DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• The Nurse Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of patient care. Participates in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing patient care.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Establish and maintain nursing policies and procedures.
• Management of patient care.
• Liaison with all LCMH departments.
• Provide guidance regarding clinical aspects of patient care.
• Responsible for Performance Improvement/ Continuous Quality Improvement Program of patient care.
• Coordinate mandatory LCMH in-services for staff and residents.
• Maintain inventory control.
• Responsible for equipment maintenance.
• Set procedural protocol and standards for all procedures.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• BSN in nursing required, MSN preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of management experience within a health care organization required.
• Current license to practice Nursing in the State of Louisiana or multi-state compact license required.
• Ability to communicate with patients, family, peers, and medical personnel.
• Must be adaptable to change and receptive to delegated responsibilities; A spirit of cooperation, support and understanding for working with the program director, faculty, chief residents and center staff.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Work requires a variety of physical activities, including moving about within and outside of all hospital properties for long periods of time.
• Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to emergency and non-emergent situations.
• May be required to assist in controlling disorderly conduct or combative patients.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.