Nurse Manager of Women's and Children's Services

About the role

The Nurse Manager of Women's and Children's Services is accountable for a defined patient care area, ensuring the provision of individualized goal-directed nursing care that aligns with the hospital's mission, vision, and values. Responsibilities include developing and implementing care plans, practicing autonomously, delegating tasks, and managing staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a plan for assuring delivery of individual goal directed nursing care through the use of the nursing process.
• Provides care in an evidenced-based environment.
• P Practices autonomously, consistent with practice standards and research-based policy/procedures.
• Exercises independent judgment within the context of interdisciplinary patient care.
• Delegates tasks appropriate to meet the needs of the individual patient and to the skills of the employee supervised.
• Develops and implements a plan for care delivery with patient safety as the primary goal.
• Demonstrates expertise in selecting and managing unit-based staff.
• Demonstrates commitment to customer-focused care, star service, and service recovery.
• Reviews budget and assumes responsibility for maintaining operating expenses at target levels.
• Incorporates the philosophy of the Department of Nursing and the hospital’s mission, vision, and values and Five Indicators of success in the design and implementation of a plan for staff development, care delivery, and unit growth.
• Participates in and encourages staff participation in performance improvement as an educational experience and a tool for continual improvement of quality of care and nursing-sensitive indicators.
• Participates in development and evaluation of professional practice by participating on unit and/or hospital committees, special projects, and through attendance at staff meetings and town halls.
• Actively participates in unit and/or hospital performance improvement activities.
• Delivers patient care and/or department service in a safe, competent, and efficient manner as determined by outcomes, quality monitors, and other internal and external processes.
• Maintains and enhances skills through consultation with interdisciplinary team members, participation in planning activities, and attendance at in-service and continuing education programs.
• Completes mandatory education, including, but not limited to, infection control, patient safety, quality improvement, MSDS, and OSHA standards (PPE, First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Communications, Emergency Procedures, and Job Safety).
• Follows established guidelines for compliance with Infection Prevention and TJC Patient Safety Goals and Practices.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and reports trends in occurrences to staff, quarterly. Uses this information to improve patient safety.
• Ensures staff is educated on established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Adds patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan/Patient Safety Plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s Degree in related field preferred.
• Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted.
• National Specialty Certification or plan to achieve within 1 year of hire.
• BLS/ACLS as required by individual departments (see Unit Spec Competency), NRP and STABLE within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum 2 years in a nursing management position.

Qualifications

• Expertise in selecting and managing unit-based staff.
• Commitment to customer-focused care, star service, and service recovery.
• Knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and ability to report trends in occurrences to staff, quarterly.
• Ability to address patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan/Patient Safety Plan.

Skills

• Autonomy in practice.
• Independent judgment within the context of interdisciplinary patient care.
• Effective delegation of tasks.
• Expertise in selecting and managing unit-based staff.
• Commitment to customer-focused care, star service, and service recovery.
• Knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and ability to report trends in occurrences to staff, quarterly.
• Addressing patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan/Patient Safety Plan.

Benefits

Medical City Plano offers a comprehensive total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of its colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• A 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home, and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retailer partnerships for preferred banking services.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Pay

$76,793 per year

Schedule

Not specified