TCHP RN Manager - Vascular Surgery - Full Time Days

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates transformational, transparent, and tribal leadership
• Leads robust performance improvement/high reliability initiatives at both the unit and department level
• Holds subordinates accountable for the responsibilities inherent to their positions
• Provides feedback/counseling, and corrective action to assigned staff as appropriate
• Conducts outcomes focused rounding on all employees, providing staff feedback and motivation for improved outcomes
• Supports peer review systems, with mechanisms now in place for staff input into their own evaluations
• Provides structure and opportunity for staff nurses to establish and accomplish their goals
• Delegates appropriate responsibility and accountability for designated management activities
• Promotes unit-based Care Innovation and Transformation
• Conducts and facilitates regular leadership and staff meetings
• Participates in nursing and hospital-based activities including councils and taskforces
• Maintains and achieves necessary competencies for job functions
• Supports professionalism through ethical conduct, appearance, positive communication, attendance, and holding self accountable for same standards set for staff
• Participates in councils, taskforces, and special projects as assigned or requested
• Ensures organizational strategic goals and unit goals are communicated to staff and achieved
• Ensures unit-based care delivery aligns with the TCHHN Professional Practice Model
• Responds to requests that support TCHHN’s efforts around the Magnet Recognition Program
• Schedules personnel to meet the needs of the assigned areas of responsibility
• Shares transparent staffing within the organization
• Develops and implements models of patient care delivery which maximize resources and productivity
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, personnel, physicians, and visitors
• Fills staff vacancies in a timely manner
• Establishes work goals or quantitative/qualitative standards to be achieved with staff input
• Ensures the nursing process is utilized in care delivery
• Evaluates effectiveness of unit operations, quality and level of care
• Works collaboratively with physician leadership to direct operational and clinical improvements
• Conducts and facilitates robust, high reliability performance assessment and improvement activities
• Informs risk manager and leadership of serious or potentially serious patient/visitor problems and issues as soon as they are identified
• Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care
• Identifies and quantifies resources needed to support patient care activities in areas of assigned responsibility
• Works to comply with productivity standards
• Participates in zero-based budgeting process and monitors performance by pay period
• Continuously looks for and implements strategies to reduce cost while maintaining quality and workforce goals
• Prepares and participates in finance budget meeting presentations for areas of responsibility
• Stays current on health care finance and reimbursement issues
• Manages, prioritizes, and organizes work through objectives leading to goal attainment
• Demonstrates business acumen
• Relates budget to organization strategic plan
• Maintains and seeks responsibility for self development
• Participates in organizational Leadership programs
• Participates in regular talent development programs
• Networks with colleagues to share ideas, trends, and innovations in areas of responsibility
• Maintains membership and association in professional nursing organizations, incorporating standards into operations to keep current with evidence-based practice
• Shares knowledge and information with peers, other nursing managers, and encourages changes in practice based on evidence-based practice
• Develops and supports “development plans” for unit staff
• Appropriately represents nursing and/or the hospital in the community and participates in organizationally sponsored community events
• Affords assistance to staff in developing professionally through pursuit of additional education, professional advancement, and certifications
• Affords assistance in community service activities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of nursing, healthcare, and organizational systems and strategies
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in robust process improvement, performance improvement, principles of high reliability and just culture
• Knowledge of JCAHO standards and other external organizations related to healthcare evaluation and accreditation
• Experience with the methodologies and processes related to organizational financial viability
• Well developed communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in Hematology/oncology Clinical Practice(s)