• A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. 
• Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience, two (2) years of which were in a supervisory role or higher. 
• May consider candidates with (4) years of experience in a nursing lead role and completion of required hospital management training class.

• Valid license from the State of Nevada to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 
• Some positions may require one or more of the following: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP); additional certification in a Specialty Area.

• Strong Nurse Clinical Manager or Supervisor experience 
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent supervisory experience managing a Cardiovascular Coronary Care Unit at a similar facility
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience recovering heart surgery patients.
• Minimum of two (2) years of CCU/CVCU nursing experience.
• Prior experience supervising a minimum of 70 FTE's. 

• Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); 
• Disease process; patient care plan development; 
• Patient evaluation and assessment techniques; 
• Body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; 
• Federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting health care services and Joint Commission Accreditation for Health Organizations (JCAHO) standards; 
• Quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; 
• Nurse Practice Act; supervisory principles and practices; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; 
• Infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; 
• Department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific care practices.

• Assigning and monitoring the work of others; 
• Evaluating quality control; implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; 
• Supervising and training staff; developing and monitoring budgets; developing staffing plans; performing data analysis; 
• Communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; 
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

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