Description
**Job Type:** Regular
**Time Type:** Full time
**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)
**FLSA Status:** Exempt
**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.**
The Nurse Manager practices within the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (LHMC) Professional Practice Model, MA Nurse Practice Act and ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The Nurse Manager coordinates and supervises all nursing staff in assigned clinical patient care units/departments to provide quality patient care. The Cardiovascular Surgical and Progressive Care Unit is a 30-bed blended acuity unit.
6 East is a 30-bed, blended acuity unit specializing in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery patient populations. The unit is comprised of 6 Progressive Care beds and 24 telemetry beds. With a vision of healing hearts without skipping a beat, our team provides exceptional care to patients with a variety of cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular conditions. This population of patients includes pre and post CABG, Heart Valve surgery, Septal Myectomy, Aneurysm Repair, Thoracotomy, Femoral-Popliteal bypass and other acute cardiothoracic and vascular conditions. Our team includes a great group of Healthcare professionals committed to the delivery of safe, high-quality care to our patients.
**Job Description:**
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Division of Nursing Mission Statement and Core Values:
We honor our profession, patients and each other by being pioneers at the forefront of healthcare
Our Core Values:
To care for our patients and each other with:
Respect
Caring
Teamwork
Excellence
Integrity
Position Summary: Under the general direction of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) and Nursing Directors, the Nurse Manager is responsible for day to day operations, practice development, communicating policies, and evaluates staff job performance.. The Nurse Manager works in collaboration with key stakeholder's and department leadership to coordinate the delivery of patient care. The Nurse Manager assumes the responsibility for the plan of care, has the authority to make decisions, and is held accountable for decisions specific to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan.
The Nurse Manager practices within the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (LHMC) Professional Practice Model, MA Nurse Practice Act and ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The Nurse Manager coordinates and supervises all nursing staff in assigned clinical patient care units/departments to provide quality patient care.
The Nurse Manager maintains a current level of knowledge with management leadership skills as defined by nursing specialty organizations, complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies, and is currently licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a registered nurse.
Areas of responsibility include:
Clinical practice
System coordination
Quality improvement
Human resource management
Fiscal Responsibility
Professional growth
Self-improvement
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
CLINICAL PRACTICE:
Develops, implements, and assures compliance with Nursing Practice Guidelines.
Encourages staff participation on Shared Governance Councils, nursing committees, and organization committees.
Maintains and displays knowledge of current professional/clinical issues and uses evidence based resources to implement necessary changes in the delivery of nursing care.
Collaborates with leadership team to provide opportunities for staff development. i. e.:
Participation in nursing research.
Certification in nursing field
Participation in professional organizations.
SYSTEM COORDINATION:
Links departmental strategic goals to organizations mission and goals.
Analyzes pertinent data to drive day to day performance
Works collaboratively to solve problems improve processes and integrate services within the department and with other departments.
Supports new ideas and changes within the department by actively participating and contributing.
Demonstrates flexibility in meeting demands of the department.
Organizes and prioritizes work to meet deadlines.
Develops effective communication methods to keep staff and others informed about activities of the organization and department.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT:
Proactively develops plans to meet future departmental/organizational needs.
Reviews outcome measures and works collaboratively with staff and leadership team to improve patient outcomes. Ie: National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and Core Measures
Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams to:
Comply with regulatory standards
Improve patient satisfaction
Improve patient outcomes
Identify, assess, measure and systematically improve important processes and activities.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
Works collaboratively with the Human Resources Department and Senior Leadership to recruit, hire and retain qualified personnel.
Oversees and conducts performance appraisals. Collaborates with Senior Leadership and Human Resources to recommend compensation adjustments.
Assures appropriate orientation, competence assessment, in-service training and continuing education for all staff.
Fosters staff development by assisting them to identify goals and appropriate opportunities for learning.
Encourages creativity and celebrates staff accomplishments.
Promotes an environment that is sensitive to the diverse needs of the patients and employees.
Coaches and supports staff by removing barriers and addressing issues.
Assures licensing certification for all staff is current.
Conducts monthly staff meetings.
Communicates staffing concerns to ACNO/Director.
Delegates work appropriately and provide direction and guidance to nursing and support staff.
BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participates in development of annual departmental budgets.
Develops and implements cost effective staffing patterns.
Uses resources effectively to provide high quality cost effective services.
Monitors budget and prepares variance reports.
Manages expenses on an on-going basis and identifies areas of potential cost savings.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH/SELF IMPROVEMENT:
Pursues self-awareness, actively seeks feedback, accepts constructive criticism, and modifies behavior accordingly.
Engages in professiona
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