Nurse Manager - Burn Center - University Hospital

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

Responsibilities

• Performs personnel Functions for the department. Le recruitment, hiring disciplinary actions, counselling and education and follows university and hospital Policies related to personnel functions,
• Documents al personnel actions appropriated supports a personnel as asset to the institution
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills, coaches and mentors staff
• Develops an annual budget that meets the department needs at the framework of resources
• Coordinates with other department heads for effective resource use
• Monitors budgetary expense and revenues, identifies variances and adjusts spending accordingly utilize cost effective practices in performing all aspects of the job
• Evaluates and recommends space allocation and design for the needs of the department
• Develops, implements and updates policies and procedures in a collaborative and interdepartmental process according to CAHD and hospital standards: Prepares and reviews bids sys distribution and use of supplies, materials and equipment supports the mission of the University of South Alabama by Translating and incorporating values in small and others
• Provides an environment that supportive of medical, nursing and allied health students
• Serves as professional role model for at staff
• Utilizes as computer and appropriate software to generate reports and correspondence both written and electronic
• Abides by and efforts all compliance requirements and policies these responsibilities' in an ethical manner consistent with the organizations values
• Facilitates staff participation in in-services and educational offerings to learn new skills and for continued development
• Assures personnel are competent to carry out their essential functions and that competency share competed annually,
• Monitors wort performance of staff completes evaluations in a timely manner according to policy
• Develops a plan of action for employees who are below satisfactory in their evaluation and completes re-evaluation in the appropriate time frame
• Participates in the strategic planning activities for the department and Institutions overall plan
• Translates the department or Institution strategic plan so stall, ensuring support of the plan, and modifying the plan in response to changing Internal and external factors,
• Assumes accountably for current standards established by profession, regulatory and governmental agencies;
• Determines, translate, and implements relevant standards and promotes departmental compliance
• Maintains standards of practice consistent with current research findings
• Adheres to current selection Control and Safety Standards
• Facility cooperate and collaborative relationships among disciplines/departments to assure effective delivery of services to support quality patient care Encourages and participates in planning and program development to facilitate the effective delivery of services that supports quantity patient care Communicates with physicians, patents, families and healthcare team in person and via telephone
• Responds to overhead pages and beeper in a timely manner
• Develops and maintains a performance improvement program to department the ICARE methodology
• Performs those functions for which they are licensed
• Regular and prompt attendance and the ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required Related
• Holds twenty-four hour accountability for the operation of the department
• Utilizes all available resources to ensure effective performer of the department,
• Provides appropriate stalling levels and still to support departmental functions
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Additional Information

Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing from an accredited institution or eligibility for enrollment in the RN to MSN program at the University of South Alabama and 4 years of professional nursing experience, 2 of which were in a supervisory or charge nurse capacity. Required
• Master's Degree in nursing Preferred
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama Upon Hire Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Upon Hire Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.