Job Summary: • Assists with management of patient care activities and assigned staff. Responsibilities: • Provides direction and support to unit staff. Supervises admissions, conducts assessment of patient's needs, and initiates nursing care plans. Evaluates and documents patient progress. • Facilitates planning, implementation, development, and evaluation of nursing programs, initiatives and objectives for the unit. • Assists with development and implementation of policies and procedures. • Serves as a liaison between the manager, staff and other areas within the organization. Identifies and resolves issues affecting delivery of patient care services in a unit. • Provides hands on nursing support and provides coaching, mentoring and education for department nursing team. • Catalyst for improving the quality and safety of patients and work at the point of care delivery to transfer knowledge and patient outcome management to the nursing care team. • Facilitates planning, implementation, development and evaluation of nursing initiatives and objectives for the unit and organization • Demonstrates fiscal responsibility and is a steward of organizational resources • In a leadership role, serves as a liaison between the manager, staff and other areas within the organization. Identifies and resolves issues affecting delivery of care services • Works with team members, other leaders to develop and trend performance improvement indicators based on national standards and evidence based practices • Other Duties as assigned • Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015), ANA Code of Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement (2015). Qualifications - External Qualifications: Licensure / Certification / Registration: • Required Credential(s): • Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. • One or more of the following: • Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date. • Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Red Cross obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date. Education: • BSN Required