Job Description

The Nurse Manager is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the care provided on the patient care unit(s) that is consistent with the Mission and Vision of DCH Health System. The Nurse Manager assures their unit/area of responsibility is aligned in achieving the organizational expectations/goals related to the organizational priorities and strategic objectives with focus areas of exceptional clinical outcomes and patient experience, safety, outcomes, community, people, growth and finance. The Nurse Manager is responsible for 24-hour management of the patient care area.

Responsibilities

DCH Standards:

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Mission, Vision, and Values including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current Alabama or Multistate License. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or must be actively working on Bachelor’s degree with completion date within 4 years of hire with evidence of active matriculation. Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a registered nurse, specialty experience preferred in applied area. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.

Acute Care – Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Cardiac Care – Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required.

Critical Care – Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required.

Emergency Department – Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and

at RMC only, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).

Perioperative – Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required. Additionally:

PACU – AHA PALS required

Prep & Discharge/Post-Surgical – Does not require ACLS.

Rehab – Current AHA BLS required.

Women’s/Children – Current AHA BLS required. Additionally:

NICU – Current AHA Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and STABLE Program required.

Labor & Delivery – Current AHA ACLS, AHA NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring required.

Mother Baby Unit – Current AHA NRP, and STABLE Program required.

Pediatrics – Current AHA PALS required.

Clinical Support – Current AHA BLS required. Additionally:

Cardiac Monitoring Unit – Current AHA ACLS required.

North Harbor – Current AHA BLS required.

WORK CONTEXT

• Must be able to use computers, electronic mail, telephone and texting

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must possess stamina to provide 24-hour management for assigned area(s) of responsibility
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.