General Summary of Duties: Promotes and restores patients' health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; collaborating with physicians and directing and developing staff.

Example of Duties: (This list may not include all of the duties assigned)

1. Identifies patient service requirements

2. Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.

3. Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.

4. Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting clinic and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.

5. Maintains nursing, surgical and axillary staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff.

6. Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.

7. Maintains nursing, surgical and axillary staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

8. Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, and families.

9. Establishes patient care goals; teaching and counseling patients and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.

10. Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.

11. Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

12. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.

13. Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

14. Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.

15. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

16. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Employee assistance program
Health savings account

Medical Specialty:

Surgery

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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