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Job Summary and Qualifications
The Nurse Manager has 24/7 accountability and responsibility for a defined patient care area to provide a climate optimal for the provision of individualized goal directed nursing care that supports the mission, vision and values of Medical City Plano and the philosophy of the Department of Nursing. The nurse manager is expected to provide an environment where nurses practice autonomously utilizing evidence-based practices. The Nurse Manager is responsible for planning and providing individual goal-directed nursing care that promotes, advocates for and supports the nursing staff’s primary commitment to protect the health, safety, and rights of the individual, family or community.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform position in line with Employee Satisfaction, Patient Satisfaction, Physician Satisfaction, Continuous Performance Improvement, and/or Community Involvement
- Adhere to established hospital and department guidelines and protocols. Supports hospital mission, vision, and values.
- Practices autonomously, consistent with practice standards and research based
- Provide care/treatment/services within the Synergy Model and Evidenced Based Practices
- Delegate tasks appropriate to meet the needs of the individual patient and to the skills of the employee supervised
- Develop and implement a plan for care delivery with patient safety as the primary goal.
- Demonstrate expertise in selecting and managing unit based staff.
- Review budget and assume responsibility for maintaining operating expenses at target levels.
- Participate in and encourage staff participation in performance improvement as an educational experience and a tool for continual improvement of quality of care and nursing sensitive indicators.
- Promote involvement of self and staff in health promotion/educational community activities; community involvement, lifelong learning and nursing research.
- Participate in development and evaluation of professional practice by participating on unit and/or hospital committees, special projects and through attendance at staff meetings and town halls.
- Actively participate in unit and/or hospital performance improvement activities.
- Deliver patient care and/or department service in a safe, competent, and efficient manner as determined by outcomes, quality monitors, and other internal and external processes.
- Follow established guidelines for compliance with Infection Prevention and TJC Patient Safety Goals and Practices.
- Actively seek ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or the services delivered.
- Ensure staff is educated on established guidelines for reporting significant medical errors or unanticipated outcomes in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
- Address patient safety in the Performance Improvement Plan/Patient Safety Plan.
What qualifications you will need:
Education:
- BSN required; MSN or Master’s Degree in related field preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted.
- National Specialty Certification or plan to achieve within 1 year of hire.
- BLS/ACLS required.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years in a nursing management position.
Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete women's and children's services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.
