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This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.
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Work Shift:
Day Shift
Time Type:
Full time
Department:
CC013330 4C Medical4C Medical, Full Time, Days
The Patient Care Manager manages daily operations of the clinical nursing department ensuring safe and high quality patient care delivery and the effective and efficient utilization of staff, supplies, and equipment. Promotes evidenced based practice and ongoing performance improvement. The Patient Care Manager collaborates with the Nursing Director, physicians and other members of the department’s leadership team.
Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Master's Degree Nursing
Nursing - 3 years with 1 year of leadership experience
Certification specific to patient population - , Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) - Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC), Registered Nurse (RN) license - Arkansas or Compact State
CDN: When assigned to Dialysis Unit only - required within one (1) year of hire OR within 6 months of meeting certification exam eligibility
1. Leads the achievement of hospital and departmental patient safety goals.
2. Coaches/mentors team leaders with resources and needed support for effective patient care assignments and efficient patient flow.
3. Fosters effective communication, collaboration, and accountability between clinical staff, teams, and other departments.
4. Ensures environment of care is safe for patients, families, and staff through purposeful rounding.
5. Fosters an environment for reporting and appropriate follow-up on occurrences and near misses.
6. Hires, onboards, evaluates, trains and develops staff.
7. Invests in team members through career mapping and planning for ongoing development/promotion of staff.
8. Manages department expenses and resource utilization to achieve budget and productivity goals.
9. Assists with timely completion of care, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
10. Completes ongoing monitoring, data collection, and audits to ensure compliance.
11. Leads and participates in performance improvement initiatives proactively identifying issues of risk and safety.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric specialties (2022—2023): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.
