Dialysis Staff - Nurse Manager

Location: Cherry County Hospital, Valentine, NE 69201

Compensation: Competitive salary

Comprehensive Benefit Package:

•Health Insurance: Co-pay or HSA plan options: 100% paid for Employee

•Dental: 100% paid for Employee

•Vision: 100% paid for Employee

•$50,000 Group Life Insurance with AD&D

•Long-Term Disability: 100% paid for Employee

•Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

•Health Savings Account with employer contribution

•Supplemental Insurances: Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident •Retirement Plan: 457 plan Pre-Tax and Roth options

Position Summary

The Dialysis Nurse Manager provides oversight and direction to all direct care staff that provide dialysis and nursing care in the Dialysis Unit at the Cherry County Hospital and Clinic. The Nurse Manager assumes the responsibility of day-to-day operations of the dialysis unit, coordinating the required resources for optimal patient care delivery. While on site, the Nurse Manager problem solves and expedites communications with other health care providers to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Coordination of Patient Care

• Provides for patient care requirements by coordinating and directing the operations of the patient care in the dialysis unit
• Provides guidelines for measuring the quality of patient care, based on accepted standards of nursing practice
• Assures delivery of patient care consistent with private, state, and federal regulations
• Ensures appropriate numbers of component staff are available to meet patient care needs
• Ensures patient care assignments are based on patient needs and staff competency
• Assures nursing staff participates in the development of the individual patient care plan and teaching program for dialysis patients
• Assures care/services provided meet cultural and age-related needs of the patient population served
• Provides direction in the application of the nursing process, maintaining clinical expertise in the assessment and care of the patient with renal failure
• Serves as a patient advocate
• Communicates with other health care team members and departments to meet patient care needs
• Demonstrates ability to perform all of the staff nurse essential functions when providing direct patient care per unit requirements
• Monitors adherence to policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to ensure safety of patients and staff
• Assures current written policies and procedures are available to assist the nursing staff and encourages participation of the staff in the formulation of policies and procedures when indicated
• Implements standards of nursing care, review and revises standards as necessary to ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Facilitates timely admissions, transfers and discharges
• Keeps management informed of patient care and staff issues
• Demonstrates continued involvement in professional growth by developing personal education objectives and participating in professional growth opportunities to assure continued adherence to professional standards and provision of quality patient care
• Follows established hospital and unit policies and procedures
• Ensures the confidentiality of patients’ medical, personal, and financial records is maintained
• Knowledgeable of and committed to practicing Corporate Compliance policies and procedures

Administrative/Regulatory Requirements

• Maintains working knowledge of pertinent rules, regulations and policies affecting the unit and assures staff compliance with these
• Assists in preparation for and participates in surveys and certifications
• Recognizes, takes action and reports deficiencies in a timely manner
• Assists in writing, reviewing and updating patient care policies and procedures specific to the unit
• Reviews selected documentation for compliance with required private, state and federal rules and regulations
• Maintains and submits required documentation/reports for the ESRD Network, administration and governing body as required
• Maintains ongoing liaison among the governing body, administration, medical and nursing personnel, and other professional staff through meetings and periodic reports
• Participates in the development, negotiation and implementation of agreements or contracts into which the Dialysis Unit may enter into, as directed by management
• Ensures the development and implementation of an accounting and reporting system, including the annual development of a budgetary program, maintenance of fiscal records and submission of fiscal records and quarterly reports to the governing body
• Coordinates multidisciplinary facets of renal care

Staff Performance and Development

• Monitors performance of unit staff through data collection, identifying learning needs, educating, role modeling, and evaluation to ensure maintenance and enhancement of clinical expertise
• Problem solves and makes decisions within areas of accountability by using a well defines approach to ensure effective and efficient patient care
• Assures clear, concise and current written policies and procedures are available to assist the nursing staff and support positive patient outcomes
• Assures all new personnel successfully complete the required orientation program
• Identifies learning needs of staff and assures that technical/clinical professional programs for staff development are available to encourage personnel development
• Provides immediate feedback to staff and management regarding performance issues
• Reviews documentation and evaluates staff for competency and p0erformance evaluations
• Role models positive professional characteristics
• Contributes to professional growth of colleagues
• Participates in educational programs and staff meetings
• As needed, attends trainings and hospital/clinic meetings.
• Maintains authority and approval for hiring, termination, and disciplinary actions

Leadership

• Demonstrates leadership on the job by continuously implementing standards, reviewing and revising as necessary, to reflect changes in nursing practice
• Demonstrates respect for patient rights and confidentiality
• Values potential and contributions of each individual
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility to seek opportunities for own learning and professional advancement
• Develops and maintains professional contacts and positive relations with the medical team, unit staff, other health care professions, patients and family members
• Promotes nursing profession by effective role modeling
• Provides community educational programs to educate the public regarding hemodialysis service

Quality Assurance/Improvement

• Contributes to and promotes the unit’s Quality Assurance/Improvement Plan to ensure the highest quality patient care is provided
• Incorporates the Quality Assurance/Impr