Job Summary:

• Ensures quality of patient care through active collaboration with unit-based staff, other departments and services
• Monitors programming and services to ensure they meet the standards for the department
• Implements revisions to practice, operations, or programming to meet evidence-based practice.
• Investigate and responds to incidents, with a focus on systems issues and practice opportunities.
• Works with Director and staffing coordinator to ensure adequate staffing levels in both inpatient units.
• Delivers direct care when the staffing vacancies or high acuity.
• Work as the Administrative Shift Coordinator on second and third shift during staffing shortages.
• Participates in recruiting and hiring process.
• Provides continuous coaching, by providing timely and useful feedback to staff.
• Manages a positive patient experience.

Skills on Resume:

• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Incident Management (Hard Skills)
• Staffing Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Patient Care (Hard Skills)
• Shift Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Hiring (Hard Skills)
• Coaching (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Meets with patients and families to elicit feedback specific to satisfaction.
• Responds to patient and family complaints
• Uses quality tools for monitoring, tracking, and trending patient care needs.
• Plans and participates in the development of staff.
• Participates in the shared governance structure for discussion of data
• Evidence-based practice for improvement of practice, operations, and programming.
• Assists in the onboarding of new staff.
• Identifies learning needs and competencies of staff
• Coordinates training opportunities with Director and Clinical Educator.
• Participates in annual clinical staff competency evaluation/activities.

Skills on Resume:

• Feedback (Soft Skills)
• Complaint Handling (Soft Skills)
• Quality Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Staff Training (Soft Skills)
• Data Discussion (Hard Skills)
• Evidence-Based Practice (Hard Skills)
• Onboarding (Soft Skills)
• Training Coordination (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Prepare work schedules, assign personnel, evaluate work performance, and make recommendations for personnel actions.
• Assist in the selection, training and orientation of unit personnel
• Implement and maintain established department, unit, and hospital policies, procedures, and objective
• Improve organization performance program, safety, environmental, and infection control policies
• Prepare written documentation by the professional and the department
• Consult with nursing administration concerning management of assigned units and all related matters
• Ensure accurate maintenance of patient's medical records and that patient records are treated as confidential information
• Assist in establishing and implementing unit goals and objectives.
• Organize, direct, and coordinate functions and activities in a specialty area.
• Ensure that nursing standards and practices are developed and met

Skills on Resume:

• Scheduling (Hard Skills)
• Staffing (Soft Skills)
• Policy Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Consultation (Soft Skills)
• Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
• Goal Setting (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Establish and maintain communication between the nursing unit and ancillary departments for the purpose of problem-solving.
• Utilize appropriate lines of communication within the nursing department
• Maintain awareness of ongoing quality assurance studies within the unit
• Assist with the implementation of corrective action determined necessary
• Assign personnel to patients based on the acuteness of patient care needs and staff availability
• Adjust staffing to meet needs and provide adequate coverage of unit
• Inspect area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective
• Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families
• Delivery of high-quality patient care in accordance with hospital standards
• Assist attending physicians, patients, and families in times of stress or crisis

Skills on Resume:

• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Quality Awareness (Hard Skills)
• Corrective Actions (Hard Skills)
• Staff Allocation (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Inspection (Hard Skills)
• Safety Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Patient Care (Hard Skills)
• Crisis Support (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with other specialists and adjust nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops
• Direct maintenance of department facilities, equipment, supplies and materials in a condition
• Promote efficiency, health, comfort and safety of patients and staff
• Requisite supplies and equipment, maintenance and repair services, and prepares related forms.
• Keeps stock and equipment inventories
• Attend meetings, and participate on committees
• Assist in investigating complaints of patients, nursing staff, and medical staff, and take appropriate action
• Follow up to ensure that complaints have been satisfactorily handled

Skills on Resume:

• Patient Care (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)
• Facility Management (Hard Skills)
• Safety Promotion (Hard Skills)
• Resource Management (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Committee Participation (Soft Skills)
• Complaint Resolution (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assists with and provides recommendations regarding the departmental operating/capital budget and ensures that the department operates within budget.
• Assist with payroll to include monitoring of time and attendance and utilization of the Report Express system.
• Demonstrates and fosters customer relation skills among staff. 
• Identifies individual staff development needs and provides appropriate resources to meet needs. 
• Encourages staff to attend educational programs.
• Ensures appropriate staffing on units. 
• Demonstrates the ability to competently care for a group of patients, serving as a role model for team collaboration and quality patient care. 
• Ensures that activities on units flow smoothly.
• Counsels employees effectively through the disciplinary process.
• Develops unit-specific orientation and preceptor program, plans and coordinates the unit-specific competencies for all personnel

Skills on Resume:

• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Payroll Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Customer Relations (Soft Skills)
• Staff Development (Soft Skills)
• Education Encouragement (Soft Skills)
• Staffing Management (Hard Skills)
• Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Orientation Development (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Supports the implementation of new programs, helps to design educational programs to ensure the highest quality care delivered and customer satisfaction
• Gives staff timely and constructive feedback on performance.
• Develops departmental goals, objectives, policies, and procedures and ensures compliance with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Interviews prospective employees, selects, trains, and schedules orientation. 
• Develops standards of performance, evaluates performance, and conducts performance management planning. 
• Initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions. 
• Maintains ongoing communication with subordinates to review program, provide feedback, discuss new developments, and exchange information.
• Mentors and coaches individuals based on their strengths and developmental needs. 
  
• Sets clear expectations for performance and holds staff accountable. 

Skills on Resume:

• Program Support (Soft Skills)
• Feedback Provision (Soft Skills)
• Policy Development (Hard Skills)
• Hiring (Hard Skills)
• Performance Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Staff Involvement (Soft Skills)
• Mentorship (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Manages and assesses the day-to-day operations of the department including: patient volume and level of acuity, patient care needs, department throughput and takes appropriate actions to outstanding issues.
• Assists in and encourages ICU department staff members to practice in accordance with the nursing process
• Assists in the development of unit specific nursing policies and procedures
• Participates in self-development to enhance knowledge and proficiency through various educational opportunities.
• Provides clinical consultation to nurses and technician or directs them to appropriate resources.
• Meets routinely with the Nurse Manager/Director to discuss patient care, staff performance, staff concerns, and other issues relative to the department and has the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities. 
• Have authority to undertake or recommend the following employment actions: hiring, termination, corrective action and performance reviews.
• Be expected to function in relation to all components of the Emergency Department Registered Nurse job description
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager/director to ensure that adequate staffing resources are available daily

Skills on Resume:

• Operational Management (Hard Skills)
• Nursing Guidance (Soft Skills)
• Policy Development (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Consultation (Hard Skills)
• Staff Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Employment Decisions (Hard Skills)
• Staff Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Manage clinical operations such as quality of care, budget, staffing, payroll, quality improvement measures, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulation.
• Develop and implement a plan of action to improve staff development.
• Monitor staffing allocation and utilization to ensure adequate patient coverage, while identifying opportunities to save.
• Supervise HR management, employee safety programs, and risk management.
• Assume accountability for patient care at a unit level such as ensuring coordinated plan of treatment for patients, customer centric care, and cost effective use of resources.
• Coordinate with healthcare providers outside of the unit to optimize patient care across the organization.
• Research and implement the best practice methods utilized by other units.
• Investigate and resolve patient and family member concerns regarding care and treatment
• Delegates responsibility for problem solving and decision making to staff within scope of the ability.

Skills on Resume:

• Clinical Management (Hard Skills)
• Staff Development (Soft Skills)
• Staffing Optimization (Hard Skills)
• HR Supervision (Hard Skills)
• Patient Accountability (Soft Skills)
• Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Best Practices Research (Hard Skills)
• Concern Resolution (Soft Skills)
• Delegation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Use established channels of communication to share information, receive feedback, and report problems. 
• Assist in the communication of plans and decisions to staff and providers to facilitate linkages and flow of information to others. 
• Build credibility with physicians as a champion for patient care, quality, and nursing professionalism. 
• Effectively facilitates consensus building to accomplish goals and objectives. 
• Provide constructive feedback and effectively manage conflict. 
• Assist in the creation and articulate a shared vision and goals. 
• Follow up on feedback and report problems as well as positive comments. 
• Assist in maintaining an environment that recognizes and values differences in staff, physicians, patients, and communities. 
• Collaborate with nursing programs to provide required resources. 
• Routinely rounds on staff to communicate key messages and identify concerns and issues. 

Skills on Resume:

• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Information Sharing (Soft Skills)
• Credibility Building (Soft Skills)
• Consensus Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Conflict Management (Soft Skills)
• Vision Sharing (Soft Skills)
• Feedback Follow-Up (Soft Skills)
• Diversity Valuing (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Routinely rounds on patients to gain feedback.
• Act as an expert resource for staff and utilizes knowledge in clinical area of practice. 
• Assist in the evaluation of nursing practice, research, and trends. 
• Apply knowledge to the development of standards of care and practice to ensure optimal patient outcomes. 
• Assist in the creation, modifications, and evaluation of policies and procedures as delegated and/or appropriate to the clinical unit and expertise. 
• Assist in the development of competencies to achieve maximize performance. 
• Maintain personal and professional growth of self and others by participating in educational offerings and professional organizations. 
• Partner with medical staff and other disciplines to assist with the establishment of patient care goals for unit development.
• Evaluate patients' care delivery model and the needed staff, equipment, and resources to provide safe, optimal care.
• Assist in the direction and supervision of staff, and ensure therapeutic environment, both for in the moment operational support and long-term. 
• Support the development and implementation of an organization wide patient safety program. 

Skills on Resume:

• Patient Feedback (Soft Skills)
• Clinical Expertise (Hard Skills)
• Nursing Evaluation (Hard Skills)
• Care Standards Development (Hard Skills)
• Policy Modification (Hard Skills)
• Competency Development (Hard Skills)
• Professional Growth (Soft Skills)
• Interdisciplinary Partnership (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Ensure staff is educated on risk management and compliance issues and correct action is identified in areas of potential liability.
• Ensures staff support for expedited patient care by initiating protocol driven orders and patient preparation for physician exam.
•  Articulate the organizations performance improvement program and goals. 
• Assist in development, implementation and maintenance of quality/service monitoring procedure.
• Investigates, follows through on customer complaints and incidents and appropriately communicates to management. 
• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality, safety, and service improvement teams. 
• Participates in meetings, serves on councils, and committees, and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
• Assist the Director of Med/Surg/Progressive with unit/area operations.
• Work closely with direct care personnel to ensure delivery of quality patient care.
• Facilitate patient throughput, and takes lead role in implementing changes.
• Take lead role in implementing changes and take a direct patient care assignment.

Skills on Resume:

• Risk Education (Hard Skills)
• Care Expediation (Hard Skills)
• Goal Communication (Soft Skills)
• Quality Procedures (Hard Skills)
• Complaint Handling (Soft Skills)
• Teamwork (Soft Skills)
• Community Liaison (Soft Skills)
• Operational Support (Hard Skills)