Nurse Manager - Neuro Progressive Care Unit Are you looking for a rewarding career with top-notch benefits? We are looking for a qualified Manager like you to join our Texas Health family. Position Highlights Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth Core Work hours: Monday – Friday; 8:00a-5:00p Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served Fort Worth and surrounding Tarrant County communities since 1930.
We offer advanced care in cardiovascular services, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, orthopedics, and emergency medicine. Our hospital also features certified programs in Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement, Brain Tumor Treatment, Comprehensive Spine Program, and Advanced Palliative Care. We are also home to a kidney transplant program that underscores our high-acuity capabilities, and we support Graduate Medical Education (GME) to help train the next generation of physicians.
Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I Trauma Center. We are also a designated Magnet hospital and recognized as the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. Texas Health Fort Worth continues to be a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's health, cardiac care, and more.
The Nurse Manager Operations has the following duties and
OPERATIONS: Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for safe, efficient, and effective operation of the unit including active participation with other hospital departments and leadership to accomplish this purpose. Provide resources and guidance to support the utilization of evidence based practice standards. Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to staff.
Facilitate activities that prepare unit, environment, and staff to meet credentialing bodies requirements. Identify key drivers in throughput process, evaluate areas role, and develop solutions to barriers. QUALITY PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES: Plan, manage, patient care processes to improve performance.
Facilitate delivery of quality patient care. Require documentation that meets hospital and credentialing standards/policy/guidelines. Demonstrates positive supportive role in change process.
HUMAN RESOURCES: Responsible for staffing based on patient care needs. Responsible for personnel functions including staff, performance reviews and corrective action. Promote professional growth and development of all employees.
Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments. Promote staff retention. Facilitate new staff orientation.
Supports shared decision-making through the unit-based council. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: Incorporate customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies. Promote team building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff.
BUDGET: Prepares operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility. Manages approved operating and capital budgets effectively and adjusts strategies as needed to meet budget expectations. Identifies and evaluates patient care requirements and outcomes based upon patient acuity, system and budgetary guidelines.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Demonstrates involvement in professional organization. Participates in hospital/department/system committees. Stays current with professional activities.
Alerts appropriate individuals regarding ethical and legal concerns (i.e. Risk Manager, Compliance Officer, Director). Educates, promotes and evaluates appropriate use of chain of command by staff.
Acts as a role model/mentor. Adheres to ANA Code of Ethics. Complies with hospital policies and with Nurse Practice Act.
Active in Reach Out THR and other community activities. Makes appropriate referrals to Peer Review. Participates in 360 degree evaluations.
Creates development plan that identifies and addresses areas of needed growth. Completes reports in a timely manner. Utilizes various resources for development.
Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate is an enterprise transformation leader with the credibility to influence executives, the operational mindset to execute, and the vision to help redefine healthcare delivery. The successful candidate will bring: Education Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required Experience 3 Years Experience as a registered nurse with previous experience as a charge nurse or similar leadership role (i.e., charge nurse, committee chair, preceptor, supervisor) Required Critical Care Experience Preferred Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required And BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained annually with in 90 days of hire NIHSS – National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certified with in 90 days of hire NRP- Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program with in 90 days of hire Skills Knowledge of industry standards:organization, theory, principles, and research processes, quality improvement and change management techniques, financial analysis, budget process and planning, accreditation and regulatory standards, strategic planning principles, ability to assess nursing care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice, and regulatory standards.
Supervision Why Texas Health? At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.
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