• Promote a team-like atmosphere
• Comply with educational requirements while promoting a climate of learning
• Serve as a clinical resource for staff members
• Ensure unit remains a clean and safe environment
• Timely and accurate documentation
• Ensure medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately
• Exemplify a “customer service” attitude toward patients, visitors, and other staff members at all times

Essential Functions

• Act as a positive unit role model incorporating Parent staff interaction model of pediatric theory of nursing practice
• Develop advanced knowledge of physical disabilities and diagnosis, durable medical equipment and pediatric disorders
• Recognize symptomatology and connect it to criteria
• Apply knowledge of patient rights in complex or infrequent situations
• Evaluate effectiveness of staff interventions in dealing with patients and their families
• Utilize data from quality management / evaluation studies and input from staff to continually improve quality of care
• Review medical records according to quality management activities to ensure that team members’ documentation requirements are of HIGH quality
• Evaluate the response of the patient / family to training and provide documentation necessary for licensing bodies
• Evaluate the response of the patient / family to training and provide documentation necessary for licensing bodies
• Utilize patient and family satisfaction survey data to evaluate effectiveness of treatment and work with the DON/ADON to develop strategies to address problem areas
• Participate in unit staff meetings led by the DON to identify pertinent unit and patient concerns, educational needs of the staff and Q. I. Findings, and by review of Medical Executive Committee meeting minutes
• Collaborate with the DON/ADON addressing potential patient care problems and program, milieu, safety, and documentation issues
• Assure that a stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc. is maintained on premises at all times
• Perform other related duties that may become necessary in meeting the nursing needs of the patients as assigned by DON

Qualifications

• A graduate of a certified Registered Nurse Program
• Must be currently licensed as a R.N. in the State of Illinois
• Must be CPR certified
• Experience in pediatric, emergency care or hospital nursing
• Two year of pediatric nursing experience
• Must have a minimum of three years supervisory experience
• Experience in the care of complex pediatric care
• Spanish-speaking preferred