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Job Purpose:
Promotes and maintains patients’ health and safety by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multi-disciplinary professional staff; providing physical and psychological support for patients, families and caregivers.
Job Overview:
The Nurse Manager will work closely with the Physician, Practice Manager and Director of Nursing in the performance and delegation of nursing duties to provide the best nursing care possible to the surgical patients. In addition to assisting with the care of surgical patients, the Nurse Manager will be responsible for supervising the provision of quality nursing care given at Athenix. He/she will be responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice, coordinating nursing and training programs, and recognizing and assisting in solving problems within established policies and practices.
Duties/Responsibilities:
In addition to performing ALL duties outlined in the RN STAFF NURSE Duties/Responsibilities, the NURSE MANAGER will also be responsible for the following:
- Accomplishes nursing human resources by selecting, training, scheduling, coaching and counseling RN Staff Nurses. Communicates job expectations and monitors contributions.
- Achieves organization goals by accepting ownership for completing new requests and exploring opportunities to add value to the organization.
- Expertise in pain management and ability to train RN Staff Nurses on techniques of PO and IV sedation.
- Contributes information to staff meetings and reviews progress, resolves problems and identifies system improvements.
- Monitors expenditures and develops ways to effectively reduce cost with surgical supplies.
- Maintains nursing guidelines by helping to update policies and procedures in conjunction with the Director of Nursing.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients, caregivers and staff members.
- Promotes patients’ comfort and independence by working with physicians to develop detailed pre-operative and post-operative care instructions tailored to specific surgical procedures.
- Oversees ordering of all surgical and anesthesia supplies and medications. Maintains an orderly environment and documents expired medications as needed.
- Reviews and ensures contents of emergency carts are at an acceptable level, restocking and reordering supplies and medications as needed. Documents Crash Cart, Malignant Hyperthermia, and medication logs accurately and appropriately.
- Maintains accurate records of the Expired Medications log and ensures that expired medications are disposed of properly.
- Reviews the Implant and Specimen log and ensures appropriate documentation has been sent to the manufacturer when applicable.
- Oversees pathology specimens and appropriate documentation of pathology results in the medical record and log.
- Responsible for the accuracy of the surgical log and all daily, weekly and monthly clinic logs.
- Utilizes Medtrainer and oversees all clinical staff personnel records including clinical competencies, vaccination status, licenses, trainings and certifications, and other applicable items for their position.
- Performs routine Narcotic Control counts and orders narcotic medications as needed.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage, identifying trends and anticipating needed supplies.
- Routinely monitors OR and PACU equipment to insure proper function and upkeep. Troubleshoots malfunctions and calls for repairs as needed.
- Ensures physician preference cards are updated as needed.
- Maintains an organized inventory of various compression garments and post-op resources, updating price lists as needed.
- Reviews instructions with patients over the phone prior to surgery, conducts patient follow-up calls as needed, and answers clinical questions over the phone.
- Conducts pre-operative appointments with patients prior to surgery as needed. Reviews medical history and consents, answers questions, discusses techniques, explains post-operative care, and takes photos.
- Reviews upcoming surgery charts for adequate medical clearance, labs, EKGs, medication orders, and caregiver information to ensure the patient is ready for surgery.
- Schedules clinical staff according to employee availability, surgery schedule, and needs of the clinic.
- Conducts post-operative follow-up appointments with surgical patients. Makes assessments, changes dressings, removes drains and sutures, provides interventions, answers questions, educates patients, and updates physician on patient status as needed.
- Assists Surgery Coordinator and fills in as needed with scheduling procedures.
- Coordinates with Front Office, Patient Care Coordinators, Surgery Coordinator and Practice Manager regarding updated patient invoices and payments, changes to procedures and estimated surgical times.
- Conducts Governing Body Meetings in conjunction with other members of the Governing Body. Addresses topics such as staffing and personnel, financial accountability, environment of care, grievances, incident reports, patient satisfaction scores, legal matters, OSHA compliance, infection control environmental issues, peer reviews, credentialing, risk management, short- and long-term plans. Thoroughly and accurately documents and maintains meeting minutes.
- In conjunction with the Practice Manager, oversees all credentialing and privileging for the facility’s providers.
- Responsible for incident reports, infection tracking, provider performance evaluation, unanticipated events and root cause analysis reports.
- Leads emergency drills per accreditation requirements and maintains all required safety plans.
- Ensures OSHA safety regulations and reporting compliance.
- Develops meaningful quality improvement studies to identify areas that could be enhanced.
- Ensures the facility adheres to all clinical accreditation standards and applicable state regulations.
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