The Emergency Room Nurse Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department. The Manager monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives.
What qualifications you will need:
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennessee or compact state required
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required, Master's Degree in Nursing preferred
Basic Cardiac Life Support or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of hire
1-3 years of related clinical leadership experience (CNC, Manager, Lead) REQUIRED
Must have a minimum of 2 years of Emergency Room experience
What you will do in this role:
Help create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes, while ensuring adherence to standards of care.
Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.
Manage all staffing needs and personnel management including interviewing, hiring and training new staff members.
Oversee care of patients on unit, providing consistent support and expertise to staff.
Perform duties in accordance with unit specific standards of care and evidenced by completion of a competency skills check list.
Maintain overall workflow of unit by ensuring proper staff levels.
Manage and coordinates all unit activities including safety procedures, unit goals and department operations.
Handle patient, visitor, or physician complaints promptly and in a professional manner.
Provide leadership, coaching and counseling to department employees.
Collaborate with other disciplines and departments to improve patient care delivery.
ER Managers will have 45 Direct Reports
The ER has a total of 73 FTEs (a lot of staff is PRN)
Candidates must have longevity, great communicator, change management champion, great tenure in previous roles