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
