Direct supervisor for a defined segment of the population in a patient care or business area, including responsibility for daily clinical operations and people management. Reports to the Manager/Director of the Unit.
Job Description:Major Responsibilities:a. Performs all duties of a Staff RN as necessary.
b. Able to provide anticipatory planning related to the needs of patients, staffing and unit needs.
c. Supports the clinical and professional development of nursing staff through mentoring and role modeling. Recommends specific programming to build the clinical skill set of staff. Engages the staff in clinical rounds and provides formal and information educational opportunities on the unit to improve the clinical skills of staff.
d. Reviews and shares data on patient outcomes on the unit and acts as a liaison to the Nursing Quality Council. Works with team members, manager and physicians to review performance improvement indicators based on best practices and works to implement and evaluate unit-based improvement initiatives.
e. Assimilates and applies research-based information to design, implement and evaluate patient plans of care. Supports staff in problem solving and in particular with complex unit based problems.
f. Communicates organizational information to all staff on a regular and timely basis; models excellent interdisciplinary communications.
g. Serves as a steward of resources: fiscal, personnel, materials and time. Is knowledgeable and can articulate the professional scope and standards of practice for their practice area.
h. Responsible for human resources management of staff including evaluating, developing, addressing and resolving clinical practice and/or behavioral issues that impact the delivery of care on the unit. Assists with hiring/firing decisions.
i. Supervises the daily work of the unit team members to ensure proper clinical care/care delivery, policy compliance, smooth technical operations, quality management (including analysis of STARS reports) and customer satisfaction. Demonstrates clinical leadership skill and is able to organize, manage, and evaluate the function of a team while maintaining a safe environment for staff and patients. Provides input to departmental budgets.
Requirements:
- RN license - N.H. state or any other compact state.
- BCLS certified or within 30 days of hire; BSN strongly preferred
- ACLS certified or within 1 year of hire
Additional Skills & Qualifications:Pay Range: $77,230.00 USD - $139,361.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
