Manager-Emergency Services-6032

Staff Position Description

Position Title: Emergency Department Clinical Manager Position Code: Mgr-6032

Department: Nursing Safety Sensitive: YES

Reports to: Emergency Department Director Exempt Status: YES

Position Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI's vision of providing the region's best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the ED director to maintain operational aspects of the Emergency Department.

• Under administrative direction, assesses plans and evaluates delivery of patient care.

• Direct, and evaluate nursing functions and activities of the ED.

• Evaluates action plans and provides input to director to help ensure that nursing practice continually improves and impacts positively on patient outcomes.

• Demonstrates ability to support staff with problem solving and decision making.

• Ensures daily equipment checks, monitors use of Pixus. Resolves Pixus discrepancies timely.

• Employee satisfaction - directs, evaluates and supervises activities to improve staff satisfaction and engagement.

• In conjunction with ED team interviews potential employees for ED.

• Provides feedback to Director on employee performance appraisals.

• Participates in orientation of new staff members, assists with evaluation of their progress.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and KHI policies

• Assists with performance improvement process and regulatory/accreditation agency compliance.

• Clinical practice planning and implementation.

• Participate in quality management activities, conduct regular chart reviews.

• Daily patient rounds.

• Respond to physician requests in a timely manner.

• Ensures timely follow up with patients related to lab values and imaging reports.

• Ensures quality patient care by monitoring by observation and nursing documentation review

• Mentors team in quality improvement processes.

• Identify, resolve and report opportunities to improve patient care.

• Maintain unit dashboard.

• Identifies opportunities for improvement in services. Implements and document activities.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Certifications:

• BLS, ACLS, PALS through the American Heart Association, and TNCC

• De-escalation Techniques course required within 3 months of hire

• Licensure: AZ RN

Experience: Three (3) years' experience as a Registered Nurse required in Emergency Department

Preferences

• CEN and CCRN preferred

• Experience in leadership preferred

Special Position Requirements

• Exposure Category III

Work Requirements

• Able to assist with the movement of an adult patient weighing up to 300 lbs.

• Able to care for patients with infectious diseases.

• Ability to sit for 3-5 hours per day.

• Able to stand for 3-5 hours per day.

• Ability to walk for 3-5 hours day.

Date Staff Position Description Created / Revised: 2010; 06/2020