Senior Nurse Manager- PreOpPACU

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Job Summary

Under minimal supervision the Senior Nurse Manager performs managerial and leadership functions over professional nursing and support care team in various healthcare consumer care settings. Applies critical thinking evidence-based policies procedures guidelines and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in healthcare consumer safety and quality outcomes and independently works with the ACNO or Director to maintain departmental budget.

Adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing practice / process and performance and the ANA Code of Ethics (2015)* to provide care to all healthcare consumers. Applies critical thinking evidence-based practices and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in healthcare consumer safety and quality outcomes. Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in daily practice. Jean Watson PhD RN AHN-BC FAAN Founder / Director Watson Caring Science Institute.


Essential Functions:

• Staff Management (10%)
• Scheduling (10%)
• Mentoring and recruitment (10%)
• Departmental budget and operations (10%)
• Records management (10%)
• Case management and discharge planning (10%)
• Patient safety and quality care (10%)
• Policy development and revisions (5%)
• Support and implementation of organizational initiatives and strategic planning (5%)
• Promote positive patient experience (5%)
• Promote employee engagement (5%)
• Able to perform essential duties of direct reporting positions (5%)
• Other duties as assigned per unit addendum (5%)

Education:

• Bachelors Degree Required

Work Experience:

• 4-6 years of nursing experience; including two years nursing leadership experience preferred
• 2 years PreOp/PACU experience required

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required and
• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required
• ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association
• PALS- Pediatric Advanced Life Support AHA American Heart Association
• TNCC TCAR ASPAN (CPAN or CAPA) Preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance ANA Standards addendum- signed and accrediting body standards.
• Strong understanding and display of the principals of customer service as it applies to patients staff and the community
• Ability to assist in identifying ways to promote quality patient-centric care and maintain Denver Healths high level of patient satisfaction. Nursing Vision Statement
• Ability to work effectively in a team matrix environment. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and in a cross functional environment.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary staff charge nurses clinical nurse educator(s) and Nursing Managers providers executive leadership to provide care to patients with respect to their uniqueness using informed judgment competence individual qualifications and collaboration with the health care team.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to the disease process and continuum of care.
• Supports compliance with national patient safety goals accrediting agency standards and quality initiatives.
• Evaluates practice in relation to professional standards statues regulations hospital and departmental policies standards of care and regulatory
• Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of healthcare consumer/family response or changing condition.
• Proficient in EHR documentation
• Proficient in Office Suite

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5% and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555-bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 school-based health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safety-net institution Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.