Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager at WMC Health Network summary :

The Nurse Manager oversees nursing care delivery at Bon Secours Charity Health System by coordinating with nursing and administrative staff to meet practice standards and hospital objectives. This role includes supervising nursing units, ensuring quality patient care, managing budgets, and participating in staff development and performance improvement activities. The Nurse Manager also advocates for patients and families, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and fostering a culture of safety and quality within the nursing team.

The Nurse Manager coordinates, directs, implements and recommends systems, methods and procedures for the delivery of nursing care in the Bon Secours Charity Health System. This involves collaboration with nursing and hospital administrative staff to ensure that standards of practice, departmental philosophy and overall hospital objectives are accomplished. Administrative supervision is exercised over a number of nursing units within the primary areas of responsibility. Responsibility includes operational activities on a twenty-four hour, seven-day a week basis. Supervision and training is provided to a number of professional nurses and support staff. Responsible for ensuring regulatory requirements are met.

RESPONSIBILITIES : Clinical :

• Collaborates with Charge Nurse / Lead Nurse and Nursing Supervisors and provides direct oversight of clinical care provided in assigned areas of responsibility. Ensures the planning, maintenance and evaluation of standards of nursing practice for primary areas.
• Initiates and participates in the planning, implementation and evaluation of quality assurance and performance improvement activities for primary areas.
• Leads interdisciplinary rounds on the unit.
• Reviews and analyzes trends pertinent to the delivery of nursing care services within a primary area and initiates appropriate innovations.
• Evaluates patient care assignments to provide continuity of nursing care.
• Rounds on patients and families to proactively meet the clinical needs and patient satisfaction expectations.
• Advocates for patients and families, acting as liaison with the multidisciplinary team.
• Communicates clinical and resource issues to leadership.
• Assigns staff for patient care matching competency and experience with the patient acuity and needs.

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QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS :

Experience : Minimum five years of nursing experience in a hospital or health care facility, two of which must have been at a leadership level required

Education : Graduation from an approved School of Nursing

License :   Licensed by the State of New York as a Registered Nurse, AHA BLS, AHA ACLS.

Other :   The individual performing this job may reasonably anticipate coming into contact with human blood and other potentially infectious materials. Individuals in this position are required to exercise universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies concerning infection control.

Keywords :

nurse manager, nursing supervision, healthcare management, patient care, clinical oversight, budget management, staff development, quality improvement, patient advocacy, regulatory compliance