Nurse Manager - Cath Lab - Clear Lake Campus - 71968

Company: University of Texas Medical Branch
Location: Galveston
Posted on: September 5, 2020

Job Description:

Min Qualifications

RN with Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Five (5) years clinical experience which includes two (2) years of progressive management experience (i.e. Charge Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Nurse Administrator, or Assistant Nurse Manager) required. Current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas. Certification in nursing specialty or administration required.

Job Description:

The Nurse Manager is accountable for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient care for specific patient care unit(s) on a 24-hour basis. This includes oversight for clinical operations and human resources, financial, and quality management.

Specific Job Related Duties

Human Resource Management

* Communicates with nursing staff at all levels of the institution in a professional manner.

* Provides leadership and direction for the staff on the patient care unit(s) while supporting and actualizing the goals of the department, division, service, hospital, and university.

* Recruits and retains competent, compassionate staff while monitoring performance standards and promoting fair labor practices.

* Promotes a work environment that demonstrates caring by accessibility of safe equipment and adequate supplies in an efficiently arranged physical setting.

* Achieves performance outcomes through engagement of the nursing staff.

* Leads by example implementing management techniques and practices that create an environment that attracts and retains nursing staff.

* Mentors staff and objectively evaluates and documents performance, taking corrective action as appropriate.

* Completes employee performance evaluations according to established timelines.

* Provides professional guidance to ensure the highest quality care is available to patients and appropriate standards of care that meet national, state, and local rules and regulations as well as voluntary accreditation standards of the JCAHO are maintained.

Financial Management

* Works closely with the Director, Patient Care and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer to project and prepare annual operating budgets.

* Monitors fiscal budget to control operational and capital expenditures while monitoring and adjusting staffing patterns to improve unit productivity.

* Seeks direction from Director, Patient Care and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer to facilitate the development of plans to enhance revenue production while decreasing cost and inefficiencies.

* Reviews departmental productivity reports and develop variance summaries to Director, Patient Care and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer to ensure operation within the financial budgetary constraints while assuring strategic goals for patient care services are achieved.

Quality Management

* Operationalizes and participates in continuous quality improvement and risk management programs at the unit(s) level in a collaborative manner with multi-disciplinary colleagues.

* Monitors patient care operations, and related programs, initiating appropriate changes, where necessary.

* Responsible for nursing policy and practices, assuring their consistency with requirements specified by the Texas Nurse Practice Act and other legal and regulatory mandates.

* Supports quality related programs at the unit level, including but not limited to patient satisfaction with nursing, nurse satisfaction, the nursing aspects of the National Patient Safety Goals, Joint Commission requirements for nursing / nurses, and the nursing aspects for specialty quality standards (e.g. critical care, disease management, etc.)

* Demonstrates transparency with the clinical staff regarding clinical indicators Planning and Evaluation

Preferred Work Experience

Cath/EP Lab management experience is required.

Preferred Work Experience

This position entails managing the daily operations of a busy department including echo, electrophysiology, cardiac cath, and prep and recovery. The nurse manager will be responsible for personnel management of 28 direct reports including nurses, radiologic technologists, and ancillary staff. The manager will: participate in system wide initiatives regarding performance improvement r/t invasive cardiology, maintain responsibility for the operational budget, staffing, scheduling and efficient management of hospital resources, and serve as a liaison between physicians and administrators.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Req id: 71968

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