Job Title: Nurse Manager Emergency Department
Job Location: Richlands VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Description:
- The Nurse Manager delivers patient care in compliance with standards of care and practice and demonstrates competency in emergency care specific to the assigned unit.
- Makes decisions on a variety of unit and personnel needs meeting patient care requirements and financial expectations.
- Integrates the department into the primary functions of the hospital by collaborating with other members of the health care team.
- Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services and integrate those policies and procedures with other departments as appropriate.
- Evaluates and reviews staffing levels to maintain a sufficient level of qualified and competent staff providing care.
- Determines the qualifications and competency of unit staff and provides for the orientation and continuing education and training to maintain and improve competency with the assistance of the Education Coordinator.
- Provides for the continuous assessment and improvement of cost-effective quality patient care services.
- Performs annual unit assessment and performance improvement assessment evaluates unit equipment and makes recommendations for space and use of other resources such as patient services provided by off-site resources.
- Provides unit specific marketing and educational activities to the community.
- May be required to perform other duties as requested by the Chief Nursing Officer.
- Monitors and evaluates the delivery of patient care and completion of assigned tasks.
- Selects applicants for employment interviews applicants and makes recommendations in relation to hiring or retaining employees.
- Monitors the environment for safety cleanliness comfort and satisfaction for patients/families and personnel maintaining safety and infection control policies and procedures.
- Takes responsibility for and maintains continuing education to assist in essential duties.