Registered Nurse (RN) - Manager, Intermediate Care
Jackson Health System
Miami, FL

Associate Nurse Manager, Medical IMCU- Central 6, Full Time, Days

Department: Central 6 Address: 1611 NW 12 Ave, Miami, FL 33136 Shift Details: 7 AM to 7 PM [3:4 shift schedule] Jackson Health System is a nationally and internationally recognized academic medical system offering world-class care to any person who walks through our doors. For more than 100 years, Jackson has evolved into one of the world's top medical providers for all levels of care, no matter if it's for a routine patient visit or for a lifesaving procedure. With more than 2,000 licensed beds, we are also proud of our role as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Here, the best people come together to deliver Jackson's mission for our diverse communities. Our employees are committed to providing the best CARE by demonstrating compassion, accountability, respect, and expertise in everything we do. Responsibilities * Strategic Vision: The Associate Nurse Manager works closely with the Nurse Manager and nursing leadership team to understand and support the mission, vision, values and strategic initiatives of Jackson Health System and demonstrates a commitment to quality service to patients, physicians, the public and co-workers. * People Leadership: The Associate Nurse Manager works to improve employee engagement through collaboration; holds staff accountable, meets one on one with staff, and frequently acknowledges team members for great performance. * Provides active involvement in LEAN/Process improvement workgroups. Leads structured active and motivating huddles before shifts, works with the Unions to resolve staff issues and continuously emphasizing the CARE values. The Associate Nurse Manager contributes to retention of staff by providing supportive and mentoring relationships. * The ANM is responsible for growth and development of employees and daily operation of assigned shift, including strategic succession plan. * Participates, identifies, and follows through with plan of action to develop staff, while supporting a Just Culture Model, reflecting a non-punitive environment and a reward system for reporting unsafe practices. Participates in and initiates the corrective action process when necessary and ensures that policies are fairly and consistently enforced as evidenced by active involvement in a least one policy or process improvement committee. * Service Excellence: Uses and role models the nursing process to provide, modify and coordinate the highest standard of care and patient/family education. * Anticipates, identifies, prioritizes, and reports significant overt and covert patient findings and inconsistencies in medical plans. Consistently rounds on patients, monitors bedside handoff, and assures responsiveness from the call light. Assists with facilitating education of employees such as clinical competencies for the unit staff, orientation of new staff, and mentoring current staff. Demonstrates knowledge and clinical skills to oversee daily operations of the nursing unit and staff and assumes 24/7 responsibility in the absence of the nurse manager. * Assists the Nurse Manager in meeting the expectations of staffing requirements, nursing care and nursing documentation. Reports issues or concerns immediately and appropriately by keeping leaders informed of occurrences or changes related to patient acuity or complexity of any incidents. * Organizational Impact: Collaborates with the Nurse Manager and Director regarding formulating and implementing short and long term goals that align with organizational priorities, evidenced by partnering with case management and physicians ensuring completion of all consults and patient dispositions related to timely patient discharges according to established departmental policies. * Develops and maintains positive relationships with all providers, and acts as an effective resource for staff and other members of the healthcare team. Works with leadership to identify, develop, and retain high potential employees by actively engaging them through stretch assignments, supervision and educational programs. * With leader oversight, evaluates the performance of direct reports focusing on results and developmental need and supports the organizations performance improvement program. * Collaborates with leaders, educators, and preceptors to recruit and orient new employees overseeing a comprehensive unit base orientation. * Functions as a role model to promote the Mission, Vision, philosophy, code of ethics and CARE values of the organization. * Works with the Union Partnership to create staffing efficiencies and better quality outcomes. * Continuous Improvement: Analyzes healthcare trends through nursing literature and suggests changes and improvement in patient care standards. * Organizes data and problem solves with minimal supervision in a prompt, efficient manner. * Supports the ongoing improvement of quality and performance metrics for nursing including, but not limited to core measures, hospital acquired infections, safety initiatives and the patient experience. * Evidence by daily rounding of all patients in the unit to verify end ensure the highest nursing practice standards are applied, including compliance with handwashing of all staff on the nursing unit, and utilizing the iRounding patient satisfaction questionnaire. * Operational Excellence: Participates in budgetary planning process. * Monitors and intervenes to maintain monthly budget by working with direct reports on developing and improving cost management strategies in order to meet or exceed financial targets. * Completes monthly schedules to ensure adequate staffing based on patient care, acuity, and workforce targets. * Reviews, and approves time cards and timely Kronos edits. * Manages staffing on a regular basis. Understands and maintains compliance with all regulatory and JHS policy and procedures. * Serves as a resource to prepare and maintain the unit to meet regulatory agency requirements. * Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency check-list. * Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required. * Role models behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise). * Performs all other related job duties as assigned. Experience * Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience. * Management experience is strongly preferred. Preferred Experience * At least two years' experience as a critical care RN is highly preferred. * At least one-year hospital unit charge RN experience strongly preferred. Education * Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required. Credentials * Valid Florida RN licenseis required. * American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment. * Must meet and maintain current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by the nursing area. Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.