Job Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
- Pet Insurance*
- Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
- Nursing Clinical Ladder Program*
- Sign-on Bonus*
- Relocation Bonus*
- Team Based Nursing Model*
- Reimbursement for the NCLEX*
Our promise to you:
Joining UChicago AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. UChicago AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time Monday- Friday Pain Management
Shift: Days
Location: 420 S Schmidt Rd Bolingrbook, IL 60440
The role youll contribute:
The nurse manager is responsible and accountable for planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating the management & clinical practice activities for the nursing unit(s) under his/her charge. He/she assumes 24 hour accountability by setting measurable goals and objectives so that optimum quality patient care is delivered and staff is developed to exert care in a professional and caring manner.
The value youll bring to the team:
- Responsible for managing all personnel on nursing unit(s). * Conducts interviews and hires best qualified candidate to fill vacancies. Candidates can be new employees or transfers within the facilities. * Follows all hiring policies and collaborates with, Human Resources and education to facilitate hiring and orientation. * Maintains high levels of employee engagement and job performance by providing recognition and opportunities for learning. * Performs annual employee appraisals on all unit staff. * Ensures that staff clearly understands expectations. * Identifies needed areas of improvement throughout year. * Coaches/counsels/disciplines employees when appropriate in a professional, objective and timely manner. * Identifies problems, investigates incidents & failure to comply with Policy & Procedures. * Collaborates with Director to determine disciplinary action and action plans for improvement. * Keeps anecdotal notes on staff.
- Promotes professional growth of staff. * Identifies strengths and weakness. * Utilizes strengths to increase self-esteem and growth. * Provides growth/educational opportunities for staff. * Identifies education needs of staff and collaborates with educational department for program development. * Provides an environment conducive to learning for staff and for nursing students.
- Demonstrates creative and safe staffing management. * Develops unit schedule within budgetary limitations, while balancing staff to provide safe and effective levels of care and distributes at least 10 days before start date. * Identifies and implements creative staffing to meet need of unit within productivity limits. * Collaborates with peers and staff coordinator regarding distribution of personnel throughout nursing departments. * Makes rounds to assess nursing skill mix and assignments in relation to patient acuity and care needs.
- Maintains productivity level. * Articulates concept of nursing hours per patient day and approved targets. * Explains/justifies variances in HPPD based on unit variables. * Maximizes productivity and quality of patient care within established target hours. * If applicable, utilizes acuity system to provide appropriate nursing care hours. * Develops teamwork within staff. * Supports networking and cooperation with other units and departments to provide quality care for patients.
- Ensure that Quality Patient Care is provided on units. * Maintains knowledge of scope of practice of all staff as defined by State Board of Nursing and hospital Policy & Procedure. * Assures patient care assignments are made according to competency and acuity. * Complies with all regulatory agency requirements. * Ensures staff procedures within the scope of practice as applicable to the ages of the patients served on unit. * Makes patient rounds on routine basis to assess, problem solve, and provide customer service. * Assures adherence to policies and procedures regarding delivery of patient care is complete. * Ensures complete documentation of assessment, intervention and evaluation of patient care. * Ensures staff is competent to care for patients on unit. * Monitors nursing care on off shifts on a regular basis.
- Prepares, analyzes, reviews and monitors operational and capital budgets for assigned unit(s). * Develops budget in collaboration with director. * Monitors budget on an ongoing basis and completes monthly budget variance analysis within established timeframe. * Verifies accuracy of monthly budget reports. * Adjusts spending/expenses to fall within budgetary allowances. * Ensures cost containment of resources.
- Coordinates and promotes Performance Improvement plan in unit. * Documents problems, action plans and evaluations. * Promotes staff understanding, support and participation in PI activities. * Participates in hospital wide PI projects and completes assignments within established time frames.
- Promotes Balanced Scorecard. * Shares information with staff. * Strives to achieve all goals within estimated timeframe. * Post monthly updates for staff. * Discuss in staff meetings. * Complies/Supports BSC established by Director and Administration.
- Promotes customer satisfaction within unit. * Assesses needs for improvement and develops action plan. * Addresses patient complaints in a timely manner. * Collaborates with Patient Relations Coordinator as needed. * Evaluates progress and readjusts plan on an ongoing basis.
- Communicates effectively with staff. * Holds monthly staff meetings for all shifts of unit staff. Communicates information about unit, nursing department and hospital. * Initializes various routes of communication to communicate effectively with staff. * Communicates necessary patient information to Director of Nursing and Risk Management that may have significant impact on nursing department and hospital.
- Represents the Philosophy of Nursing and Administration. * Meets daily with staff, patients and physicians to identify problems, problem solve and provide support. * Presents professionally, exhibiting SHARE behaviors and positive attitude at all times. * Promotes effective working relationships with other nursing and ancillary departments. * Actively participates in assigned committees. * Participates in recruitment and retention activities. * Collaborates with other nurse manages to provide coverage.
Qualifications
The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed:
- Bachelor's of Nursing Required
- Master's of Nursing Preferred
- One year of Nursing experience Required
- Two years of Nursing experience Preferred
- One year of Leadership experience Required
- Two years of Leadership experience Preferred
- Demonstrates proficient use of English language in verbal and written form.
- Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of regulatory agency requirements.
- Registered Nurse (RN) Required
- Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) Required
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
Category: Nursing
Organization: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1 - Day
Req ID: 25025737
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
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About AdventHealth
At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. More than 100,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care.Our Christian mission, shared vision, common values and focus on whole-person health is our commitment to making communities healthier with a unified system: 51 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout nine states.
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