ASSISTANT PATIENT CARE MANAGER - ICU

Company: Forrest General Hospital
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: May 21, 2023

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Patient Care Manager is accountable and responsible 24 hours a day for directing, organizing, managing and guiding activities of the unit including, but not limited to, the staff, environment, and patients. Responsible for coordinating nursing efforts to ensure that effective patient care is being provided, and quality standards are met. She/he is directly accountable and responsible to the Director of Critical Care Nursing. Employs organizational strategies in a balanced approach that produces meaningful contributions to Vision Alignment Matrix. Requires the promotion of and adherence to the organization's established Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served; also demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
--- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served; also demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed.
--- Provides leadership and serves as a role model for staff.
--- Preforms unit and patient rounds on a continuous basis.
--- Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate changes in policy and procedures and other appropriate communication to staff.
--- Demonstrates ability to participate in department planning, decision-making and policy formation.
--- Demonstrates ability to hold staff accountable to organization mission and vision.
--- Demonstrates the ability to assist in the coordination of services with the medical staff, nursing staff, and other departments as well as other providers. Responds rapidly and effective during emergency situations.
--- Maintains own clinical skills staying current in skills, ongoing competencies, equipment, and certifications required in specific nursing area, including EKG rhythm identification, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and moderate sedation.
--- Demonstrates ability to perform all technical skills required for the unit's population by rendering professional nursing care including administering medications, starting IVs, insertion and maintenance of foleys, venipuncture, blood products administration, restraint application, sterile dressing, maintenance of all lines, (i.e. intracranial, central, arterial, peripheal) and ventilated patients, and tracheostomies.
--- Demonstrate the technical aptitude for working and troubleshooting equipment used including but not limited to traction, wound vacuum systems, monitoring devices, unit dialysis equipment.
--- Implements a systematic and comprehensive plan of care to provide individualized care and educates patient and family about diagnosis, treatments, or prescribed medical regimen and medications in accordance with patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
--- Demonstrates critical thinking skills and uses professional judgment to respond promptly with intervention when clinical changes occur, and prevention of complications in patients in need of cardiac monitoring, stroke care, medical-surgical and trauma care.
--- Communicates effectively with others in an appropriate and timely manner. Adheres to and promotes the established values of the organization, i.e. customer service, safety, infection, control, and compliance standards.
--- Consistently follows patient care and FGH policy, procedures, and standards of care in performing nursing duties.
--- Demonstrates financial liability with effective use of supplies and staff.
--- Ensures infection control procedures and quality measures are followed.

EDUCATION: Graduate of a recognized non-online RN program with a BS degree in nursing or a written plan to complete a BS degree in nursing within 24 months is required. Will receive 8 hours of stroke education during orientation and 4 hours of stroke education annually which may include the NIHSS certification.

WORK EXPERIENCE: Two to five years experience in nursing required. Prior management experience with demonstrated leadership behaviors is preferred. Required to be able to clinically participate in all components of the nursing process.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE: Licensed to practice as a nurse in Mississippi. ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certification required within 6 months.

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