Medical Surgical Telemetry Manager

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Has accountability for the patient care unit or service. The major responsibilities are in providing leadership and communication, monitoring the work environment, assuring quality, managing the fiscal budget, managing human resources and ensuring the delivery of competent clinical practice.

Leadership  1. Facilitates staff to assume leadership roles via role modeling.  2. Demonstrates positive leadership skills and communication which results in achievement of outcomes.  3. Articulates departmental goals and objectives which allows staff to actively participate in clinical decision-making.   Work Environment  1. Facilitates the achievement of a high quality work environment.  2. Ensures that appropriate equipment and supplies are available.   Quality  1. Participates in unit programs, documents results, reports by deadlines, and formulates corrective action plans for improvement.  2. Meets established research-based standards of care and Leads quality improvement projects.  3. Develops a multidisciplinary program to monitor quality care indicators.  4. Maintains a consistent score of good on selected department items on customer service survey.   5. Develops and reviews Departmental Policies and Procedures.  6. Participates in chart review audits.   Fiscal Management  1. Maintains fiscal budget, overtime, orientation costs, SSP costs and medical supply costs.  2. Adjusts staffing patterns according to unit activity and patient acuity.  3. Analyzes budget variances   4. Develop and manage the unit budget   5. Identifies major hospital cost savings opportunities.  6. Identifies new revenue-producing opportunities.   Human Resources  1. Supports Shared leadership.  2. Facilitates professional growth and development of staff   3. Demonstrates accountability for human and material resource management   4. Complies with personnel policies and procedures  5. Oversees orientation of all new employees.   6. Ensures that payroll is accurate and timely.   Clinical and Professional Practice  1. Ensures effective delivery of competent, compassionate nursing care.   5. Develops clinical experts in the patient care areas.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and Registered Nurse required
• Starting in January of 2016, any new hires should have: Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3 years leadership experience or minimum of 5 years leadership experience in the discipline or Master's Degree and no experience
• Minimum three (3) years clinical leadership experience required

Where You’ll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.