Nurse Manager - New Brunswick, United States - RWJBarnabas Health

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    Description
    Nurse Manager (NBR)

    Childrens Same Day SuiteReq #:

    Category:
    Nursing Manager


    Status:
    Full-Time


    Shift:
    Day


    Facility:
    RWJ New Brunswick


    Department:
    CH Same Day Suite


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

    RWJBH is seeking a Nurse Manager for Childrens Same Day Suite at the New Brunswick campus, This is a Full Time position.

    Day Shift 8AM - 5PM

    Departments Serviced:
    Pediatric Perioperative Services,- PreOp,PACU and Medical Infusions
    Manager Job Description - Summary of Job Function
    The Head Nurse 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 Head Nurse demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding the provision of age appropriate care for the unit s patient population,
    Ensure that [unit/department/division] is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations,
    Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

    Education:

    • Licensed to practice Professional Nursing in New Jersey,
    • Bachelor s degree in Nursing required,
    • Pediatric National certification in a clinical area required- CPAN,
    • APHON Certification within 2 years of acceptance of the position,

    Experience:

    • 3-5 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 licensed and unlicensed personnel in collaboration with Nursing director,
    • 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,
    • Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborative Relationship
    • Support and maintain collaborative relationships with all disciplines that impacts patient care on the unit,
    • Foster an atmosphere of positive communication on the unit,
    • Act as a role model in customer relations,
    • Participates in service and hospital-wide committees as assigned,
    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,
    • Applying knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, growth and development over the life span i,e,, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult,
    • Incorporating current research findings into clinical practice,
    • Providing leadership in the delivery of patient care for the unit as demonstrated by:
    • Making assignments which consider patient needs and staff competencies,
    • Assisting staff in establishing priorities for patient care needs,
    • Serving as a resource for interpretation of regulatory requirements,
    • Implementation of policies and procedures of the nursing department,
    • Promoting effective resource utilization related to clinical practice,
    • Using effective communication strategies
    • Participates in the development of performance improvement projects including: design, performance measurement analysis and improvement,
    Unit Management

    • Plans staffing in accordance with established standards as demonstrated by:
    • Completing and posting schedules according to policy and procedure,
    • Ensure safe staffing patterns,Monitoring and evaluating the standards of care for the unit,
    • Ensure accurate and timely completion of mech
    RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer