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JOB SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, the ICU Nurse Manager oversees the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), planning, delegating, directing, coordinating, and evaluating nursing care, while leading the ICU personnel to provide quality clinical care and excellent patient experiences. The Manager is responsible for managing the daily functions of the unit, including staffing, budget management, and clinical outcomes. The manager may, at times, perform direct patient care duties.

Job Specific:

Responsible for the overall effective and efficient functioning of the department including long-term and short-term planning (EF).
Maintains open lines of communication with hospital departments, units, and key stakeholders of the overall quality, safety, and patient experience of the ICU. (EF).
Demonstrates effective leadership of the department by utilizing appropriate professional and management skills. (EF)
Responsible for staff par levels, scheduling, and timekeeping for the unit. (EF)
Responsible for nursing and nursing support personnel recruitment, retention, orientation, education, evaluation, promotion, and termination within the unit. (EF)
Evaluates staff competency and recommends education and training to ensure quality care. (EF)
Responsible for planning and recommending operating and capital expenditure budgets for the unit and manages the spending within those approved budgets. (EF)
Responsible for ensuring appropriate purchasing, inventory, and supply functions of the unit. (EF)
Participates in or delegates a participant in hospital committee activities.
Assists with patient care when necessary and abides by scope of practice.
Ensures provision of quality patient care through nursing process (EF)
Implements and monitors appropriate management systems including data collection, continuous quality improvement, transport, sepsis control, etc., and maintains the appropriate records. (EF)
Develops and ensures dissemination of unit specific and hospital wide policies and procedures.
Ensures adherence to safety and infection control programs within the unit. (EF)
Actively participates in the unit's performance improvement initiatives. (EF)
Develops and implements strategies that meet quality and patient experience metrics (EF)
Participates in professional development of self and staff to enhance patient-focused nursing practice, age, and population-specific to the nursing unit.

Hospital:

Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital's Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.

Other Duties As Assigned:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; *Stroke Inservice annually

Preferred: BSN or MSN

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Required: Five (5) years of nursing experience and three to five (3-5) years of supervisory experience

Preferred: Previous ICU RN experience

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Required: Strong clinical, written and verbal communication skills; ability to work in a high stress, fast paced environment.

Preferred: Effective leadership, management, problem solving and critical thinking skills.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Required: Unencumbered Texas Nursing License; CPR; ACLS (recert biennially); Stroke Certification 90 days from date of hire

Preferred: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification

COMPANY PROFILE

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted "Best of the Best" hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.

Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital's commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!

BENEFIT OFFERINGS

Health

Medical, Dental, Vision
STD, LTD Disability
Supplemental Life, AD&D
Flexible Spending (FSA)
Employer paid life insurance and short term disability

Retirement/Investment

Defined Benefit Pension Plan
457(b) Deferred Compensation

Well-Being Benefits

Paid Time Off
Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
Tuition Reimbursement
Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations
HealthPlex (gym) membership discount
YMCA partnership discount for childcare
Employee Assistance Programs
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