staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, ED - Emergency Department - $126K-189K per year

Adventist HealthBakersfield, CA, USA

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, ED - Emergency Department - $126K-189K per year at Adventist Health summary :

The Registered Nurse (RN) Manager of the Emergency Department (ED) at Adventist Health oversees clinical operations to ensure high-quality patient care and satisfaction. This role involves collaborating with healthcare staff, supervising nursing personnel, and implementing strategies to improve safety and patient outcomes. With a focus on leading a high-performing team, the RN Manager is responsible for staff recruitment, training, scheduling, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Adventist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Manager, ED - Emergency Department for a nursing job in Bakersfield, California.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty : ED - Emergency Department
Discipline : RN
Duration : Ongoing
Employment Type : Staff

Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.

Job Summary :

Creates an environment where front line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe, complication free, and optimizes functional independence for each patient. Maintains a highly-visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective, and achieve high patient / family / staff satisfaction. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel utilizing both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists department Manager in accomplishing unit and organizational goals

Job Requirements :

Education and Work Experience :

Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education / related experience : Required

Master's Degree : Preferred

Five year's technical experience : Preferred

One year's leadership experience : Preferred

Two years' experience of acute care nursing in hospital setting : Preferred

Licenses / Certifications :

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice : Required

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification : Preferred

National specialty certification in area of expertise or in nursing administration : Preferred

Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification : Required

Essential Functions :

Builds a high performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Builds a strong infrastructure with designated charge nurses and unit champions. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deems appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff, unit champions, and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Uses consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care and compliance with regulatory requirements. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient / family, and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice that staff are held accountable to. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits, analysis of data, and complaints or incident reports. Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance, evaluating and comparing possible courses-of-action, and making decisions / recommendations after considering the various possibilities.

Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff and actively communicates, as needed, to coordinate appropriate care for patients and families. Directs / monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities in order to ensure adequate patient care and quality of work. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues, as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members, patients, and / or families to initiate and revise care plans for optimal, individualized patient care as per care setting.

Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel when determines they are necessary. Authorizes and assigns overtime to personnel when independently determines this to be appropriate. Completes monthly unit staff schedule on time, accurately, and in collaboration with staff members and management with minimal incidents of absence or unbalanced / short staffing events.

Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients, pull-ahead beds, and timely admission / transfer of patients and forecasting admission. Works with facility services to assure that the department and equipment is maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including nosocomial infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements :

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health Job ID #37166. Posted job title : manager, rn, emergency department

About Adventist Health

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians, allied health professionals and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission : living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope. We are committed to staying true to our heritage by providing patient-centered, quality care. Together, we are transforming the healthcare experience with an innovative and whole-person focus on physical, mental, spiritual and social healing to support community well-being.

Benefits

Continuing Education

Bereavement

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Health Care FSA

403b retirement plan

Employee assistance programs

Life insurance

Holiday Pay

401k retirement plan

Sick pay

Health savings account

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Patient Care, Healthcare Management, Nursing Leadership, Quality of Care, Clinical Operations, Healthcare Administration, Patient Satisfaction, Staff Management

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