Travel Nurse RN - Nurse Manager - $4,642 per week in Lodi, CA

Job Title: RN - Manager Profession: RN - Manager Specialty: RN - Manager Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Shift Hours per Shift: 8 hours Experience: Minimum of five years' technical experience preferred; one year leadership experience preferred; two years acute care nursing preferred. License: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice required. Certifications: CPR or BLS certification preferred; national specialty certification preferred. Must-Have: EPIC experience Description: Creates an environment where front-line nurses and ancillary staff provide whole person care that is safe and optimized for each patient. Maintains a highly visible presence on the unit. Collaborates closely with staff, charge nurses, physicians, and other department leaders to ensure that clinical operations are efficient and effective. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing and ancillary personnel. Schedules, leads, and coordinates the daily activities of a defined unit on an assigned shift. Assists leadership in accomplishing unit and organizational goals. Builds a high-performing clinical work team by recruiting and retaining skilled professional staff. Engages staff in developing action plans for needed change to create safe, desired outcomes. Completes periodic evaluations of personnel supervised. Coaches and disciplines personnel when deemed appropriate. Monitors attendance. Works closely with staff and the clinical educator to identify and meet educational needs. Sets and strives to achieve goals for patient safety, quality of care, and compliance. Creates a culture of open communication. Develops strategies to improve patient/family and physician satisfaction. Establishes standards of care for professional nursing practice. Monitors critical processes and outcomes of care through audits and analysis of data. Conducts daily rounds with physicians and other staff to coordinate appropriate care. Directs and monitors personnel in the performance of patient care activities. Investigates and resolves patient care and operational issues as needed. Initiates and coordinates individual and team conferences with health team members and patients to revise care plans. Assesses the personnel requirements of the unit on a daily basis and requests additional personnel as necessary. Completes monthly unit staff schedule accurately and collaboratively with minimal incidents of absence. Facilitates throughput through early discharge of patients and timely admission/transfer of patients. Ensures that the department and equipment are maintained to be safe and operational. Prevents complications of care including infections. Conducts emergency preparedness reviews. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.