The Nurse Manager performs nursing duties in accordance with hospital policy/procedure and supervises other nursing personnel who are responsible for patient care. The Nurse Manager assumes 24 hour responsibility for the management of patient care and the personnel who are assigned to that area. This nurse has an in depth knowledge of nursing practice/management and takes responsibility for the development and nurturing of self. This position will include accountability for maintaining high standards of patient care and nursing practice for the entire unit. The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating the nursing care provided on the unit utilizing the nursing process. The position is limited to 1 per nursing unit.
Education
Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework
Experience
Five years of related experience. Requires broad knowledge of complex systems and procedures.
Licenses & Certifications

• Alabama Registered Nurse License
• Healthcare Provider (CPR)

Qualifications

• BSN desirable.
• Demonstrates leadership, sound judgement and the ability to organize.

Area of Responsibilities

• COMMUNICATION: Demonstrates ability to understand, communicate, lead, influence others and obtain willing acceptance, consent or action. Uses a high degree of diplomacy, confidentiality and tact. Role models an effective interdisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care through interactions with other departments. Coordinates care with physicians. Maintains effective communication with Nursing Director. Effectively handles situations in a calm, objective manner and coordinates needed change. Collaborates with and supports other nurse managers, nurse supervisors and nursing colleagues to promote optimal utilization of resources among the various nursing units. Attends and actively participates in hospital wide meetings or sends representative. . Conducts monthly staff meetings, uses bulletin boards etc. to inform staff of hospital wide issues and unit performance. Communicates information that impacts staff's job, benefits or employment policies.
• ENSURING QUALITY CARE: Accountable for maintaining quality patient care on unit. Evaluates unit patient care, identifies opportunities for improvement, organizes data collection, and implementation of actions. Coordinates needed change. Works closely with RN III and IV to meet unit goals. Develops, documents, implements and monitors unit specific written policies and procedures. Educates and involves unit staff on performance improvement strategies. Supports team members through development, implementation and expansion of learning opportunities and skill development.
• NURSING SERVICE OPERATIONS: Efficiently plans and manages nursing service for a patient care unit considering the patient/family, staff abilities, physician needs and hospital utilization. Serves as a role model for excellent patient care. Participate in direct patient care activities as a targeted strategy for role modeling or information gathering. Plans, assigns and reviews the work of nursing and support staff. Counsels and evaluates the performance of nursing and support staff. Evaluates and manages equipment and supplies and recommend necessary purchases. Plans and controls expenditures. Assess the environment and make recommendations to ensure optimal patient comfort and safety. Collaborate with Director of Nursing in determining the fiscal requirements of the specific unit, submit budgetary recommendations, including nursing personnel and patient care materials.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Committed to finding solutions to problems rather than blaming others. Maintains and updates professional skills pertinent to the managerial role. May act as a preceptor for BSN students and Nurse Managers. Demonstrates knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, standards of nursing practice. Participates in required annual hospital wide and nursing continuing education. Accurately evaluates self and establishes goals in self directed manner. Actively seeks out opportunities for knowledge/skill enhancement within and beyond the practice setting.
• STAFF DEVELOPEMENT: Demonstrates team values that orient people to care about performance and success of others. Acts as preceptor/mentor for students, new employees and staff. Recognizes and rewards staff's accomplishments. Identifies and plans for staffing consistent with needs of the patient population and budgetary requirements. Coordinates six week time schedules. Collaborates with others to insure provision of in-services. With assistance from the Nurse Director, manages various personnel actions including hiring, orientation, performance appraisals, promotions, counseling and scheduling.
• CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: Demonstrates knowledge of physiologic norms, developmental level, signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. Able to assess, interpret data, communicate, adapt techniques, medications, and treatments for patients/families of all ages. Educates and involve patients/families in care.

Compliance Statement
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.
Education
Associate Degree or 2 years of college coursework
Experience
Five years of related experience. Requires broad knowledge of complex systems and procedures.
Licenses & Certifications

• Alabama Registered Nurse License
• Healthcare Provider (CPR)

Supervision

• The Nurse Manager supervises and manages nursing staff on the nursing unit. The Nurse Manager serves as a resource person for Staff Nurses, Nursing Supervisors and other departments. Instructs employees and corrects their work as an active participant in staff development. Assumes responsibility for quality and quantity of work, costs, and resources for patient care delivery and personnel.

Qualifications

• BSN desirable.
• Demonstrates leadership, sound judgement and the ability to organize.

Definitions

• The Nurse Manager performs nursing duties in accordance with hospital policy/procedure and supervises other nursing personnel who are responsible for patient care. The Nurse Manager assumes 24 hour responsibility for the management of patient care and the personnel who are assigned to that area. This nurse has an in depth knowledge of nursing practice/management and takes responsibility for the development and nurturing of self. This position will include accountability for maintaining high standards of patient care and nursing practice for the entire unit. The Nurse Manager is responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating the nursing care provided on the unit utilizing the nursing process. The position is limited to 1 per nursing unit.

Contact With Others
Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.
Effect Of Error
Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient?s welfare or the organization?s interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports, records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization where integrity is required to safeguard the organization?s position. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important decisions and are highly confidential.
Supervisory Responsibility
Manages a medium-sized department of employees responsible for quality and quantity of work, cost, methods, and personnel, performs supervisory functions without intermediate supervisors. Manages a large department of employees (40 and up); quality and quantity of work, costs, methods, and personnel, has one or more assistants and intermediate supervisors.
Mental Demands
Tasks are multiple and diverse with some interrelationship across processes. Handles some unrelated functions. Work requires the direct application of a variety of procedures, policies, and/or precedents. Some responsibility for budget and expenditure authority. Develops objectives and general policies and procedures for a specific program or functional area of responsibility within general scope of established operational goals and plans. Day-to-day work and decisions do not require direction or review by immediate supervisor. Frequently solves complex problems. End results are reviewed by supervisor. Strategic issues are referred to supervisor.
Physical Effort
Considerable physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles medium weight equipment, materials, or supplies most of day. Occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.). Works in reaching or strained positions frequently.
Working Conditions
Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.
Working Conditions Aspects For Immunizations

• Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles)
• Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age

Physical Aspects
Continually (at least once per day)

• Feeling (Touch) - determining temperature, texture, by touching
• Hearing
• Visual
• Speaking
• Handling - seizing, holding, grasping

Frequently (at least 3 times a week)

• Bending
• Typing
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching with fingers etc.
• Reaching - below shoulder
• Color Vision
• Standing
• Balancing
• Walking
• Lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Pushing/Pulling - up to 25 lbs.

Occasionally (at least once a month)

• Reaching - above shoulder
• Running - In response to an emergency
• Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.
• Lifting over 60 lbs.
• Carrying
• Climbing
• Kneeling
• Squatting
• Smelling
• N95 Respirator usage (PPE)
• Hazmat suit usage (PPE)
• Pushing/Pulling - 25 to 60 lbs.
• Pushing/Pulling - over 60 lbs.