Nurse Manager
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi

Job Title: Nurse Manager

Job Code: 1230

Hospital/Entity: Baptist Memorial Hospital

Department: Nursing

Reports To: Director/CNO

Purpose of Position and Scope of Responsibility

Supervises and coordinates the activities of nursing personnel on assigned unit(s) to maintain continuity of nursing care in conjunction with the hospital/nursing mission. Works in collaboration with the Director/CNO to ensure standardization of systems, identification of efficiencies, integration of performance improvement strategies which support BMHCC nursing goal attainment while fostering patient, physician, and employee satisfaction. Works collaboratively with all hospital departments to operationalize nursing integration, service line development, and standardized nursing practice. Incumbent is accountable for departmental management 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This position is under the general direction of the Nursing Director/CNO.

Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities

E 1. Assist with the development of operational plans by assessing and evaluating unit(s) service to meet the needs of the patients and increasing the department's contribution to the overall hospital outcomes.

E 2. Supports and defines policies that promote patient's fundamental right to considerate care that safeguards their personal dignity and respects their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patient's care needs and preferences.

E 3. Assures competency of staff to assess the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, and environmental status of the infant, child, adolescent, adult and older adult patient in a systematic and continuous manner.

E 4. Organizes and directs patient care utilizing the nursing process on assigned unit(s) by coordinating all services to provide for quality patient outcomes.

E 5. Promotes ongoing assessment of patient/family's response to nursing and medical treatment evaluating the effectiveness of the patient's care plan and appropriateness of disposition.

E 6. Promotes education to patient/families by staff to enhance safety, continuity of care, and knowledge of health.

E 7. Participates in performance improvement activities on unit(s) by identifying areas of opportunity to ensure quality is consistent with established guidelines.

E 8. Maintains a safe, functional, and effective environment for patients, and staff.

E 9. Supports staff in meeting mandatory requirements as determined by hospital and regulatory agencies.

E 10. Actively participates in promotion of Service First activities and goal achievement.

E 11. Maintains financial budgetary responsibility through management of patient acuity/productivity workload standards, materials resource consumption and review of operations to identify opportunities for departmental cost reduction and/or optimal resource utilization.

E 12. Implements orientation, training and educational strategies relative to clinical areas of responsibilities to ensure staff competency for new and existing staff members. Assesses such programs in collaboration with Nursing Staff Development to assure training and educational efforts meet changing clinical needs.

E 13. Performs other accountabilities/responsibilities as directed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge/Education - Graduate of approved School of Nursing. Bachelor's preferred.

Experience - Two years experience in acute care setting. Demonstrated leadership skills.

Licensure, Registration, Certification - Licensure as an RN.

Physical Requirements - Constant walking, standing, bending, stooping, and pushing and pulling heavy objects.

Environmental Conditions - Potential for cuts, bruises, muscle strains, exposure to airborne pathogens via blood and body fluids and exposure to contagious diseases. May be exposed to hazardous materials.

Performance Standards

1. Assist with the development of operational plans by assessing and evaluating unit's service to meet the needs of the patients and increasing the department's contribution to the overall hospital outcomes.

Main Activities
1. Encourages collegial participation in shaping the hospital's mission, vision, and values.
2. Supports peers/leaders at every level who help fulfill the hospital's mission, vision, and values.
3. Accurately assesses the needs of patients and other users of the hospital's services.
4. Develops our organizational culture that focuses on continuously improving performance to meet these needs.


Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of the hospital's mission, vision, and values.
2. Knowledge of organizational structure and goals.
3. Effective communication skills.
4. Understanding of Assessment Process.
5. Knowledge of entity performance improvement plan.

2. Supports and defines policies that promote patient's fundamental right to considerate care that safeguards their personal dignity and respects their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patient's care needs and preferences.

Main Activities
1. Recognizes the hospital's responsibilities under law.
2. Promotes consideration of patient values and preferences.
3. Informs patients/families of their responsibilities in the care process.
4. Manages the hospital's relationship with patients and the public in an ethical manner.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of hospital policies that relate to state and federal laws.
2. Effective communication skills.
3. Knowledge of patient's "Bill of Rights".
4. Knowledge of hospital's standards of conduct.

3. Assures competency of staff to assess the physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, and environmental status of the infant, child, adolescent, adult and older adult patient in a systematic and continuous manner.

Main Activities
1. Assesses staff ability to complete initial admission assessments and document findings in a timely and accurate manner in the patient's record.
2. Verifies that staff obtains relevant information from patient/family, identifies patient family discharge and educational needs.
3. Assures that appropriate resources are available to support nursing interventions to meet patient care needs.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of entity documentation and medical record guidelines.
2. Knowledge of and competence in basic physical and psychosocial assessment skills.
3. Effective communication skills.
4. Awareness of JCAHO and/or other regulatory agency guidelines.
5. Knowledge of human growth & development.
6. Knowledge of the nursing process.
7. Ability to integrate patient needs into a plan of care.

4. Organizes and directs patient care utilizing the nursing process on a particular unit by coordinating all services to provide for quality patient outcomes.

Main Activities
1. Supports staff in the development of a plan of care pertinent to patient diagnosis/care needs that is derived from input of patient, family and/or significant others.
2. Assures that patient's plan of care meets basic physical, industrial, and discharge needs and that all is documented timely in the medical record.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Effective communication skills.
2. Awareness of JCAHO and other regulatory agency guidelines.
3. Knowledge of human growth and development.
4. Ability to integrate patient needs into a plan of care.
5. Time management skills.

5. Promotes ongoing assessment of patient/family's response to nursing and medical treatment evaluating the effectiveness of the patient's care plan and appropriate disposition.

Main Activities
1. Monitors patient outcomes on unit by reviewing pertinent data, physician plans, input and patient disposition.
2. Continuously assesses medication and safety variance.
3. Review documentation for occurrences and legibility.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of medical records and documentation process.
2. Knowledge of and competence in basic nursing policies and procedures.
3. Effective communication skills.
4. Knowledge of care paths and/or protocols.
5. Knowledge of patient safety policies.
6. Knowledge of and competence in medication administration.

6. Promotes education to patient/families by staff to enhance safety, continuity of care, and knowledge of health.

Main Activities
1. Evaluates the effectiveness of patient education by staff and obtains needed resources.
2. Reviews patient record to assure appropriate documentation of educational process.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of medical records and documentation process.
2. Effective communication skills.
3. Understanding of nursing process.
4. Knowledge of care paths and/or protocols.
5. Knowledge of and competence in basic nursing care, equipment, and procedures.


7. Participates in performance improvement activities on unit by identifying areas of opportunity to ensure quality is consistent with established guidelines.

Main Activities
1. Reviews PIP outcomes and redirects as needed.
2. Identifies areas not meeting established care standards.
3. Develops PIP with emphasis on areas needing improvement.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Effective communication skills.
2. Knowledge of entity Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

8. Maintains a safe, functional, and effective environment for patients, and staff.

Main Activities
1. Collaborates with all hospital departments in developing processes that are consistent with the hospital's mission and vision.
2. Functions with nursing administration team in communication of need for space, equipment, and resources.
3. Promotes staffs understanding of reporting on health care and environmental issues.
4. Develops plans with staff to address areas needing improvement in the environment of care.
5. Recognizes patient safety issues or concerns and reports them through established channels.
6. Identifies methods to improve patient safety in the hospital environment.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of risk management plan.
2. Effective communication and assessment skills.
3. Knowledge of hospital safety policies.

9. Encourages staff in continuous self development and meeting mandatory requirements as determined by hospital and regulatory agencies.

Main Activities
1. Develops Team building strategies.
2. TB skin testing.
3. Provides feedback on resource management.
4. Directs staff meetings.
5. CPR certification.
6. Promotes PIP teams.
7. Establishes plan for in-service education.
8. Reviews incidents and investigation data and determine actions as appropriate.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
2. Knowledge of hospital policy and procedure.
3. Knowledge of regulatory agencies requirements.
4. Knowledge of nursing/HR policies.

10. Actively participates in promotion of Service First activities and goal achievement.

Main Activities
1. Visits patients/families daily.
2. Communicates identified opportunities to improve patient's satisfaction with hospital staff.
3. Develops unit action plan to support Service First initiatives.
4. Promotes good relationship between staff and physicians.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of Service First Program.
2. Effective communication skills.
3. Time management skills.

11. Maintains financial budgetary responsibility through management of patient acuity/productivity workload standards, materials resource consumption and review of operations to identify opportunities for departmental cost reduction and/or optimal resource utilization.

Main Activities
1. Monitors utilizes and charges for equipment and supplies.
2. Identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction.
3. Manages departmental, human and physical resource consumption.

Knowledge and Skills
1. Effective communication skills.
2. Knowledge of mechanisms for charges.
3. Knowledge of products and services.
4. Knowledge of par level process and stock rotation.
5. Organizational skills.
6. Knowledge of regulatory requirements.

Website

www.bmhcc.org/facilities/goldentriangle

APPLICATION PROCESS

To learn more about this opportunity or to express interest, please contact The PACE Group:

Daniel Logan
dlogan@thepacegroup.com
662.842.1818