Nurse Manager - Cardiovascular Center, Westwood

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Accountable for the clinical care and the daily operations of the clinic.

• Provides direct operational oversight for the clinic in the absence of the Clinic Operations Manager.

• Provides leadership and direct supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the clinical and administrative clinic staff.

• Responsible for coordination of clinical services for the staff, adherence to personnel policies and procedures.

• Provides continuous quality improvement for the clinic and creates a culture of teamwork to ensure successful and efficient daily operations, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the timely achievement of departmental and University objectives.

• Demonstrates leadership skills including advanced communication, coaching, and conflict resolution.

• Coordinates with the Clinic Operations Manager in hiring, recruiting and retention of qualified personnel; establishing departmental goals; and systems management of human, financial, and physical resources with autonomy.

• Manages resources and oversees compliance with internal policies and external regulatory agency requirements and contributes to strategic plans and policies.

• Utilizes a wide range of alternatives in problem solving and demonstrates a high degree of professional competence and skill.

• Responsible for maintaining an environment that aligns

• Oversee Westwood Cardiovascular Centers including Suites 630 West, 630 East, 690 and 545.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN required. MSN preferred.

• CA RN License

• ACLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross

• Two-year previous charge RN or leadership

• Knowledge of Cardiology and General Surgical patient population.

• Ability to supervise and provide leadership and direction to the clinical staff in accordance with organizations and departmental goals and objectives.

• Ability to complete a nursing physical assessment with strong critical thinking skills.

• Ability to apply a broad knowledge base to act effectively to coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patient and family. Ability to represent the Medical Center in site visits and review by managed care, insurance groups, and regulatory entities.

• Ability to provide a leadership style that demonstrates principles of time management, conflict resolution, problem-solving and delegation.

• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions toward the attainment of established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or reset goal parameters

• Ability to delegate tasks in a management style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork

• Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and other staff regarding clinical and patient care issues

• Excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change.

Preferred:

• Ambulatory clinic experience

• Spanish speaking skills

DescriptionSalary Range: $132,300 - $307,100 /annuallyQualificationsRequired

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