Nurse Manager (RN) - CPCU (Days)

Title NURSE MANAGER SALARIED

Job Code NSG007

Department TMCC OBSERVATION UNIT

Department Number 6300

Supervisor DIRECTOR

Grade 45

FLSA Exempt

Last Update Date 2/2/2022

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

NURSING SERVICE OPERATIONS: Efficiently plans and manages nursing service for a patient care unit considering the patient family, staff abilities, physician needs and hospital utilization. Serves as a role model for excellent patient care. Participate in direct patient care activities as a targeted strategy for role modeling or information gathering. Plans, assigns and reviews the work of nursing and support staff. Counsels and evaluates the performance of nursing and support staff. Evaluates and manages equipment and supplies and recommend necessary purchases. Plans and controls expenditures. Assess the environment and make recommendations to ensure optimal patient comfort and safety. Collaborate with Director of Nursing in determining the fiscal requirements of the specific unit, submit budgetary recommendations, including nursing personnel and patient care materials.

STAFF DEVELOPEMENT: Demonstrates team values that orient people to care about performance and success of others. Acts as preceptor/mentor for students, new employees and staff. Recognizes and rewards staff's accomplishments. Identifies and plans for staffing consistent with needs of the patient population and budgetary requirements. Coordinates six week time schedules. Collaborates with others to insure provision of in-services. With assistance from the Nurse Director, manages various personnel actions including hiring, orientation, performance appraisals, promotions, counseling and scheduling.

COMMUNICATION: Demonstrates ability to understand, communicate, lead, influence others and obtain willing acceptance, consent or action. Uses a high degree of diplomacy, confidentiality and tact. Role models an effective interdisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care through interactions with other departments. Coordinates care with physicians. Maintains effective communication with Nursing Director. Effectively handles situations in a calm, objective manner and coordinates needed change. Collaborates with and supports other nurse managers, nurse supervisors and nursing colleagues to promote optimal utilization of resources among the various nursing units. Attends and actively participates in hospital wide meetings or sends representative. . Conducts monthly staff meetings, uses bulletin boards etc. to inform staff of hospital wide issues and unit performance. Communicates information that impacts staff's job, benefits or employment policies.

ENSURING QUALITY CARE: Accountable for maintaining quality patient care on unit. Evaluates unit patient care, identifies opportunities for improvement, organizes data collection, and implementation of actions. Coordinates needed change. Works closely with RN III and IV to meet unit goals. Develops, documents, implements and monitors unit specific written policies and procedures. Educates and involves unit staff on performance improvement strategies. Supports team members through development, implementation and expansion of learning opportunities and skill development.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Committed to finding solutions to problems rather than blaming others. Maintains and updates professional skills pertinent to the managerial role. May act as a preceptor for BSN students and Nurse Managers. Demonstrates knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, standards of nursing practice. Participates in required annual hospital wide and nursing continuing education. Accurately evaluates self and establishes goals in self directed manner. Actively seeks out opportunities for knowledge/skill enhancement within and beyond the practice setting.

CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: Demonstrates knowledge of physiologic norms, developmental level, signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. Able to assess, interpret data, communicate, adapt techniques, medications, and treatments for patients/families of all ages. Educates and involve patients/families in care.

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework

Experience: Five years of related experience. Requires broad knowledge of complex systems and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

GEORGIA REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE OR MULTISTATE NURSING LICENSE

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (CPR)

Supervision

The Nurse Manager supervises and manages nursing staff on the nursing unit. The Nurse Manager serves as a resource person for Staff Nurses, Nursing Supervisors and other departments. Instructs employees and corrects their work as an active participant in staff development. Assumes responsibility for quality and quantity of work, costs, and resources for patient care delivery and personnel. May supervise 10-50 employees.

Qualifications

Demonstrates leadership, sound judgement and the ability to organize.

BSN desirable.

Meets requirements for promotion to Nurse Manager.

Definitions

The Nurse Manager performs nursing duties in accordance with hospital policy/procedure and supervises other nursing personnel who are responsible for patient care. The Nurse Manager assumes 24 hour responsibility for the management of patient care and the personnel who are assigned to that area. This nurse has an in depth knowledge of nursing practice/management and takes responsibility for the development and nurturing of self. This position will include accountability for maintaining high standards of patient care and nursing practice for the entire unit. The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating the nursing care provided on the unit utilizing the nursing process. The position is limited to 1 per nursing unit.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others: Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.

Effect of Error: Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient's welfare or the organization's interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports, records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization where integrity is required to safeguard the organization's position. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important decisions and are highly confidential.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility: Manages a medium-sized department of employees responsible for quality and quantity of work, cost, methods, and personnel, performs supervisory functions without intermediate supervisors. Manages a large department of employees (40 and up); quality and quantity of work, costs, methods, and personnel, has one or more assistants and intermediate supervisors.

Work Environment/Physical Effort

Mental Demands: Tasks are multiple and diverse with some interrelationship across processes. Handles some unrelated functions. Work requires the direct application of a variety of procedures, policies, and/or precedents. Some responsibility for budget and expenditure authority. Develops objectives and general policies and procedures for a specific program or functional area of responsibility within general scope of established operational goals and plans. Day-to-day work and decisions do not require direction or review by immediate supervisor. Frequently solves complex problems. End results are reviewed by supervisor. Strategic issues are referred to supervisor.

Working Conditions: Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: No

Physical Effort: Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles medium weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of day. Occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.

Physical Aspects

Bending: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Typing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Feeling (Touch) - determining temperature, texture, by touching: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Hearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Reaching - above shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Reaching - below shoulder: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Visual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Color Vision: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Speaking: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Standing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Balancing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Walking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Crawling: Not required

Running - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting up to 25 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting over 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Handling - seizing, holding, grasping: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Carrying: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Climbing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Kneeling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Squatting: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Tasting: Not required

Smelling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Driving - Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not required

Driving - Class C vehicles: Not required

Driving - CDL class vehicles: Not required

N95 Respirator usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Hazmat suit usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling - up to 25 lbs.: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Pushing/Pulling - 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling - over 60 lbs. : Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time