Nurse Manager - New Britain

Role And Responsibilities

• Complies with all CHC policies and procedures.
• Affirms compliance with regulatory standards, including but not limited to JCAHO, OSHA/EOC, Safety/Infection Control, Quality Care Audits, DPH licensure requirements.
• Safeguards staff nurses in supporting and proactively enrolling a panel of Complex Care Management patients.
• Consults with CNO on nursing issues and policies.
• Plans and organizes orientation and in-service training for nursing and medical assistant staff members.
• Adheres to CHC scheduling system.
• Allocates appointments according to CHC protocols.
• Supervises activities of medical assistants and nurses.
• Manages challenging or emotional customer situations.
• Participates in community health awareness programs and events.
• Responsible for effective and appropriate formulation and monitoring of the site budget.
• Supports primary care of patients under planned care model.
• Provides health care education during patient visits and by telephone.
• Collaborates and coordinates care with other community-based providers.
• Assists providers with exams, treatments, and procedures.
• Ensures safe, accurate, clinically appropriate collection, storage, and processing of all biologic specimens.
• Coordinates clinical and quality improvement projects and communicates changes and progress to clinical team.
• Supervises activities of medical assistant externs and nursing students.
• Serves as Nurse Planner for CHCI’s ANCC accredited provider unit.
• Ensures compliance with all ANCC accreditation criteria.
• Attends and actively participates in all trainings planned by the CNO/LNP.
• Collaborates with the CNO/LNP on activity planning committees.
• Supports the evaluation of all activities planned and carried out through the provider unit.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse BSN preferred.
• Prior management experience in healthcare.
• Two or more years of experience as a nurse in ambulatory care, preferred.
• Electronic health record experience.
• Driver’s License.
• Current CT Nursing License.
• CPR – American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED certification or American Heart Association BLS/AED for Healthcare Providers.
• Frequent and alternating standing, walking and sitting.
• Occasional bending, squatting, kneeling and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Daily and continuous computer use.
• Daily and frequent telephone use.
• Committee membership.
• Participation in quality improvement projects.
• Confidentiality of Information.