Dialysis Staff - Nurse Manager

Job Description

Description:

Location: Cherry County Hospital, Valentine, NE 69201

Compensation: Competitive salary

Comprehensive Benefit Package:

•Health Insurance: Co-pay or HSA plan options: 100% paid for Employee

•Dental: 100% paid for Employee

•Vision: 100% paid for Employee

•$50,000 Group Life Insurance with AD&D

•Long-Term Disability: 100% paid for Employee

•Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

•Health Savings Account with employer contribution

•Supplemental Insurances: Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident •Retirement Plan: 457 plan Pre-Tax and Roth options

Position Summary

The Dialysis Nurse Manager provides oversight and direction to all direct care staff that provide dialysis and nursing care in the Dialysis Unit at the Cherry County Hospital and Clinic. The Nurse Manager assumes the responsibility of day-to-day operations of the dialysis unit, coordinating the required resources for optimal patient care delivery. While on site, the Nurse Manager problem solves and expedites communications with other health care providers to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Coordination of Patient Care

Provides for patient care requirements by coordinating and directing the operations of the patient care in the dialysis unit

Provides guidelines for measuring the quality of patient care, based on accepted standards of nursing practice

Assures delivery of patient care consistent with private, state, and federal regulations

Ensures appropriate numbers of component staff are available to meet patient care needs

Ensures patient care assignments are based on patient needs and staff competency

Assures nursing staff participates in the development of the individual patient care plan and teaching program for dialysis patients

Assures care/services provided meet cultural and age-related needs of the patient population served

Provides direction in the application of the nursing process, maintaining clinical expertise in the assessment and care of the patient with renal failure

Serves as a patient advocate

Communicates with other health care team members and departments to meet patient care needs

Demonstrates ability to perform all of the staff nurse essential functions when providing direct patient care per unit requirements

Monitors adherence to policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to ensure safety of patients and staff

Assures current written policies and procedures are available to assist the nursing staff and encourages participation of the staff in the formulation of policies and procedures when indicated

Implements standards of nursing care, review and revises standards as necessary to ensure optimal patient outcomes

Facilitates timely admissions, transfers and discharges

Keeps management informed of patient care and staff issues

Demonstrates continued involvement in professional growth by developing personal education objectives and participating in professional growth opportunities to assure continued adherence to professional standards and provision of quality patient care

Follows established hospital and unit policies and procedures

Ensures the confidentiality of patients’ medical, personal, and financial records is maintained

Knowledgeable of and committed to practicing Corporate Compliance policies and procedures

Administrative/Regulatory Requirements

Maintains working knowledge of pertinent rules, regulations and policies affecting the unit and assures staff compliance with these

Assists in preparation for and participates in surveys and certifications

Recognizes, takes action and reports deficiencies in a timely manner

Assists in writing, reviewing and updating patient care policies and procedures specific to the unit

Reviews selected documentation for compliance with required private, state and federal rules and regulations

Maintains and submits required documentation/reports for the ESRD Network, administration and governing body as required

Maintains ongoing liaison among the governing body, administration, medical and nursing personnel, and other professional staff through meetings and periodic reports

Participates in the development, negotiation and implementation of agreements or contracts into which the Dialysis Unit may enter into, as directed by management

Ensures the development and implementation of an accounting and reporting system, including the annual development of a budgetary program, maintenance of fiscal records and submission of fiscal records and quarterly reports to the governing body

Coordinates multidisciplinary facets of renal care

Staff Performance and Development

Monitors performance of unit staff through data collection, identifying learning needs, educating, role modeling, and evaluation to ensure maintenance and enhancement of clinical expertise

Problem solves and makes decisions within areas of accountability by using a well defines approach to ensure effective and efficient patient care

Assures clear, concise and current written policies and procedures are available to assist the nursing staff and support positive patient outcomes

Assures all new personnel successfully complete the required orientation program

Identifies learning needs of staff and assures that technical/clinical professional programs for staff development are available to encourage personnel development

Provides immediate feedback to staff and management regarding performance issues

Reviews documentation and evaluates staff for competency and p0erformance evaluations

Role models positive professional characteristics

Contributes to professional growth of colleagues

Participates in educational programs and staff meetings

As needed, attends trainings and hospital/clinic meetings.

Maintains authority and approval for hiring, termination, and disciplinary actions

Leadership

Demonstrates leadership on the job by continuously implementing standards, reviewing and revising as necessary, to reflect changes in nursing practice

Demonstrates respect for patient rights and confidentiality

Values potential and contributions of each individual

Demonstrates accountability and responsibility to seek opportunities for own learning and professional advancement

Develops and maintains professional contacts and positive relations with the medical team, unit staff, other health care professions, patients and family members

Promotes nursing profession by effective role modeling

Provides community educational programs to educate the public regarding hemodialysis service

Quality Assurance/Improvement

Contributes to and promotes the unit’s Quality Assurance/Improvement Plan to ensure the highest quality patient care is provided

Incorporates the Quality Assurance/Improvement process into the work environment

Assists in the development of a Quality Assurance/Improvement program including identification and selection of improvement opportunities

Demonstrates support for the Quality Assurance/Improvement program by education of staff and allowing time and resource requirement for the staff

Other Duties:

Complies with safety policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and participates in corporate-wide and department safety activities

Knowledgeable of, and committed to practicing Corporate Compliance policies and procedures

Patient/client information that is handled day to day in this position will remain confidential and a breach of this confidentiality may be cause for immediate termination

Complies with Cherry County Hospital personnel policies

Performs other duties as assigned by CEO

Skills and Abilities Required

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions

Ability to listen effectively, transmit information accurately and understandably

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to calculate figures and amounts

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Ability to be proactive and keep busy at all times

Ability to work closely with others

Has an interest in being around people of all types

Good communication skills

Positive attitude

Must be knowledgeable of state and federal confidentiality laws, including but not limited to HIPAA, and be familiar with and follow all policies, procedures and instructions regarding the privacy and security of protected health information applicable to the position.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and/or stand up to ten hours a day and sit up to three hours per day. The employee must regularly work with body bend over waist, reach above shoulder height, and work with arms extended at shoulder level. Occasionally the employee must work in kneeling position and with arms above shoulder height. The employee uses hands/fingers to perform repetitive, fine manipulations, simple grasping, pushing, pulling, and manual dexterity.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, eye-hand coordination, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment is an outpatient setting for patients with chronic renal disease. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.

Employees are regularly exposed to infectious materials such as blood and body fluids, contagious diseases, hazardous chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, medical gases, and radiation.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reports to- Chief Executive Officer

Direct reports- None

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Requirements:

Minimum Job Requirements

Must be a full-time, direct (not contract) employee of the facility. Full-time means the nurse manager is available to work in the dialysis facility the number of hours that the facility is open or as facility policy requires for full-time employment (Federal Regulation)

Graduate from an accredited school/college of nursing, Bachelor’s degree preferred

Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (Federal Regulation) in Nebraska

Minimum of one year current experience in clinical nursing (Federal Regulation), Medical-Surgical nursing preferred

Minimum of six months of experience in Chronic Dialysis.

Basic Life Support certification required

Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

Leadership experience and ability

Full-time