Nurse Manager – Cardiac Stepdown NMCS 25-34715
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19 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Nurse Manager Cardiac Stepdown
Profession/Specialty: Nursing Leadership
Location: Plano TX
Shift: Days
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Organization
This opportunity is with a large high-acuity acute care hospital within a well-established healthcare network in North Texas. The facility is a 600 bed hospital recognized for advanced cardiovascular services trauma care stroke care womens and childrens services and specialty programs. The organization is known for its commitment to clinical excellence patient safety and professional nursing practice.
Position Summary
The Nurse Manager of Cardiac Stepdown has 24/7 accountability for a defined patient care area and is responsible for creating an environment that supports high-quality patient-centered nursing care. This role provides leadership aligned with organizational mission vision and values while ensuring excellence in patient outcomes staff engagement and operational performance.
Responsibilities
Maintain overall accountability for the Cardiac Stepdown/Progressive Care unit ensuring safe effective and evidence-based nursing care.
Develop and implement care delivery models that support individualized goal-directed patient care.
Lead staffing scheduling performance management and professional development of unit-based staff.
Delegate care appropriately based on patient needs and staff competencies.
Promote patient safety as the primary goal in all care delivery processes.
Manage unit budgets and control operating expenses while maintaining quality and safety standards.
Support continuous performance improvement initiatives focused on patient employee and physician satisfaction.
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards infection prevention guidelines and national patient safety goals.
Monitor trend and communicate occurrence reporting data to improve patient safety outcomes.
Promote staff education related to error reporting patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
Encourage staff involvement in professional practice education community outreach and nursing research.
Reporting Structure
Reports to: Director of Progressive Care (PCU)
Number of Beds: 37
FTEs Supervised: Approximately 60
Additional Departments Overseen: None at this time
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of recent acute care cardiac leadership experience
Progressive leadership experience strongly preferred
Prior leadership experience in a Magnet or Pathways-designated facility (required)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
Masters degree (MSN or related field) preferred
Active Texas RN license or compact state license
BLS and ACLS as required
National specialty certification or commitment to obtain within one year of hire
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About Navitas Healthcare LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
