Nurse Manager - Stillwater, Oklahoma - Manager

Company: Oklahoma City VA Health Care System
Location: Stillwater
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Nurse Manager - Stillwater, Oklahoma
Duties

The Nurse Manager will also oversee certain VA patient care aspects. Travel may be required within the Stillwater/Oklahoma City VA Medical Center catchment area. The Nurse Manager's responsibilities include, yet are not limited to, the following:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work;
  
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of subordinates;
  
• Evaluate the performance of subordinates;
  
• Make recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of subordinates;
  
• Give advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters;
  
• Hear and resolve complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors;
  
• Recommend and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate;
  
• Identify developmental and training needs of subordinates and provide or make provisions for such development and training;
  
• Responsible for maintaining continuous accreditation readiness of his/her units;
  
• Responsible for performance improvement data, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards;
  
• Actively develop and manage collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians;
  
• Responsible for staffing their units on a continual basis (24/7), ensures staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, and works with other Nurse Managers to identify and share resources;
  
• Responsible for time scheduling of the unit, coaches staff, deals with employee conduct and performance issues, completes recurring reports and performance evaluations;
  
• Participate on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care;
  
• Identify educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed;
  
• Holds an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences, as well as orienting new Nurse Managers;
  
• Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles;
  
• Designate a cross-covering Nurse Manager in his/her absence to handle administrative and clinical issues, such as staffing coverage, granting leave, and patient and/or staff issues.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Telework:
  
  Virtual:
  
  Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
  
  Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
  
  Financial Disclosure Report:

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