Nurse Manager-OKC Primary Care - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Manager

Company: Oklahoma City VA Health Care System
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Duties

The Nurse Manager will also oversee certain VA patient care aspects. Travel may be required within the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center catchment area. The Nurse Manager's responsibilities include, yet are not limited to, the following:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work;
  
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of subordinates;
  
• Evaluate the performance of subordinates;
  
• Make recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of subordinates;
  
• Give advice, counsel, or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters;
  
• Hear and resolve complaints of subordinates and referring more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors;
  
• Recommend and/or taking disciplinary action where appropriate;
  
• Identify developmental and training needs of subordinates and provide or make provisions for such development and training;
  
• Responsible for maintaining continuous accreditation readiness of his/her units;
  
• Responsible for performance improvement data, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards;
  
• Actively develop and manage collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians;
  
• Responsible for staffing their units on a continual basis (24/7), ensures staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, and works with other Nurse Managers to identify and share resources;
  
• Responsible for time scheduling of the unit, coaches staff, deals with employee conduct and performance issues, completes recurring reports and performance evaluations;
  
• Participate on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care;
  
• Identify educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed;
  
• Holds an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences, as well as orienting new Nurse Managers;
  
• Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles;
  
• Designate a cross-covering Nurse Manager in his/her absence to handle administrative and clinical issues, such as staffing coverage, granting leave, and patient and/or staff issues.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Telework:
  
  Virtual:
  
  Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
  
  Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
  
  Financial Disclosure Report:

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