Nurse Manager (NBR) - Post Intensive Care Unit IReq #:0000141221

Category:Nursing Manager

Status:Full-Time

Shift:Night

Facility:RWJ New Brunswick

Department:Post Intensive Care Unit-I

Location:

Main Hospital - New Brunswick, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

RWJBH is seeking a Nurse Manager commonly known as Head Nurse for 4 Tower - Post Intensive Care Unit I at our New Brunswick campus. This is a Full-time, Night position; 40 hours/week, 7p-730am, 3 shifts per week in staffing as Head Nurse with 8hr office day per pay period.

The Nurse Manager is a registered professional nurse who under the direction of the Nursing Director coordinates available resources to efficiently and effectively provide professional nursing care of a quality consistent with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Care to the patients assigned to his/her unit,

The Nurse Manager demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding the provision of age-appropriate care for the unit s patient population,

Ensure that 4 Tower is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations,

Education:

• Licensed to practice Professional Nursing in New Jersey

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent required

• Exception may be made if candidate meets other requirements and is actively pursuing a bachelor's degree; the completion of the degree is expected within 5 years of acceptance of the position.

• National certification in a clinical area preferred

• Experience: 1-3 years relative clinical practice

Job Functions:

• Development/Management of Personnel

• Facilitates the safe and effective functioning of the unit as demonstrated by: Interviewing and hiring unlicensed personnel

• Interviewing and hiring licensed personnel in collaboration with Nursing Director

• Facilitates the orientation process for new employees as demonstrated by: Making assignments that maintain preceptor-orientee relationship

• Working the preceptor-orientee to solve any problems

• Ensuring that orientees complete the unit-based orientation within an appropriate individualized time frame

• Contributes to the professional growth and development of staff by: Continuously assessing patient care to evaluate staff knowledge and patterns of performance

• Counseling staff on identified areas for improvement

• Evaluating the staff performance as demonstrated by the completion of the performance evaluation in a timely manner

• Counseling and implementing appropriate disciplinary action

• Planning/coordinating unit based education programs as identified by unit needs

• Considers staff participation in safety/quality initiatives when completing employee performance appraisals

• Management of Patient Care Delivery Maintains clinical expertise as demonstrated by: Providing care that is safe, effective and consistent with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Patient Care.

• Implementation of policies and procedures of the nursing department

• Promoting effective resource utilization related to clinical practice

• Using effective communication strategies with patients, families, physicians, staff members and professionals to achieve desirable or acceptable patient outcomes

Unit Managment:

• Plans staffing in accordance with established standards as demonstrated by: Completing and posting schedules according to policy and procedure

• Completing schedules in a manner that balances personal requests and unit needs

• Collaborating with staff coordinator to ensure safe staffing patterns

• Ensuring accurate and timely completion of patient classification system

• Monitoring and evaluating the standards of care for the unit

• Participating in quality and cost initiatives as demonstrated by: Participating with Head Nurse group in working on identified areas for quality improvement

• Assisting Nursing Directors with the management of the daily operational budget salary and non-salary,

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer