Job Description
Overview This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support San Gabriel Valley Medical Center's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
The Clinical Manager is responsible for providing direction and clinical supervision of patient care for specified unit, patient population and assigned staff. The Clinical Manager is a professional caregiver with requisite clinical and supervisory experience, which promotes an atmosphere that is responsive to the needs of patients, nursing and medical staff, and will assume oversight of the unit as necessary. The Clinical Manager will provide education and training to improve the clinical competencies of the staff. The Clinical Manager is knowledgeable about and promotes the philosophy, goals and objectives of the department.
Responsibilities Assessment/reassessment
- Demonstrates understanding of unit population including disease process, disabilities, illness, nutrition, treatment and intervention. Coordinates care on the unit.
- Demonstrates ability to adequately staff the department according to acuity of patient population.
- Reviews shift assignments, documentation, and ensure extra shift duties are completed for regulatory compliance.
- Functions as a role model by demonstrating competency in clinical judgement, technical ability and psychomotor skills.
- Facilitates timely and appropriate admissions, discharges, and transfers.
- Demonstrates knowledge of assessment, planning implementing and evaluation of patient care and staff performance.
Patient Safety
- Assures staff compliance with local, state, and federal law and regulatory requirements
- Reviews medication compliance records, Narcotic sheets, and medication reconciliation forms for discrepancies.
- Assures staff compliance with National Patient Safety Goals
- Reviews for staff compliance with quality indicators such as but not limited to: blood glucose machine, crash cart checks, vigilance checks etc.
- Completes administrative reports per policy and procedures.
- Coaches/Counsels staff for compliance to all regulatory standards and hospital policies.
COORDINATION OF UNIT FUNCTIONING
- Assists the Unit Director in identifying equipment and supply needs for the unit.
- Assists the Unit Director of identifying problems with equipment utilization.
- Identifies nursing problems for investigation.
- Coordinates staff schedule.
- Reviews/revises policies and procedures.
- Serves as a resource to other nursing staff for problem solving.
- Helps others to use hospital resources.
- Reviews hours worked payroll reports.
- Communicates with other departments as needed to provide efficient and appropriate patient care.
- Supports management decisions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of resource consumption, to include utilization of resources, procedures and lengths of stay; actively intervenes as needed.
- The Clinical Manager, on occasion, may need to assist with patient care needs. For example, covering unscheduled absences if unable to find additional staffing.
LEADERSHIP
- Supports the mission, vision and philosophy at SGVMC.
- Proactively identifies problems and participates in solutions; follows up as appropriate.
- Observes and evaluates unit staff's ability to perform assigned duties and provides feedback to director as needed.
- Assists individual staff members in identifying their own learning needs.
- Assists in completing performance appraisals for selected staff as delegated by Unit Director.
- Participates in interviews of potential employees. Assist in retaining nursing department staff.
- Under the direction of the Unit Director, may hire, counsel, suspend and/or terminate staff.
- Maintains nursing hours according to set standards.
- Participates in assigned committees/task forces.
- Takes lead on projects and completes in a timely manner.
- PATIENT CARE - ASSESSMENT
- Rounds on all patients daily.
- Serves as a role model in assessment skills.
- Assesses the care being delivered to patients on assigned unit in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of care of SGVMC.
Qualifications Education/Training/Experience Graduate of a School of Nursing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Minimum three years experience in clinical area required
Experience in a supervisory capacity preferred
BSN required, Masters preferred
Licenses/Certifications Current California RN License
Current BLS Card
Current ACLS
Current mab
Current PALS
Job Tags
Local area, Shift work,