Nurse Manager, Emergency Department & Urgent Care

Job Title: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Nurse Manager

Job Summary: Provides supervision management and leadership of Emergency Department and Urgent Care services and staff. Demonstrates critical thinking skills ability to provide and delegate activities to staff based on operational need to deliver care in a safe and efficient manner while maximizing positive patient outcomes.

Reports To: DirectorOutpatient Services

Salary Range: (Exempt):$82000 to $145000 (salary range is intentionally broad as pay will be determined based on qualifications experience and eligibility for bonuses)

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides daily leadership and direction to ensure clinical care is delivered promptly safely and effectively.
• Oversees department quality improvement initiatives and staff education programs.
• Facilitates clear and consistent communication across departments and within the team to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Acts as a liaison with medical staff leadership and external vendors as needed.
• Develops andmaintainsthe departments staffing plan including self-coverage. Monitors staffing levels overtime and resourceutilization.
• Offers coaching education mediation counseling and mentoring to support staff development and performance.
• Manages direct reports including recruitment onboarding orientation regular rounding competency assessments professional development and performance evaluations (quarterly and annually).
• Participates in employee disciplinary processes including the creation of performance improvement plans and terminations in collaboration with the Director Senior Leadership and Human Resources.
• Supports new employee onboarding through interviews orientation sessions and initial training.
• Regularly attends hospital leadership meetings andparticipatesin strategic discussions asrequired.
• Manages departmental resourceshuman financial material and systemicto achieve operational goals andmaintaindaily functionality.
• Demonstrates integrity embraces new challenges and fostershigh levelsof associate engagement.
• Promotes a positive and inclusive work environment through visible leadership and consistent support for staff and customer professional growth through evidence-based practice and continuing education.

Clinical

• Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality patient care according to established standards of care which includes planning implementing evaluating and adjusting plan of care and discharge planning based on expected patient outcomes.
• Admits transfers and discharges patients.
• Completes ongoing patient assessment and documents according to policy.
• Completes nursing assessment asappropriate forthe patients condition and within establishedtime framesper guidelines.
• Develops patient plan of care to include patient problems goals evaluations and interventions.
• Reports symptoms and significant changes in patients condition toappropriate personneland intimelymanner
• Assesses collaborates and coordinates patients discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.
• Demonstratesappropriate applicationof age specific standards policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric patients.
• Collaborates with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in formal and informal teaching of patients and/or family about his or her disease process and wellness promotion plan and discharge planning.
• Demonstratesan awarenessand relevance of research in practices to identify areas for improvement or opportunities for research.

Additional Duties

• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates the spirit of the philosophy mission and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes programs and the working environment.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. Current state license as a registered nurse; current CPR certification; ACLS PALS or TNCC certifications per policy.

Experience: Previousexperience as an RN in related care area preferred.

Physical Requirements

This position requires lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds while administering care to patients. Stooping kneeling and/or crouching daily in delivery of patient care. Standing and walking for more than five (5) hours per day; running occasionally in responding to patient care emergencies.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures

Environmental hazards such as chemicals solvents needles needle containers sharps blood body fluids various infectious/communicable diseases infectious medical waste radiation and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS Aligns with CDCs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

• Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals
• Influenza- documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year)
• Measles Mumps and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles Mumps and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination
• Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine
• Tetanus diphtheria pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization
• Tuberculosis Screening -Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK

Required Experience:

Manager