Highmark Health
Nurse Manager, 3N Telemetry (IMCU), Forbes
Highmark Health, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States, 15146
Allegheny Health Network
3N (IMCU) This is a 47 bed Intermediate Care Unit with a patient ratio of 1:4, 1:5; This is a telemetry unit. We have an inpatient cardiac rehab program on the unit. This is a busy, high-acuity cardiac floor that falls under the critical care umbrella at Forbes. We see chest pain, stress test, acute GI bleeds, cardiac drips, cardiac monitored patients, pre and post open heart, cardiac cath patients and most recently started treating Watchman and TAVR procedure patients as well. At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees. Forbes Hospital is a 315 bed, Level II trauma hospital located in the community of Monroeville. Our hospital offers the service lines of a city hospital, inclusive of trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics and psychiatry, while also building relationships across the organization in a community setting. General Overview
Manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of a specific patient care department providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of both their departments and the organization. Essential Responsibilities
Leadership: Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions. Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change. Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals. Completes annual performance appraisals on associates. Attends greater than 50% of leadership meetings. Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers. Promotes RN career ladder with staff. Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification. Quality and Patient Safety: Monitors departmental performance in appropriate EBPs, quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned goals. Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes timeline. Participates in 85% of monthly Joint Commission mock tracers. Develops a yearly unit based quality plan with unit based clinical practice and PI council based on identified unit needs. Assures departmental participation and compliance with Six Sigma projects goals related to through put. Customer Satisfaction: Reviews bi-weekly Press Ganey report providing feedback to staff at monthly unit conference. Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or departmental concerns. Rounding for Purpose weekly to assess patient and family needs. Develops departmental plan to address any improvement needs. Meet or show consistent progress toward meeting established patient satisfaction goal. Finance: Maintains both FTE and Goods/Services within established budget, completes variance reports according to established guidelines. Utilizes established tools to monitor monthly budget performance, conducting drill down to explain variances as needed. Completes staffing report daily Addresses overtime use with individuals as needed with documentation of discussion. Reports budget performance at monthly unit conferences. Professional Growth and Development: Assures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for personnel. Encourages and facilitates staff membership on research committee, clinical practice councils. Encourage and facilitate attendance at nursing grand rounds. Foster peer review. Set developmental goals with staff member at yearly evaluation. Identifies one area for self-improvement annually and develops a plan to improve. Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing 3 years of leadership experience Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). CPR certification Preferred: Master's Degree in Nursing National Certification
3N (IMCU) This is a 47 bed Intermediate Care Unit with a patient ratio of 1:4, 1:5; This is a telemetry unit. We have an inpatient cardiac rehab program on the unit. This is a busy, high-acuity cardiac floor that falls under the critical care umbrella at Forbes. We see chest pain, stress test, acute GI bleeds, cardiac drips, cardiac monitored patients, pre and post open heart, cardiac cath patients and most recently started treating Watchman and TAVR procedure patients as well. At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees. Forbes Hospital is a 315 bed, Level II trauma hospital located in the community of Monroeville. Our hospital offers the service lines of a city hospital, inclusive of trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics and psychiatry, while also building relationships across the organization in a community setting. General Overview
Manages, supervises, and coordinates the daily operations of a specific patient care department providing clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. Contributes to the strategic planning process and attainment of goals of both their departments and the organization. Essential Responsibilities
Leadership: Demonstrates and role models professional behavior with all staff interactions. Serves as change agent and role model for change to assist staff in accepting and embracing the necessary change. Conducts monthly unit conferences with minutes which include discussions of both unit and organizational activities and goals. Completes annual performance appraisals on associates. Attends greater than 50% of leadership meetings. Promotes unit based shared governance to include ongoing support through consultation and assistance in eliminating barriers. Promotes RN career ladder with staff. Promotes and encourages nursing specialty certification. Quality and Patient Safety: Monitors departmental performance in appropriate EBPs, quality and patient safety goals, meeting assigned goals. Develops action plan for any goal not met which includes timeline. Participates in 85% of monthly Joint Commission mock tracers. Develops a yearly unit based quality plan with unit based clinical practice and PI council based on identified unit needs. Assures departmental participation and compliance with Six Sigma projects goals related to through put. Customer Satisfaction: Reviews bi-weekly Press Ganey report providing feedback to staff at monthly unit conference. Investigates and provides feedback for identified patient or departmental concerns. Rounding for Purpose weekly to assess patient and family needs. Develops departmental plan to address any improvement needs. Meet or show consistent progress toward meeting established patient satisfaction goal. Finance: Maintains both FTE and Goods/Services within established budget, completes variance reports according to established guidelines. Utilizes established tools to monitor monthly budget performance, conducting drill down to explain variances as needed. Completes staffing report daily Addresses overtime use with individuals as needed with documentation of discussion. Reports budget performance at monthly unit conferences. Professional Growth and Development: Assures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and professional development for personnel. Encourages and facilitates staff membership on research committee, clinical practice councils. Encourage and facilitate attendance at nursing grand rounds. Foster peer review. Set developmental goals with staff member at yearly evaluation. Identifies one area for self-improvement annually and develops a plan to improve. Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing 3 years of leadership experience Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). CPR certification Preferred: Master's Degree in Nursing National Certification