Nurse Manager with Children's Hospital at Dartmouth
Company: Dartmouth Health
Location: Lebanon
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
OverviewDartmouth Health has an exciting opportunity for a Unit
Nurse Manager with the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. Our units
include: Pediatric medical surgical, Pediatric step down, and
Pediatric ICU. We have 7 med-surgical beds, 7 stepdown beds and 4
critical care beds. We care for patients from birth to 18 years old
with a patient and family centered philosophy as we view patients
and their families as partners in their care. Our next nurse
manager will have a passion for the pediatric population combined
with strong leadership skills focused on the continued support and
development of our nursing team, best nursing practices, and
program development. Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the
operational, fiscal and personnel activities to ensure the
provision of high quality, safe patient/family centered care 24
hours a day. Advocates for and allocates available resources to
promote efficient, effective, safe and compassionate nursing
care.Responsibilities
- Manages the hiring process to meet anticipated staffing
needs.
- Plans adequate staffing and adjustments in alignment with
patient volume and clinical needs.
- Evaluates and manages the performance of staff members, to
include coaching and the performance management processes.
- Manages the matrix relationships, including but not limited to
providing input and feedback to Nurse Educators, Clinical Nurse
Specialists, and Clinical Nurse Leaders assigned to the practice
area, to ensure clinical competency of staff, quality of
patient/family centered care and professional development of
clinical staff.
- Identifies opportunities for best practices and continued
improvement and oversees implementation of such practices.
- Responsible for operationalizing best practices in team care
coordination.
- Proactively accesses safety risks and promotes and models a
culture of safety.
- Manages staff and processes to achieve outcomes and
organizational goals in regard to clinical quality, patient safety,
and patient experience.
- Manages to operational budget for the unit. Monitors patient
revenues and expenses and operational expenses and provides
required reports to administration.
- Ensures that unit facilities and equipment meet necessary
standard and monitors utilization of equipment.
- Facilitates the work of the Professional Nursing Organization,
including facilitating the Practice Area Council. Coaches clinical
nurses in professional development and engagement in the Program
for Advancing Clinical Excellence (PACE) credentialing
program.
- Assures that Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory
standards are met in the clinical area. Assures that evidenced
based practice and nursing practice standards are achieved in the
clinical area.
- Assumes accountability for maintaining a safe work environment
in alignment with Dartmouth-Hitchcock's commitment to employee
safety and regulatory requirements including but not limited to
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and applicable
state and federal law.
- Supports and/or participates in clinical research programs in
collaboration with the interprofessional team.
- Performs other duties as required or
assigned.Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) is required.
- Master's degree strongly preferred.
- Supervisory and/or management experience required.
- 5 years of progressive responsibility within an acute care
setting required.
- Must obtain and maintain clinical competencies within assigned
unit.
- Clinical or professional certification preferred.Required
Licensure/Certifications- Licensed Registered Nurse with New
Hampshire eligibility. - Basic Life Support (BLS) or higher per
unit specific requirements.Don't meet every single
requirement?Studies have shown that women and people of color are
less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single
qualification. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics,
we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic
workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past
experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the
job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just
the right candidate for this or other roles.
- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;
- Shift: Day;
- Job ID: 22359;Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated
against on the basis of disability.
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