SHIFT MANAGER

Registered Nurse, Shift Manager, Critical Care Unit

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds
• 25 ICU beds
• 12 intermediate care beds
• 38 emergency suites
• 2 cath labs
• 8 LDRP suites
• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
• Over 800 employees
  
  
  

Position Summary

Assists in providing 24-hour management of the unit(s) or department assigned.

Recruiter Madeline Fornadel || apply@covhlth.com

• Maintains and ensures compliance with hospital policies and procedures, all regulatory agencies, and/or accepted standards of practice and hospital contracts.
• Facilitates patient admissions and discharges in conjunction with admitting office.
• Serves as clinical resource for nursing staff.
• Supervises patient care process.
• May provide direct patient care until appropriate staff is available.
• Assists with scheduling appropriate resources to provide quality patient care and/or customer satisfaction on a daily basis.
• Monitors quality improvement activities in department, makes suggestions for QT teams, recruits staff, and provides support for the teams.
• Establishes and maintains professional attitude toward customers through leadership and personal example. Maintains customer service standards for department; and participates in resolution of customer dissatisfaction issues.
• Assists with the preparation and review of the budget for the assigned unit or department.
• Investigates, develops, and evaluates current trends in departmental methods.
• Serves as liaison between staff and administration.
• Facilitates conflict resolution using appropriate techniques in an effective and professional manner.
• Evaluates personnel and encourages and assists in their development.
• Directs the orientation of new staff and assists with staff educational activities.
• Maintains positive intra-departmental and inter-departmental relations.
• Serves on hospital committees as necessary for the benefit of the organization.
• Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.
• Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Minimum Education

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience

A minimum of two-three (2-3) years of experience working as a Registered Nurse is required. Leadership experience preferred.

Licensure Requirement

Required RN licensure and/or certification must be current. CPR required. ACLS strongly preferred.