Nurse Manager - Full Time, Days 8am-4pm, Gagnon 4 Post TAVR & CCU, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

About the role

Responsible for managing the clinical, operational, and financial activities within Gagnon 4 and the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). Works collaboratively with physicians, clinical departments, nursing, management, faculty, and other stakeholders to ensure: timely patient access to care, operational efficiency, department productivity, fiscal integrity and patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and manages annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget.
• Uses resources effectively and manages expenses to meet financial goals of department(s).
• Contributes to the strategic planning process, day-to-day operations, standards of care or service, and attainment of organizational goals.
• Facilitates collaborative problem solving among interdepartmental disciplines.
• Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate care or service based on current best practice standards.
• Ensures the requirements for Compliance and Mandatory/Required Elements for staff (Immunizations, Conflict of Interest, licensure, safety training) are met.
• Responsible for unit or department performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other department specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Ensures achievement of clinical program goals (as appropriate) and implements action plans to improve performance as needed.
• Effectively uses professional and organizational best practices to ensure the delivery of quality care or service.
• Participating member of a professional organization appropriate to position and service line.
• Facilitates and encourages staff participation in professional organizations and professional development.
• Implements and role models company vision, mission, values, and facility initiatives and goals.
• Maintains patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes in patient engagement goals.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement in the department.
• Responsible for recruitment, retention, and employee engagement.
• Responsible for creating an effective department culture which ensures an engaged workforce.
• Ensures sufficient staffing levels to meet care and/or service needs, which include hiring, orientation, and managing staffing to a changing census.
• Ensures that new skill training and ongoing competency verification is completed annually.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and may utilize peer reviews.
• Mentors staff and provides professional educational opportunities.
• PARTNERS WITH PHYSICIANS AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL TO ACHIEVE CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND SERVICE GOALS AS APPROPRIATE.
• COMMUNICATES TO STAFF AND ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES (E.G., HEALTH FAIRS, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION).
• MANAGES, COORDINATES, AND SUPPORTS STUDENT ACTIVITIES AS APPROPRIATE.
• SUPPORTS STAFF PARTICIPATION IN OUTSIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS VOLUNTEER HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH FAIRS AND ADVISORY BOARDS FOR NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

  Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in nursing or related field.
  • Valid NJ Nursing license.
  • Five years’ experience in healthcare leadership.
  • Certification in critical care nursing by the American Association of Critical Care Nursing or three years’ experience in critical care nursing required.
  • Demonstrated expertise in leadership, mentoring ability, organization and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
  • Experience leading customer relations, finance, productivity management, continuous quality improvement, personnel staffing and development, and directing or leading activities in the department.