Mgr Clinical RN- Intermediate Care- Medicine IMC- Augusta

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Job Summary:

A registered professional nurse who provides support and works in conjunction with the nurse manager of a specific unit(s) or service. He/she is viewed as aspiring to be a patient care services manager and through this role to learn additional knowledge and skills through experience and mentoring by the nurse manager and the hospital/system. Must possess very good skills in communication and teamwork and serve as a mentor for others while learning the responsibilities of his/her role. Together with the patient care services manager, uses his/her knowledge and skills to promote the creation of a center of excellence for staff recruitment and retention and clinical and business outcomes. Upholds the patient care services manager's direction and actively leads staff in the performance of their daily activities and participates in their performance reviews, as well as coaching and counseling as appropriate.

In collaboration with the patient care services manager, holds staff accountable for the delivery of care and services through effective communication, observation, and the management and measurement of specific interventions/practices and their associated outcomes. This key leader plays a significant role in assisting the nurse manager in achieving clinical and financial goals along with management of human/material resources as delegated. He/she also plays a pivotal role in staff recruitment, mentoring and retention. He/She models the way to foster teamwork and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients and other departments. Role specific competencies, responsibilities, roles and functions are based on Professional Practice Model, 5 Star Nursing.

It is expected that all Mgr Clinical RNs are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Resources and Support

• Engages staff in decision making via shared governance processes and partners with others to promote patient centered care and service excellence. Supports the nurse manager as his/her designee and provides evolving leadership and management skills for a specific business/clinical unit(s)
• Represents the organization positively to the community, building credibility and is a member of one's professional organization
• Serves to support the charge nurse and other nurse leaders on the unit to promote the effective running of the care delivery system and ensures that the clinical processes of care are working as intended - serves as a resource for all staff and accepts additional responsibilities in the nurse manager's absence.
• Assists with budget development and supports monitoring and meeting fiscal outcomes for the work unit. Self-directed in learning how to apply lean and other quality skills to reduce waste and improve performance of operations and clinical systems of care.

Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Collaboration

• Effectively communicates to diverse workforce and enjoys mentoring others while learning the necessary skills for progressive responsibilities in nursing management. Works in collaboration with the nurse manager to hold all staff at point of care accountable for performance standards
• Creates opportunities for self and staff to grow and implements a healthy, safe, desirable work place that ensure for the retention and recruitment of qualified staff now and in the future.

30%

Exemplary Practice and Outcomes

• Promote staff competency in clinical care delivery
• Holds self and staff to the highest professional and ethical standards, ensuring corporate compliance standards, clinical competency, etc. are met. Is an active member of one's professional community and serves as a role model for professional nursing practice and nursing leadership
• Successfully works with nurse managers to employ change management strategies and instills in self and others the curiosity to explore new knowledge and ideas

20%

Professional Development

• Represents the organization positively to the community, building credibility and as a member of one's professional organization.
• Seeks opportunities to advance knowledge and skills through formal and informal educational offerings to enhance understanding of how health care is financed and how to manage a diverse nursing workforce

10%

Evidence Based Practice and Research

• Promotes Evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products.
• Effectively identifies areas of performance improvement of staff and clinical systems. Supports nurse leader projects to improve the same - includes assuring service meets or exceed licensure, regulatory and accreditation standards
• Advances managerial skills to effectively use data and evidence to support decision making for clinical and operational responsibilities and demonstrates awareness of legal and ethical issues related to patient and staff data, information and confidentiality

Required Minimum Education (NEW)

Education Level

Field of Study

Required/
Preferred

And/Or

Bachelors

Nursing

Required

and(

Masters

Nursing

Required

or)

In Lieu Of Option: