Registered Nurse-RN Clinical manager -Telemetry Observation
Company: Mercy Health
Location: Lima
Posted on: May 17, 2022
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse-RN Clinical manager -Telemetry Observation
Requisition R121654 Market Lima, Ohio Department Med/Surg Unit -
St. Rita's - Med Surg Tele Obs 8Ab Shift Days Schedule Full-time
Thank you for considering a career at Mercy HealthMercy Health St.
Rita's Medical CenterA professional nurse who assesses, plans
implements, and evaluates delivery of patient care. He/she provides
administrative direction to the development and evaluation of all
nursing. personnel and maintains operational aspects of patient
unit in collaboration with other support services. He/she
contributes to nursing and the Medical Center through support of
philosophy, objectives, educational and research efforts.Essential
Duties and ResponsibilitiesManagement Duties:Interviews and selects
staff for the patient care area and provides a clear structured
unit orientation for new employees.Provides leadership and
direction in accordance with organizational and developmental goals
and objective.Responsible for annual performance evaluations on
entire nursing staff: conducts evaluations for new staff prior to
completion of theprobationary period which includes nursing
personnel transferred into unit and complete exit evaluations on
staff members who haveresigned.Counsels employees and, as
necessary, takes appropriate disciplinary action for infractions of
policy.Gets staff input into budget process (operational and
capital needs.) on an annual and ongoing basis.Monitors, evaluates,
and maintains awareness of utilization of expenses and equipment
and supplies.Prepares staff and unit for surveys by JCAHO, Ohio
Department of Health, and other governing bodies and is knowledge
ofstandards and evaluates compliance through patient care
monitoring activities.Ensures continuity of care based on clinical
nursing needs of patients (age, diagnosis, acuity, individualized
needs) and properutilization of staff.Staff Development:Provides
for professional growth and development of nursing staff through
identification of needs, sponsoring training programs,encouraging
educational, (formal and continuing) efforts, and evaluation of
same.Coordinates attendance at inservices, orientation, and
practice of emergency procedures, i.e., CPR, infection control,
safety, anddisaster plans.Ensures care givers are competent in
their ability to interpret information in terms of patient needs,
knowledge of growth anddevelopment, patient, and
teaching.Staffing:Plans and maintains staffing patterns for the
patient care unit thus meeting continuity of care, acuity level,
and age related on abasis.Communication:Promotes open communication
with the unitdepartment and other units and departments. Plans and
conducts at least 10 unit meetings per year.Communicates with
patient family and appropriate health professionals regarding
patients plan of care.Quality Improvement/Standards:Provides input
in formulating patient care protocols and standards for the
practice of nursing plan (Hospital for Nursing Care)
andorganizationworks with the medical staff to coordinate medical
and nursing management of patient care.Assists in setting standards
of care to be rendered to patients for unit consultation with other
health care professionals - monitorsuse.Promotes quality
improvement activities.Supervises nursing activities related to
patient care and set standards for accurate reporting and recording
of patients' progress.Nursing Process:Evaluates patient care
through assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, written
documentation, observation, and comparisonto established
standards.Serves as clinical resource person and assists nursing
personnel in assessing patient/family status, to plan nursing
care.Serves as clinical resource person to all student activities
on nursing unit.Patient Rights:Demonstrates awareness and
sensitivity to patient rights, as identified within the
institution.Ensures patients are aware of their rights and
responsibilities and how to get assistance to resolve
concerns.Safety:Functions with an awareness and application of
safety issues as identified within the institution.Emergency
Situations:Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations
following established protocols, remaining calm, informing
appropriate person,and document events.Knowledge Base:Demonstrates
knowledge of management and nursing theory.Makes sound decisions
for her/his unit.Attends mandatory inservices, and meets continuing
education re-licensure requirements applicable to position
held.Professionalism:Demonstrates an awareness of self
responsibility and accountability for own professional
practice.Legal Issues:Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all
aspects of patient care and unit function and strives to manage
situations in reducedrisk manner.Goals:Participates in development
and attainment of unit and Practice of Nursing
goals.Delegation/Coordination:Demonstrates appropriate delegation
tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care
team members, patient care,and unit activities.Considers patient
needs and abilities of each staff member.Working
Relationships:Formulates and uses effective working relationships
with all health care team members, patients, and significant
others.Research:Participates in nursing research activities as
requested (new forms of care delivery, staffing pattern, quality
assessment, andimprovement).Other:Plans and organizes activities in
nursing services such as obstetrics, pediatric, or surgery, or for
two or more patient-care units toensure patient needs are met in
accordance with instructions of Physician and hospital
administrative procedures.Coordinates activities with other patient
care units.Consults with Charge Nurse on nursing problems and
interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are
met.Patents and organizes orientation and in-service training for
unit staff membersand participates in guidance and educational
programs.Assists in formulating budget.Engages in studies and
investigation related to improving nursing care.Performs all
duties, with or without accommodations, listed in the Physical
Demands section of this job description.Leadership
ResponsibilitiesModels performance expectations of excellence while
building confidence in others to achieve them.Creates a culture
supportive of personnel which fosters individual motivation, high
levels of performance, and quality service.Encourages teamwork and
collaboration to achieve the best results.Is decisive and action
oriented.Listens actively and attentively.Displays empathy and
support.Corporate ResponsibilitiesAwareness of and compliance with
the Corporate Responsibility Program, which includes executing
duties in accordance with allpolicies and regulations affecting
one's job; and reporting all concerns or violations of medical
center policies, procedures, andgovernmental regulations.Current RN
licensure in the State of OhioCertification in area of expertise
helpful but not required.Certification in Specialty or Management
preferred.Graduate from accredited professional school of nursing;
baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.Three to five years of
clinical experience, including experience as supervisor, BSN/BS
preferred. Demonstrated ongoing continuing education in area of
specialty. Basic management classes/or willing to acquire in-house
and/or outside.MercyHealth is an equal opportunity employer.Many of
our opportunities reward* your hard work with:
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