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Nurse Manager- Full Time
Allegheny Health Network (AHN), West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
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.
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.
QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY: Identifies, plans, and implements activities in specified clinical departments which ensures patient care is delivered in accordance with professional standards for nursing practice and is evidenced based, meets patient safety goals and standards and regulatory guidelines.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: Assures that department work collaboratively with patients, families, peers, and other departments in the organization to meet established organizational goals for customer satisfaction.
FINANCE: Demonstrates fiscal stewardship through effective and efficient use of staff, facilities, equipment, and other resources while maintaining patient care standards.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: Fosters the development of staff through coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment which encourages learning and use of research.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
- Masters in Nursing; Consideration will be given those who have a BSN that are currently enrolled in a Master’s program and are within 18 months of graduating.
- BSN Degree or currently enrolled in a RN to MSN
- CPR Certification
Preferred
- National Certification
- Experience working within a collective bargaining agreement
- 3-5 years nursing leadership experience
Clinical Director of Nursing - MossRehab Nursing Administration
Einstein Healthcare Network
Elkins Park, PA
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Working directly with the Elkins Park and MossRehab COO, The Nurse Director in collaboration with the CNO the Clinical Director of Nursing sets the vision and practice for safe, timely, efficient and equitable patient centered care.
- Drives strategic nursing and organizational imperatives. Directs, develops, implements, reviews nursing service goals and objectives specific to the MossRehab and Einstein Elkins Park.
- Promotes an atmosphere of service, respect, professional growth, and encouragement for all nursing staff members and assures regulatory standards, Magnet requirements and company goals are met or exceeded.
- Defines, plans, implements and monitors patient care delivery.
- Responsible for fiscal management including care hours, operating budget for areas of responsibility. Collaborates with stakeholders to determine patient care, facility and equipment needs.
- Participates in the development, review and revision nursing and clinical policies.
- Monitors quality, service delivery /patient experience outcomes.
- Determines and monitors staffing needs of the nursing department and ensure the assignment of appropriate and adequate numbers of nursing staff daily for each shift to ensure that the needs of the patients are met.
- Develops and oversees implementation of improvement action plans as appropriate.
- Develops and maintain methods for coordinating nursing services with physician, therapy and ancillary services to ensure the continuity of the patient’s total regimen of care.
- Participates in regulatory surveys.
- Must be an active participant in the facilities Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Program- and Performance Improvement Committee (PIC).
- Facilitates consensus building.
- Makes presentations to diverse audiences.
- Drives employee engagement and shared governance model. Facilitates the advancement of scholarly work and Nursing research.
If you possess the following qualifications, please apply immediately:
- Masters Degree required.
- A minimum of three years of clinical experience in rehabilitation.
- Minimum of five years of progressive nursing leadership / clinical operations experience required.
- Knowledgeable of nursing, medical practices and procedures.
- Adheres to professional association standards of practice.
- Uses data and other sources of evidence to inform decision-making.
- Mentors others in developing career plan and ensure succession planning.
- Knowledgeable of all regulations, guidelines and best practices that pertain to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation.
- Possess leadership, communication and relationship management, change management.
- Knowledgeable of the healthcare environment, professionalism, business skills, conflict management and the capability to direct managers of develop staff skills.
- Possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. that are necessary for providing quality of care.
- Understand the basics of budgeting, lean concepts, and financial reporting.
- Possess the ability to create a collaborative and efficient workplace with attention to quality standards and policies.
- Regular local travel to off site locations is required.
- Certificate in Rehabilitation or Nurse Executive Leadership ( NEA- BC) required or eligible. Current Pennsylvania Nursing License required.
Clinical Director of Nursing
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
UPMC Altoona, a level II trauma and primary stroke certified hospital seeks a dynamic leader to oversee the development, effective operation and evaluation of multiple clinical areas including medsurg and step down units. This is accomplished through visionary leadership, knowledge of present and future trends, strategic benchmarking and innovative interventions. Knowledge of exceeding the patients’ experience is a plus.
Direct reports include unit directors and clinicians to support 24/7 operations. This position is accountable for achieving quality patient care through appropriate leadership and utilization of human and fiscal resources in their program area. This executive nursing leadership position reports directly to the Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President for Patient Care Services.
Qualifications
- BSN Required
- Masters degree in Nursing or related health care field required, either at time of hire/transfer, or must be enrolled in a program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment. (i.e. public health, informational technology, administration, etc.)
- Knowledge of clinical practice human resource management normally gained through a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in health care including supervision and leadership.
- Analytical ability necessary to evaluate staff, address and improve clinical and programmatic issues and devise solutions to complex problems.
- Leadership ability to develop staff, establish and maintain standards of performance within a national context for professional nursing practice and comply with administrative requirements.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to effectively create relationships to support a healing environment with patients, families, staff, physicians and hospital personnel including senior management in both written and verbal communication.
- Nursing Executive Certification, preferred
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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