Nurse Manager - Gastroenterology Endoscopy (Galveston)

Minimum Qualifications:RN with Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Five (5) years clinical experience which includes two (2) years of progressive management experience (i.e. Charge Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, Nurse Administrator, or Assistant Nurse Manager) required. Current license or valid permit to practice professional nursing in Texas. Certification in nursing specialty or administration required.Job Description:The Nurse Manager is accountable for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient care for specific patient care unit(s) on a 24-hour basis. This includes oversight for clinical operations and human resources, financial, and quality management. Job Duties:Clinical Operations - In collaboration with Director, Patient Care and Assistant Chief NursingOfficer:- Develops work processes and systems to facilitate excellent patient care outcomes andpatient, staff and physician satisfaction.- Facilitates communication and ensures proper flow of information.- Oversees patient flow in patient care and support areas.- Ensures operational effectiveness, emphasizing cost containment without jeopardizingpatient care priorities, improvement, innovation or quality of care.- Investigates any patient care and/or administrative problems and keeps lines ofcommunication open with directors, managers, and staff to ensure high employee moraleand a professional, safe patient care environment.- Partners with service-wide leadership to interpret policies and operational procedures,resolving problems related to staffing, and utilization of facilities, equipment and supplies,as required.- Ensures the effective delivery of competent, compassionate and efficient care bymonitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes on the patient careunit(s).- Facilitates shared governance at the unit level and throughout Nursing Service.- Represents UTMB in its relationships with other health organizations, professionalorganizations, government and accrediting agencies.- Collaborates with leaders from local institutions of higher education to provide asupportive learning environment for students of various healthcare programs.- Partners with professional colleagues on research studies or programs that involvepatients as study subjects.- Provides support to staff during the development, implementation, and utilization ofinformation systems that impact the delivery of patient care services within the hospital.- Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitorand enforce compliance.Salary Range:Salary to commensurate with experience.Equal Employment OpportunityUTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.