Emergency Room Nurse Manager OOJ

Overview Job Description An Emergency Room (ER) Nurse Manager oversees the operational and clinical functions of the ER, ensuring high-quality patient care, effective staff management, and compliance with healthcare standards. This role involves directing nursing staff, coordinating patient care, managing resources, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. Responsibilities Help create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes, while ensuring adherence to standards of care. Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served. Manage all staffing needs and personnel management including interviewing, hiring and training new staff members. Oversee care of patients on unit, providing consistent support and expertise to staff. Perform duties in accordance with unit specific standards of care and evidenced by completion of a competency skills check list. Maintain overall workflow of unit by ensuring proper staff levels. Manage and coordinates all unit activities including safety procedures, unit goals and department operations. Handle patient, visitor, or physician complaints promptly and in a professional manner. Provide leadership, coaching and counseling to department employees. Collaborate with other disciplines and departments to improve patient care delivery. Qualifications Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennessee or compact state required Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required, Master's Degree in Nursing preferred Basic Cardiac Life Support or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of hire 1-3 years of related clinical leadership experience REQUIRED Minimum of 2 years of Emergency Room experience ER Managers will have 45 Direct Reports The ER has a total of 64 FTEs (a lot of staff is PRN) #J-18808-Ljbffr