REGISTERED NURSE MANAGER - CARDIAC STEPDOWN

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-

Registered Nurse Manager - Cardiac Stepdown

RN MGR - HRT STEP

Full-Time DAYS

Registered Nurse Manager candidates for the Cardiac Stepdown Unit will have the following job responsibilities:

• The Nurse Manager has 24/7 accountability and responsibility for a defined patient care area to provide a climate optimal for the provision of individualized goal directed nursing care that supports the mission, vision and values of Medical City Plano and the philosophy of the Department of Nursing.
• Performs position in line with Employee Satisfaction, Patient Satisfaction, Physician Satisfaction, Continuous Performance Improvement, and/or Community Involvement.
• Develops and implements a plan for assuring delivery of individual goal directed nursing care through the use of the nursing process.
• Provides care/treatment/services within the Synergy Model and Evidenced Based Practices.
• Delegates tasks appropriate to meet the needs of the individual patient and to the skills of the employee supervised.
• Develops and implements a plan for care delivery with patient safety as the primary goal.
• Demonstrates expertise in selecting and managing unit-based staff.
• Reviews budget and assume responsibility for maintaining operating expenses at target levels.
• Promotes involvement of self and staff in health promotion/educational community activities; community involvement, lifelong learning and nursing research.
• Follows established guidelines for compliance with Infection Prevention and TJC Patient Safety Goals and Practices.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system and reports trends in occurrences to staff, quarterly. Uses this information to improve patient safety.
• Ensures staff is educated on established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes in the patients care which results in patient harm.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse Manager - Cardiac Stepdown

RN MGR - HRT STEP

Full-Time DAYS

Registered Nurse Manager candidates for the Cardiac Stepdown Unit must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

• 2 years of Recent Acute Care Cardiac Care leadership experience Required *Would like to see candidates with progressive leadership experience
• NEED TO HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AT MAGNET OR PATHWAYS FACILITIES
• BSN required; MSN or Masters Degree in related field preferred.
• Licensure/certification/registration:
• Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted.
• National Specialty Certification or plan to achieve within 1 year of hire.
• BLS/ACLS as required