Registered Nurse (RN) Manager Surgical Short Stay UnitInova Health Systems • Falls Church, VA, United States

Registered Nurse (RN) Manager Surgical Short Stay Unit

Inova Health Systems • Falls Church, VA, United States

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Job Description

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is seeking a Registered Nurse Unit Manager on the Surgical Short Stay Unit Full Time

Sign-on Bonus & Relocation Available

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is our flagship location, a 923-bed medical center serving Northern Virginia, the Washington DC metro area and beyond. As one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals, we feature the regions only Level I Trauma Center and the largest, most advanced neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the region.

Become part of a nationally recognized institution that delivers the highest level of care - care that's shaping the future of medicine. You'll have the opportunity to learn alongside talented colleagues who care for each other, leveraging our leading reputation and best-in-class clinical resources.

The Surgical Short Stay unit is an Ambulatory unit, with much of the population - same day surgery. With rapid turnover in census and population, we are looking for an RN Manager with experience in working in a fast-paced environment.

As a Nurse Manager, you will demonstrate leadership traits and supporting behavioral competencies by supporting Inova Health System's mission and strategic plans while managing a nursing unit with 24-hour responsibility. To help achieve our mission, you will utilize The Joint Commission standards and nursing practice tools / research to support a care delivery system that produces quality care with optimal outcomes. Your ability to serve as a primary Liaison and information resource for your unit of responsibility while overseeing the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic and evidence-based environment, which produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes, is of vital importance. Providing direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource and a mentor to staff is required. Communicating effectively and working cooperatively with others while showing respect for and an appreciation for the contributions of all team members is expected.

Featured Benefits :

Committed to Team Member Health : offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance : offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support : offering all Inova team members, their spouses / partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work / Life Balance : offering paid time off, paid parental leave

Job Responsibilities

Monitors customer satisfaction and seeks ways to continually improve by ensuring implementation of evidence-based practices such as, but not limited to, discharge phone calls, leadership rounding (i.e. patients, physicians and internal customers), AIDET and HML conversations.

Participates in the development and implementation of a patient safety program and ensures that staff is clinically competent and trained in their role in patient safety. Influences improvements in practice settings by maintaining current standards and assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

Ensures that all team members possess and maintain proper assessment and clinical skills appropriate for the patient population. Ensures quality care by managing clinical nursing practice and care delivery that support optimal outcomes.

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 practice.

Participates in the risk / liability assessment while developing and implementing corrective action plans. Partners with peers, other staff in the operating unit and throughout the system to achieve objectives.

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 : BSN

Experience : 3-5 years of experience as an RN in a clinical setting

Certification : Basic Life Support (BLS)

Licensure : Registered Nurse

Additional skills : Proficient in English. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to display a caring demeanor toward others. Basic skills in leadership and management. Proficient computer skills required.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ 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. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

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.

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