Nurse Manager - Cardiac Progressive Care, Jefferson

5 West Cardiac Progressive Care - Jefferson's Progressive Cardiac Care Unit consists of 28 beds with capabilities for high-level cardiac monitoring. Integrated patient care is provided for patients with pre/post-op open heart surgery, cardiac procedures such as catheterizations, ablations, and pacemakers, and patients that may require Bi-PAP, pacing wires, chest tubes, and titratable intravenous drips. Company Allegheny Health Network Location Jefferson Hospital has Magnet recognition for nursing excellence, private patient rooms, and a generous benefit package (for full-time and part-time status employees). System Overview At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9-hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients, and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees. General Overview Manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of a specific patient care department providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of both their departments and the organization. Essential Responsibilities Leadership Responsible for implementation of mission, vision, philosophy, core values, evidence-based practice, and standards of the organization, and nursing service within their defined areas of responsibility. Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions. Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change. Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals. Completes annual performance appraisals on associates. Attends greater than 50% of leadership meetings. Promotes unit-based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers. Promotes RN career ladder with staff. Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification. Quality and Patient Safety Monitors departmental performance in appropriate EBPs, quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned goals. Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes timeline. Participates in 85% of monthly Joint Commission mock tracers. Develops a yearly unit-based quality plan with unit-based clinical practice and PI council based on identified unit needs. Assures departmental participation and compliance with Six Sigma project goals related to throughput. Customer Satisfaction Reviews bi-weekly Press Ganey report providing feedback to staff at monthly unit conference. Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or departmental concerns. Rounding for purpose weekly to assess patient and family needs. Develops departmental plan to address any improvement needs. Meets or shows consistent progress toward meeting established patient satisfaction goal. Finance Maintains both FTE and goods/services within established budget; completes variance reports according to established guidelines. Utilizes established tools to monitor monthly budget performance, conducting drill-down to explain variances as needed. Completes staffing report daily. Addresses overtime use with individuals as needed with documentation of discussion. Reports budget performance at monthly unit conferences. Professional Growth and Development Assures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for personnel. Encourages and facilitates staff membership on research committee, clinical practice councils. Encourages and facilitates attendance at nursing grand rounds. Fosters peer review. Sets developmental goals with staff member at yearly evaluation. Identifies one area for self-improvement annually and develops a plan to improve. Qualifications Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing 3 years of leadership experience Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Current State of PA RN licensure or Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) CPR certification Preferred Master’s Degree in Nursing National Certification EEO Statement Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. For accommodation requests, please contact HR Services Online at View email address on click.appcast.io. 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