Nurse Manager

Scope of responsibilities and accountability:

• Works directly with DON
• Accountable for the management and coordination of nursing services in partnership with the Charge Nurse of the endoscopy center.
• Practices within the scope of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and approved center policies and procedures.
• Responsible Charge Nurse Supervision and training, reporting concerns to Director of Nursing.
• Oversees all the center facilities, supply and equipment needs.
• Ensures center efficiency by daily/monthly monitoring staffing needs, schedules, and patient load.

Major activities and essential job functions1:

• Assure the provision of all day-to-day endoscopy activities by overseeing staffing needs.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate staff in patient care activities of the center.
• Support and promote patient/family centered care by ensuring patients and their families are active partners of the health care team.
• Ensure AAAHC accreditation standards, CMS regulations and all other designated standards of nursing practice are maintained within the center.
• Implement updated policies as directed by the Director of Nursing.
• Verify compliance of staff to infection control and universal precaution standards.
• Ensure facility checklists are completed and medical supplies are within date.
• Maintain medications for center supply, crash cart supply, and anesthesia carts.
• Ensures all monthly, quarterly, and yearly maintenance checks on equipment is complete, maintains logs.
• Assists Director of Nursing with onsite surveys.
• Work with Charge nurse on center patient case load, arranging pt load as needed for center efficiency.
• Responsible for monthly staff schedules, PTO requests input into Payroll, punch error corrections for staff.
• Oversee weekly assignment schedules, arranging staff to locations as needed, minimizing OT.
• Provides on-going validation of competency of all staff members as well as overseeing new clinical staff orientation.
• Obtain center Charge nurse feedback to complete annual evaluations and yearly competencies for staff.
• Participate in center committees, assists and supports C.Q.I. program by overseeing that quarterly audits and statistics is being completed.
• Investigate and write occurrence reports or patient complaints; initiates intervention to attain optimum patient care and satisfaction.
• Organize and participate in center CQI meetings at least quarterly.
• Participates in ongoing quality studies, provides data as needed to Quality RN.
• Participate in Center Leadership meetings.
• Provide input to DON on development and goals for centers.
• Encourages professional growth of center personnel; promote development of relevant department in services; communicates effectively with all members of the health team.
• Meet on a regular basis with the Charge Nurses for training and development.
• Provide regular staff meetings/huddles to ensure consistency within the corporation.
• Acts as a liaison and resource to center staff.
• Maintains patients’ rights of privacy and confidentiality.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current license to practice in the State of Ohio
• Minimum of three years recent and relevant clinical experience
• Responsible for maintaining current ACLS & BLS certification
• Baccalaureate and management experience preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal relation skills
• Knowledgeable in gastroenterological nursing and ambulatory care – assists with accreditation, licensure, and Medicare standards and requirements

Regulatory Requirements/Risks/Exposures

• Works with chemicals including, but not limited to, chlorine bleach, glutaraldehyde and fomalin
• Physical demand requirements meet those defined as HEAVY work, exerting 50 – 100 pounds of force occasionally, 25 – 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 1 – 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

List of Job Duties

• Staff – schedules, PTO approval, time corrections payroll approval
• Center facility checklist
• Monthly medication checklist
• Quarterly fire drills
• Annual disaster and mock code drills
• Follow up on specimen logs for timely return of results
• Staff Huddles weekly
• Center chart audits
• Center equipment maintenance checks
• Maintain all logs and center documents (under direction of DON)
• Issue staff counseling (under guidance of DON or HR)
• Arrange and complete CQI meetings at least quarterly
• Attend Centers leadership meetings
• Complete occurrence/grievance reports and investigate concerns – report to DON as needed.
• Relay supply or equipment issues to DON
• Facilitate staff competency annually
• Perform staff evaluations annually
• Ensure unsigned services reports for center are being completed