Clinical Nurse Manager - Cardiac ICU

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking a Nursing Manager for the Cardiac ICU (CICU) to oversee unit operations and clinical care.

The role focuses on leadership of a 24-hour unit, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and support staff. Strong preferred background in cardiac or ICU nursing and experience with budgeting and staffing is expected.

Qualifications

• RN with Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree.
• 2-5 years of nursing leadership or supervisory experience.
• Current RN license.

Responsibilities

• Manages individuals including hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, and conducts professional development plans.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes that affect budget goals.
• Directs the delivery of safe and appropriate patient care governed by evidence-based clinical and management practice.
• Ensures team compliance with departmental policies, regulatory requirements and professional standards; updates policies as needed.
• Promotes customer satisfaction, process indicators, quality improvement plans and outcomes in the unit.
• Researches, evaluates, selects and implements systems to improve efficiency of unit operations.
• Supports and assists growth of existing or new programs.

Skills

People Leadership

Cardiac/ICU experience

Budget/financial oversight

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Benefits Eligible
• Monday-Friday - Office Hours Schedule
• Great Leadership Opportunity!
• Inpatient Intensive Care Unit
• Level 1 Trauma Center

Additional Preferred Requirements

• People Leadership Experience Strongly Preferred
• Cardiac or Intensive Care Unit Experience Strongly Preferred

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Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Cardiac ICU (CICU) or Coronary ICU (CCU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a 15-bed intensive care unit that specializes in the care of patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrythmias, and cardiac arrest, among other diagnoses. The CICU nursing staff are highly skilled in the care for critically ill patients, and are trained to specialize in the care of specific devices, such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Impella, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), along with critical care lines and interventions such as Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, dialysis, and targeted temperature management.

Our CICU team consists of Cardiology Attendings, Fellows, Residents, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Patient Care Technicians, Unit Secretaries, Respiratory Therapists, Case Managers, and Social Workers. Our comprehensive multidisciplinary approach ensures we are taking the most excellent care of our patients and their families. Nurse to patient ratios are usually 1:2 or 1:1, depending on acuity.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for the operational and clinical management of a designated patient care unit(s) on a 24 hour basis. Oversees a span of control and financial responsibility of > 72 FTE's supervised + > $2.5 million in total expenses OR > 40 FTE's supervised + > $5 million in total expenses.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Directs the delivery of safe and appropriate patient care governed by evidence based clinical and management practice.
• Ensures team compliance with departmental policies, regulatory requirements and professional standards; keeps policies and procedures up-to-date and participates in revisions as needed.
• Promotes, and is accountable for customer satisfaction, process indicators, quality improvement plans and outcomes in work unit.
• Researches, evaluates, selects and implements systems which improve efficiency of work unit operations.
• Supports and assists the growth of existing or new business/programs.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

- Nursing

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

- Nursing

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer