CVICU Nurse Manager, Aurora St. Luke’s
Position: Nurse Manager Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)
Organization: Advocate Aurora Health System-St. Luke's Medical Center Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Relocation: Company relocation package provided
We are going to challenge you to consider your vision of your career path. Imagine achieving your goals but to do so, your promotion would not only require that you relocate to a new organization but a new state. Sounds daunting? We believe it does and therefore in order to make it less intimidating, we will provide you with several measures to ensure your success.
Heart Care at St. Luke's Hospital.......
As the only hospital in Wisconsin with a 24/7 on-site heart-care team, patients can expect to receive premiere cardiac services. Both the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have recognized Aurora St. Luke’s performance in treating cardiac and stroke patients.
983 Beds~1973 Nurses~1308 Physicians~112 Specialties
Top 10 Center in the world for minimally non-invasive robotic heart surgery
In this role, you will be supported by a tenure Director of Nursing who has 25 plus years of leadership experience, and she is dedicated to mentoring her leaders to achieve their career goals. St. Luke's is a large hospital, a challenging hospital and will provide a plethora of learning opportunities.
WHO WE ARE:
Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health have combined, creating Advocate Health where we deliver the best health outcomes and make care more accessible and affordable. We're now the 3rd largest health system in the US.
This new combined system boasts:
6 States~67 Hospitals~150k Teammates~1k plus sites~42k nurses~21k doctors
Areas of Impact: Next-generation workforce, Clinical preeminence & safety, Learning & discovery, Health equity & Affordability
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:
As the Manager of Patient Care in the CVICU unit, you will be responsible for the practice of professional nursing and the delivery of nursing care. Establishes clinical direction for nursing care delivery, provides clinical supervision and is responsible for quality outcomes. Responsible for attaining and maintaining adherence to regulatory standards. Coordinates unit operations with other departments and disciplines to provide effective, efficient and compassionate patient care.
Accountabilities:
Coordinates and manages all resources necessary to provide optimal nursing care, including availability of staff resources, patient care supplies and automated patient care systems. Effectively manages resources through systems management and coordinates system issues to assure optimal patient care.
Maintains an optimal level of productivity, based on the coordination of efficient 24- hour staffing and scheduling patterns and labor management standards.
Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by department staff by using standards of practice, patient outcomes and other quality indicators to include peer review, incident reports, use of policies and procedures, evaluation of equipment, supplies and products; ensures appropriate resources are available for department performance improvement initiatives.
Develops service strategies and monitors service levels against indicators to demonstrate improvement in customer and patient satisfaction. Coordinates and integrates services with other areas.
Maintains and promotes effective relationships with and between patients, families, department staff, other departments, medical staff and their support staff, other health care facilities and vendors. Acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staffs as necessary.
Facilitates evidence-based nursing by creating an environment that encourages utilization of evidence in practice and decision-making to maintain quality, cost and customer service; ensures integration of evidence in congruence with departmental, organizational, and strategic goals.
Participates in shared governance councils and provides feedback as requested. Makes recommendations for changes in nursing practice to shared governance councils and promotes new approaches and concepts. Supports shared governance by holding staff accountable and by monitoring and counseling department representative(s) to ensure role compliance.
Responsible for attaining and maintaining department's compliance with the Joint Commission (TJC) on Accreditation and other regulatory bodies.
Develops and communicates change initiatives. Achieves care management targets in area(s) of responsibility and achieves target improvements in employee engagement. Plans for staffing needs appropriately meeting established productivity benchmarks and achieves patient loyalty targets
Assists physicians and other departments with development of new services, identifying potential new sources of revenue and/or assisting in the marketing of existing and new programs.
Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Education Required:
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Experience Required:
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in nursing that includes experiences in multiple areas. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in managing a staff and budgets in a nursing environment at the supervisory/management level.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Advanced knowledge of nursing management concepts, clinical practice, and facilities policies and procedures.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to deal with conflict resolution.
Strong aptitude in human resource management.
Ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
Sound decision making and critical thinking skills.
Proficient in use of computers, software, and other electronic systems.
Advocate Aurora Health is committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. Diversity lives in the differences, great and small, that matter to us and make each of us unique – from our age and the color of our skin to our abilities and the things we believe in. We know that empowering our differences inspires creativity that leads to innovative solutions – for our team members, consumers, and communities. And because health care is built upon relationships, it’s important for the people we serve to be able to trust us to meet their unique needs.
By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our team members can thrive, and our business can grow. As a team member, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.
solutions – for our team members, consumers, and communities. And because health care is built upon relationships, it’s important for the people we serve to be able to trust us to meet their unique needs.
By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our team members can thrive, and our business can grow. As a team member, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.
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