Job Description:
Nurse managers have 24-hour accountability and responsibility for their respective units and serve as the vital link between the administrative strategic plan and the point of care. The nurse manager is responsible for creating safe, healthy environments that supports the work of the health care team and contributes to patient engagement. The role is influential in creating a professional environment and fostering a culture where interdisciplinary team members are able to contribute to optimal patient outcomes and grow professionally.
The Nurse Manager, with a focus on patient safety, is required to function within the parameters of the legal scope of practice and in accordance with the federal, state, and local laws; rules and regulations; and policies, procedures and guidelines of the organization and practice setting. The Nurse Manager functions under his or her own RN license and assumes accountability and responsibility for quality of care provided to patients and their families according to the standards of nursing practice. The Nurse Manager demonstrates responsibility for continued competence in nursing practice, and develops insight through reflection, self-analysis, self-care, and lifelong learning.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Current State of Texas License as a Registered Nurse required.
• Bachelor of Science (BSN) Degree in Nursing required.
• If nurse does not have a BSN upon hire, the nurse must be currently enrolled in BSN program with graduation within 12 months of assigned position.
• Certification in nursing leadership required (e.g., CNML, NE-BC, NEA-BC, CENP)
• If nurse does not have certification upon hire, the nurse must obtain leadership certification within 24 months of assigned position.
• Master’s degree (MSN, MBA, MHA) preferred.
• One (1) year of management/leadership experience is preferred.
• Certification in area of practice preferred (e.g., CEN, CPEN, TCRN)
• Membership in nursing leadership and specialty professional organizations preferred.
• ACLS, PALS or ENPC, and TNCC are required within 18 months of date of employment.
• ACLS, PALS or ENPC, and TNCC instructor status preferred.
• Required to complete four (4) hours of hospital provided continuing education hours upon hire and annually for Total Joint and Spine. Education will focus on management/care of total hip, knee and shoulder replacement as well as elective spine surgery patients.

• ED Capacity – Participate as needed to ensure throughput and ED patient flow is optimized. Anticipate the need to prepare for boarders on the unit.
• Surge – Maintain situational awareness of the unit throughput to anticipate and mitigate ED overcrowding events.
• Surge 2 Activation – Will be the ED operations leader communicating with the House Supervisor, EVS Supervisor and Division Manager (DM) as needed. Will assist as transport nurse, if needed, to offload the ED patient volume for boarders with ready beds.
• Surge 3 Activation – Will support ED Charge Nurse (CN) to offload CN tasks as needed. Will assist in reviewing ED Capacity needs with CM and ED attending. Will communicate to House Supervisor, DM and Director as needed to ensure chain of command is followed.
• Human Resources Management and Leadership Skills- maintain staffing needs and adjust staff to cover clinical needs. Apply recruitment techniques, staff selection – interviewing and hiring, performance management, and staff development.
• Performance Improvement – Rounding with staff and patients. Providing immediate feedback to staff and providers. Evaluate performance data, respond to outcome measurement findings, patient safety, staff retention, and maintain survey/regulatory readiness.
• Relationship Management and Influencing Behaviors – crucial conversations, promote team dynamics, mentor and coach staff and colleagues, apply communication principles, foster a healthy work environment, and support cultural competency/diversity.
• Foundational Thinking Skills: Apply systems thinking, understanding complex adaptive systems definitions and applications.
• Technology: Understand the effect of IT on patient care and delivery systems to reduce workload and support business decisions.
• Strategic Management: Facilitate change, manage projects, effective meeting management and presentation skills, support shared decision making, and foster a culture of ownership and innovation.
• Clinical Practice Knowledge: Maintaining clinical competency for your practice area and staying abreast to current practice standards, challenges, and best practices. It is not an expectation that you reach or maintain clinical mastery of the practice area, as leadership and management is the job role/function.
• Personal and Professional Accountability: Manage through education advancement, continuing education, career planning, involvement in professional organizations, certification and fellowships, and personal/professional reflective practice.