- Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit.
- Maintains the performance of the operational aspects of a designated unit(s) while providing mentoring and leadership support to the unit(s) staff
- Delegates appropriate tasks to appropriate personnel, consistent with legal and professional guidelines and departmental standards.
- Provides leadership, support by serving as a resource to staff, and provides direct patient care when required.
- Meets job-specific, department-specific competencies, as well as any others determined by nursing leadership.
- Performs related duties as required.
This role provides leadership and support to the senior executive position (CNO) responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions/services within the hospital organization. The role will assume responsibility for assisting in assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating nursing practice on a unit level. Role assumes 24/7 responsibility of Manager’s assigned areas. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The Nurse Manager is responsible for efficient day-to-day operations of the department and optimum use of resources to maximize productivity and minimize costs. Communicates openly and effectively with Director to ensure patient care standards are followed and assists Director as needed
Required:
- Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Experience: Nursing experience plus 1 year of progressive management experience in a hospital environment as a leader or full-time charge nurse/related position.
- Licensure/Certification:
- RN with current applicable state licensure / permit
- BLS - Certification required upon hire for all nursing positions.
- ACLS - Required within 3 months of hire for the following departments:
- Emergency Dept & Medical Response Team RNs
- ICU RN & Stepdown RNs
- Med/Surg/Tele RNs
- All Float Pool RNs,
- Same Day Surgery RNs, Operating Room RNs & PACU RNs
- GI Lab RNs & Interventional Radiology RNs
- Special Procedures RNs
- L&D RNs
- Cardiac Care RNs, Cardiac Rehab RNs & Cardiac Cath Lab RNs
- CPI - Required within 3 months of hire for the following:
- Emergency Dept. RNs
- All Bartlett Float Pool RNs, Memphis Float Pool RNs that will float to Behavioral Health and/or Emergency Dept.
- All Behavioral Health RNs
- PALS – Required within 3 months of hire for the following: Emergency Dept., Float Pool RNs who float to the Emergency Dept.
- NRP – Required within 3 months of hire for L&D RNs, Mother/Baby RNs and NICU RNs.
Preferred:
○ Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing
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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
