Nurse Manager (RN) Emergency Level 1 Trauma

Job Responsibilities

Oversees assigned unit to ensure it is performing effectively, which may include but not limited to, hiring and training team members, creating and implementing business strategies, managing performance of team members, and delegating tasks.

Ensures quality care by managing clinical nursing practice and care delivery that supports optimal outcomes.

Partners with peers, team members and other disciplines in the operating unit and throughout the system to achieve objectives.

Maintains current standards and assumes responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

Influences improvements in practice settings by participating in the development and implementation of a patient safety program and ensuring staff is clinically competent and trained in their role in patient safety.

Participates in the risk/liability assessment while developing and implementing corrective action plans.

Ensures that all team members possess and maintain proper assessment and clinical skills appropriate for the patient population.

Ensures execution and documentation of the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services core indicators when appropriate.

Conducts education and mock MSET's in addition to participating in unit-specific drills.

Analyzes practices that contribute to variance, draws conclusions from aggregate data, identifies resources to assist in variance analysis and assists with drawing conclusions from aggregate data.

Assists in the development and monitoring of metrics related to process improvement at the unit level by using national and organizational benchmarks that target evidence-based outcomes.

Facilitates the implementation of a non-punitive error reporting system to encourage mitigation of unsafe practices.

Assists with IRCA completion and implementation of corrective action plans at the unit level.

Assists in the development of patient care quality improvement goals at the department/unit level.

Requirements

Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Experience: 2 years of nursing experience related to the unit's scope.

Certification/Licensure: Basic Life Support & Advanced Cardiovascular Life required for Emergency Department, Critical Care, and procedural areas from the American Heart Association; Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.

Qualifications

Experience: Experience in a leadership role (Supervisor & above) as a Registered Nurse; Strong leadership skills; Strong chart/clinical nurse experience.

Skills

Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.