Manager Nursing - IMCU

Providence; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class benefits

Job summary

Providence in Seattle is looking for a Manager to oversee patient care units within Nursing Services. You will be accountable for clinical operations and ensuring patient care quality.

The ideal candidate possesses a BSN or ADN (with a commitment to complete a BSN), a Washington RN license, and at least 3 years of related nursing experience. Strong leadership and staff development skills are needed.

Join a team committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our patients while enjoying competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3 years recent experience in a related clinical area of nursing.
• Must meet criteria of Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient care delivery 24/7 in collaboration with healthcare team.
• Develop and monitor quality improvement programs for patient care.
• Promote ethical and legal patient advocacy.
• Manage staff and collaborate on educational programming.

Skills

Patient care provision

Staff retention

Clinical operations coordination

Quality improvement programs

Patient advocacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree BSN or ADN with commitment to obtain BSN

Washington Registered Nurse License

BLS certification

Job description

The manager is accountable for the overall management and leadership of a unit or a group of patient care units within Nursing Services. The manager is responsible for all clinical and operational activities of the units in accordance with Swedish Medical Center's mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for ensuring the provision of patient care 24 hours a day. Accountable for assigned clinical operations, patient care activities, coordinating patient care delivery on a daily basis in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Ensures that patient care is delivered in accordance with professional, regulatory, and medical center standards.
• Establishes and enforces standards of patient care and nursing practice pertaining to areas of responsibility. Is accountable for developing, implementing, and monitoring unit-based quality improvement programs. Responsible for developing and implementing unit-based goals for the delivery of quality patient care.
• Assures compliance with department standards by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of patient care by reinforcing positive outcomes and demonstrating corrective action for identified problems.
• Accountable for appropriate patient care based on assignments of appropriate patient assignments, evaluation of patient care and patient/family satisfaction by conducting rounds and intervening accordingly.
• Assumes the role of patient advocate to clarify and evaluate ethical and/or legal issues, and supports cultural practices.
• Assumes accountability for staff retention by tracking staff turnover rate of all categories of personnel and actively taking steps to ensure the reduction of turnover among her/his staff. Demonstrates clinical competence by assisting with patient care in order to maintain clinical skills. Spend time on all shifts to assess care and to coach, develop, evaluate and advocate for staff.
• Collaborates with the clinical nurse specialist and/or clinical educator to identify, plan, and implement an educational program pertinent to the service and for all level of staff.
• Hears and adjusts up to step-two grievances.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree BSN from an accredited school of nursing, or ADN and a commitment to obtain BSN within two years of date of hire.
• Washington Registered Nurse License upon hire
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire
• 3 years Recent experience in related clinical area of nursing.
• Must meet criteria of Registered Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nursing or related field.
• 1 year First line management experience.

Benefits

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.