Manager Patient Care Services

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Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network a nationally recognized forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. Were a Magnet(tm) Hospital having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Centers prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an A grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020 the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHNs commitment to teamwork compassion and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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• Oversees administrative and operational issues for the designated care delivery team.
• Functions as a department team leader to support unit and hospital goals and objectives.
• Uses effective and appropriate communication styles with patients significant others visitors staff and professional colleagues.
• Supports the Culture of Safety by following established policies and procedures which include identification and timely patient safety event reporting.
• Ensures staffing to meet patient care needs and operational guidelines.
• Fosters accountability of staff for adherence to policies/procedures/professional practice.
• Participates in coaching counseling and mentoring of unit personnel.
• Supports the Professional Practice Model and participates in efforts related to the key components.
• Assumes unit clinical and administrative responsibilities in the absence of the Director and under the supervision of the Patient Care Services management staff.
• Ensures and/or provides patient care in accordance with all responsibilities in the RN job description.
• Ensures completion of the units schedule in a timely and equitable manner.
• Utilizes evidence based research findings within patient care delivery communicates research findings to co-workers and/or the professional community attends research continuing education offerings assists with data collections and serves as a participant in ongoing research studies.
• Provides clinical consultative technical or informational services as needed to staff other disciplines patients and/or families.

• Bachelors Degree Nursing
• 3 years Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital setting.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Proficient in clinical practice protocols for medical procedures and patient care.
• Skilled in monitoring/assessing the performance of self other individuals or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• RN - Licensed Registered NursePA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

• Masters Degree Nursing

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity accordance with and where applicable in addition to federal state and local employment regulations Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include but are not limited to recruitment selection hiring transfers promotions terminations compensation benefits educational programs and/or social activities.

Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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