Emergency Department Manager

Job Details

Job Location
Twelve Clans Unity Hospital - Winnebago, NE

Position Type
Full Time

Salary Range
$134,701.00 - $163,758.00 Salary/year

Description

Job Purpose & Position Overview

The ED Manager provides excellent leadership skills and guidance to the Emergency Department staff to promote quality healthcare delivery. The ED Manager leads and engages staff in the development of patient centered care to promote healing, provide appropriate patient care and obtain optimal individual outcomes. The ED Manager ensures that the nursing team demonstrates optimal nursing practices supported by current evidence-based practice and maintains constant and continued dedication in the development of nursing services to promote excellent patient centered care at Twelve Clans Unity Hospital.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the WCHS Mission, Vision and Values; respectful of Tribal beliefs, culture and traditions.
• Provide direct supervision and oversight of nursing staff and support staff within the hospital Emergency Department.
• Oversee Trauma Level 4 Designation Program.
• Oversee Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program.
• Ensure nursing staff completes a comprehensive orientation to obtain in-depth knowledge of medical equipment located in the Emergency Department; also ensure the nurses are thoroughly and adequately trained, possess core competencies and demonstrate proficiency in using the equipment to ensure appropriate care for patients.
• Oversee implementation of an effective, continual program to measure, analyze and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment and services essential to patient care.
• Encourages staff development by advising and coordinating continuing education to maintain and increase nursing skills and knowledge.
• Knowledge of current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as it relates to services provided by the facility.
• Ensure nursing staff documents health records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure all nursing staff administer medication in accordance with the physician's orders and complies with medication guidelines.
• Develop, review, and approve all Emergency policies and procedures, to include nursing standards of care, treatment and nursing practices to align with current evidence-based practices.
• Communicates and participates in the multidisciplinary quality improvement program and develops appropriate emergency department performance improvement metrics.
• Follow and adhere to HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Work with quality area to develop and maintain quality improvement metrics to enhance facility operations and patient care.
• Schedule departmental meetings with nursing staff.
• Prepare and analyze statistical reports in an effort to improve patient access to care.
• Conduct patient satisfaction surveys.
• Create, develop, and assign the nursing staff schedule to ensure adequate coverage of the Emergency at all times.
• Prepare and review position descriptions for departments when necessary and as needed.
• Monitor nursing compliance with mandatory trainings.
• Ensure all nursing staff licensure and certifications are current.
• Ensure information requested for patient grievances is completed within designated time frames.
• Review and approve timecards timely for scheduled payrolls
• Assist in the hiring process of new staff, complete annual performance appraisals, provide guidance when necessary, and recognize staff for a job well done; encourage feedback promote teambuilding to support each other and the organizations vision, mission, and values.
• Assist in preparation and monitoring of annual departmental budgets.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Establish good working relationships with all departments within the facility.
• Ability to make decisions in matters of significance.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Nebraska or possesses a multi-state licensure in a nurse licensure compact state.
• Minimum of associate's degree in nursing required; Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional nursing experience, preferably in an Emergency Room setting.
• Preferred 3-4 years of leadership experience in an Emergency Department or another area in the healthcare field.
• Current Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within first year of employment.
• TNCC preferred; training provided.
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) preferred; training provided.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal to light office work that includes the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Regularly required to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, phone, and various office and medical equipment.

Cognitive Requirements:

• Ability to effectively read, write, and perform needed calculations
• Above average social skills and the ability to interact with all age groups

• Ability to reason and analyze when circumstances warrant.
• Ability to work with minimal to no supervision

Language Requirements:

• Possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
• Continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations:

• All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.

WCHS is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are free of discrimination. As provided by Federal Law, all qualified Native American applicants shall receive preference over Non-Native American applicants. In the absence of qualified Native American applicants, consideration will be given to all other applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, disability or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

Please note the position description duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.