Manager RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU

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Manager (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)','00417-75279','United States-Texas-Houston-West Houston Medical Center - Houston','Full-time','Directors & Managers','!*!West Houston
Medical Center – Houston, TX



 

West
Houston Medical Center has been offering exceptional care to the West
Houston community for 30 years. With more than 1,200 members on our care team
and 400 of the region's most talented doctors, we are able to provide nationally-recognized
quality care.

Our hospital
in Houston provides a wide range of services, several of which are
nationally accredited or affiliated:

Bariatric/Weight
Loss SurgeryBreast
CenterCancer
TreatmentCardiovascular
CenterDiabetes
ManagementEar,
Nose and ThroatEmergency
MedicineGastroenterologyNeurosciencesOrthopedicsRehabilitationSenior
CareSleep
Disorder CenterWomen's
ServicesWound
Healing

 

West Houston Medical Center is
currently looking for a NICU
MANAGER – NURSERY.

 

 

POSITION
SUMMARY

The NICU Manager supervises Registered Nurses, and other
non-licensed nursing personnel in the nursery. As a full partner of the
healthcare team, the manager collaborates with all other healthcare disciplines
to achieve successful execution of the patient’s plan-of-care and goals of the
department. The NICU manager serves as a professional role-model and interfaces
directly with patients, families, physicians and staff. The NICU Manager
utilizes physical assessment skills and advanced diagnostic technology to aid
in the assessment of the newborn patient’s nursing care needs. Data collected
is analyzed, synthesized and disseminated to other healthcare providers. The
NICU Manager continues to monitor and assess the patient’s physical condition,
emotional and social needs, continually refining the plan-of-care to ensure
achievement of the desired goals of the patient and facility outcomes. Participates
in providing patient specific care standards as directed, and follows service
excellence standards to ensure high levels of patient satisfaction.

 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITIONS

•Unit operations: Directs optimal unit operations

•Interprets hospital and personnel policies to physician,
nursing staff, patients, visitors and other hospital personnel.

•Completes patient and employee incident reports and related
paperwork within 24 hours of incident.

•Coordinates unit functions with other hospital departments.


•Maintains complete staff/patient assignment records 100% of
the time. Assigns staff according to staff abilities and skills and the
patient’s acuity.

•Participates in quality improvement activities every month
by ensuring completed data collections.

•Receives and responds to concerns and ensures follow up for
ultimate resolution.

•Contributes to the development and monitoring of unit
budget and identifies equipment needs.

•Human Resources: Manages personnel activities

•Performs daily employee rounds using Studer philosophy.

•Develops/approves unit schedules according to staffing
guidelines. Coordinates employees’ attendance at scheduled/required education
programs.

•Observes and documents staff work performance.

•Conducts employee evaluations and counseling in a timely
manner.

•Assigns duties to staff to promote productivity.

•Oversees compliance with hospital dress code and employee
health policies.

•Assists in interview process as needed.

•Unit activities: Coordinates activities of the unit

•Assists with unit meeting content to enhance team building
and provide information to staff.

•Demonstrates the ability to organize, set priorities and
exercises appropriate judgement.

•Serves as a resource to the staff for clinical problems,
patient teaching and the use of hospital equipment.

•Coordinates the movement of patients both intra and
inter-facility.  

•Facilitates inter disciplinary discharge planning by
identifying needs, assisting with discharge teaching, and coordinating the
activities of other services.

•Patient Care: Ensures patient needs are met in a competent
and timely manner

•Performs daily patient rounds using Studer philosophy

•Utilizes all equipment in the unit appropriate to patient
with maximum efficiency and effectiveness based on knowledge and education.

•Provides for patient safety at all times by enforcing
safety measures (including, but not limited to, appropriate use of eMAR and
absence of “work arounds”, 12 hour chart checks completed, reassessment of
continued need for restraints, critical lab repeat back)

•Ensures nursing interventions are performed and recorded
according to policies and procedures.

•Ensures compliance with infection control policies.

•Applies knowledge of the principles of growth and
development over the life span to identify patient and family requirements
relative to age-specific needs.

•Teaches, supervises, and serves as a resource person and
makes assignments in accordance with the staff’s competency level. Serves as a
mentor and trainer to staff members and supports the preceptor.

•Can manage multiple priorities.

•Adapts to a rapidly changing work environment.

•Professionalism: Exhibits professional behavior

•Maintains current professional licensure, BLS, NRP, and
certifications.

•Attends all mandatory meetings and completes all
educational mandatory requirements.

•Exhibits the behavioral standards of HCA and the NICU and
serves as a role model to the staff.  

•Must adhere to the company’s affirmative action and equal
employment opportunity policy when making all employment decisions, including
reporting discipline and conflict resolution. All decisions regarding
employment should be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex,
age, national origin, disability or veteran status.

• Employee’s conduct must reflect the Company’s values and a
commitment to the Code of Conduct ethics and compliance program. ','!*!EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSMust be a Registered Nurse in the State of
Texas;BSN Required, Masters Preferred5 years NICU experience required,
Level 3 or 4 NICU experience a plusMinimum 1 year experience as charge nurse or
manager or educator

LICENSURE AND/OR
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED


CPR, NRP – must be American Heart
Association


  

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