Nurse Manager- IMCU (FT)

Overview

The RMC Medical Nurse Manager is responsible for the daily unit operations of the unit assuming responsibility for the quality of care rendered in an efficient and effective manner. He/she is accountable for assuming clinical care, budget operations, and patient/customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties

• Actively engages in interviews and other staff recruitment initiatives.
• Approves and implements department policies and procedures.
• Communicates pertinent hospital and patient care information to staff.
• Creates an environment of teamwork and collaboration to improve staff satisfaction and enhance retention.
• Prompt the team for rounds to start on time, and help keep the team focused.
• Develop and promote new programs to strengthen Riverside's reputation and market position.
• Establishes and maintains excellent physician relationships and works to resolve medical staff problems on time.
• Establishes and maintains QI standards and measurements.
• Establishes and monitors unit productivity and ensures appropriate staffing at all times.
• Integrates the departments into the mainstream of Riverside HealthCare in support of the organizational mission.
• Manages and provides leadership in financial matters regarding budgeting cost control and revenue generation.
• Manages the daily clinical operations of the unit.
• Oversees clinical services in all areas of assignment to promote interdisciplinary team development and movement along the continuum.
• Participates and contributes to assigned committees, teams, and task forces, including community service if applicable.
• Provides leadership and direction for ensuring quality patient care.
• Provide leadership and direction for improving patient/customer satisfaction.
• Review Visionware reports to ensure appropriate staff levels and skill mix on a daily basis.
• Reviews Press Ganey to improve patient satisfaction/teach/create initiatives.
• Support/ensure development and maintenance of nurse/physician collaboration.
• Satisfactorily complete all required continuing education hours regarding the care of acute stroke patients.

Responsibilities

Required Experience

• 3-5 years of clinical experience

Required Licensure/Education

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing,
• BSN required.
• Current Illinois RN license
• Effective 4/01/2024: Upon hire or within 12 months of start date, must complete and maintain a nationally ANCC-recognized nursing leadership or nursing specialty certification.

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure to

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help.
• Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
• Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 10%
• Twist: 4%
• Stand: 40%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements:

• Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
• Carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
• Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 30
• Twist: 15
• Stand: 60
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated)

• Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight Pay Range

USD $56.26 - USD $76.70 /Hr

• Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight <5#.
• Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, medical/supply dispensing cabinet, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength

• Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors and Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent)

• Inside hours: 6-40
• Outside hours: 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards

• Chemical -drugs/work with patients receiving chemotherapy-Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy direct radiation for radiology equipment; mechanical- use of Hoover lift bed scales, motorized wheelchairs, bathtub lift chair.
• Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.