Covenant Health

Catholic health system with elder care

Clinical Manager

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNashua, NH, USA$93.2k - $128.3kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Registered nurses working in specialty areas must meet the requirements established for those specialties.
A current New Hampshire registered nurse license is required.
A minimum of 3–5 years of clinical nursing experience is required.
Basic Life Support is required.
Crisis Prevention Institute de-escalation training is required or must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support is required within 60 days of hire for roles outside Inpatient Rehabilitation and Senior Behavioral Health units.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is required within 60 days of hire for Maternal Child Health and the Emergency Department.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support is required within 60 days of hire for the Emergency Department.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification is required within one year of hire for the Emergency Department.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation certification is required within one year of hire for the Intensive Care Unit, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Operating Room.
The role requires maintaining active nursing licensure and department-required certifications.

Responsibilities

Support and promote the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.
Design patient care using established nursing standards and policies, New Hampshire Board of Nursing requirements, state and local requirements, and American Nurses Association guidelines.
Establish and measure general and unit-specific competencies with clinical education, and provide staff opportunities to achieve required competencies.
Ensure staff complete onboarding requirements.
Chair nursing-related committees and councils.
Mentor staff enrolled in clinical advancement.
Use an electronic medical record.
Promote clinical research, inquiry, and expansion of nursing knowledge, and apply evidence-based best practices.
Participate in recruitment, interviews, and candidate selection, involving staff in the interview process.
Promote continuous improvement through department audits and Process Improvement Plan requirements, and report results to committees focused on quality outcomes.
Identify personnel issues, consult with Human Resources or the appropriate manager or director, resolve issues, and complete required documentation.
Communicate information promptly and encourage timely, direct stakeholder input into decision-making.
Facilitate Unit Advisory Committee activities addressing unit and department issues and promoting shared governance.
Supervise and evaluate the Clinical Resource Nurse’s work in patient care and staff development, and ensure timely, effective evaluations of unit personnel.
Complete employee career interviews on time.
Participate in leadership rounds with patients and staff, and in Environment of Care rounds, reporting issues for correction.
Provide nursing-care-area support when patient acuity and census exceed available resources.
Monitor staff compliance with mandatory certifications and education requirements.
Identify and implement unit goals, and participate in meetings to recommend improvements to the patient care environment.
Share outcomes of nurse-led process-improvement initiatives with the quality council.
Promote a just-culture environment and respond promptly to safety and risk events.
Meet applicable requirements of outside regulatory agencies, including DNV and CMS.
Monitor and share patient and staff satisfaction scores with the unit, aiming for a 75th-percentile ranking.
Facilitate staff education on regulatory compliance and ensure staff competence in culturally diverse care.
Attend leadership training offered by the Employee Experience Department.
Monitor daily unit productivity and adjust staffing to achieve 98% or better.
Evaluate staffing patterns annually, formulate operating and capital budgets, operate within budgeted full-time equivalents, maintain position control, identify variances, and develop action plans.
Ensure the unit schedule is posted on time with sufficient staffing for department needs.
Promote certification and membership in professional organizations.
Review assigned policies, provide edits when due, and follow the approval process.
Review assigned contracts annually, including required assessments.
Perform other duties consistent with the role.

Desired Qualifications

Certification in a specialty area or nursing leadership is preferred.
Crisis Prevention Institute training is preferred, or may be obtained before completing orientation.
An Associate of Science in Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is strongly preferred.
A Master of Science in Nursing degree is preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification is preferred, with role-specific exceptions and deadlines stated in the requirements.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is preferred, with role-specific requirement and deadline stated in the requirements.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is preferred, with a role-specific requirement and deadline stated in the requirements.
Trauma Nursing Core Course certification is preferred, with a role-specific requirement and deadline stated in the requirements.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation certification is preferred, with role-specific requirement and deadline stated in the requirements.
Membership in a professional organization is preferred.

Job Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry
Uses established nursing standards/policies when designing patient care following the New Hampshire Board of Nursing, State and Local requirements, and ANA guidelines.
Establishes and measures general and unit specific competencies in collaboration with clinical education, and provides opportunity for staff members to achieve their required competencies.
Ensures staff complete all onboarding requirements.
Chairs nursing-related committees and councils.
Provides mentorship for staff enrolled in clinical advancement.
Use of an electronic medical record
Establishes an environment to promote ongoing clinical research, inquiry, and expansion of the clinical nursing knowledge base. Uses evidence for best practice
Facilitates active involvement in recruitment activities, interviews, and candidate selection. Involves staff with the interview process
Promotes continuous improvement through proactive department auditing and Process Improvement Plan (PIP) requirements. Reporting results at various committees focused on improved quality outcomes.
Identifies personnel issues, consults with human resource department and/or appropriate manager/director.
Resolves issues appropriately and completes necessary documentation.
Is creative with communication to disseminate information in a timely fashion and encourage early and direct input into the decision-making process with all stakeholders
Facilitates the Unit Advisory Committee activities to address issues relevant to staff members within the unit/department, promoting shared governance.
Supervises and evaluates work performance of Clinical Resource Nurse in terms of patient care and staff development. Ensures timely and effective evaluation of all unit personnel.
Ensures timely and effective evaluations of all unit personnel.
Ensures timely completion of all employee career interviews.
Actively participates in routine Leadership rounding with patients and staff.
Actively participates in Environment of Care (EOC) Rounds, reporting issues for correction.
Acts as a resource for nursing care areas when acuity and census outweigh resource availability.
Responsible to monitor and ensure staff compliance with mandatory certifications and education requirements
Identifies and implements unit goals.
Participates in meetings to discuss and suggest strategies for improvement in the patient care environment.
Disseminates outcomes of nurse driven process improvement initiatives and reports out to quality council
Provides a just culture environment.
Responds to all safety and or risk events in a timely manner
Meets requirements of outside regulating agencies, including DNV, CMS, and other agencies as appropriate to the clinical area.
Monitors and disseminates patient and staff satisfaction scores to unit with a focus on achieving 75th percentile ranking.
Facilities staff education on regulatory compliance.
Assures staff is competent in providing culturally diverse care.
Attends leadership training sessions offered by the Employee Experience Department.
Monitors unit productivity daily and flexing staff to achieve 98% or better.
Evaluates staffing patterns annually to meet patient care needs and formulates accurate operating and capital budgets.
Operates within the budgeted FTEs and maintains position control.
Identifies reasons for variances and develops action plans.
Ensures unit schedule is posted on time with adequate staffing to support the needs of the department.
Promotes certification and membership in a professional organization.
Maintains active nursing licensure and certifications, required for the department.
Competes review of assigned policies, providing edits when due and follows the approval process.
Completes review of assigned contracts annually including assessments as required.
Other duties as consistent with this role.

Job Requirements

Job Knowledge and Skills

Registered Nurses working in specialty areas must meet requirements for those specialties as determined by that specific discipline.
Certification in specialty or Nursing Leadership preferred
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation

Education and Experience

Current New Hampshire RN license required
Minimum of 3-5 Years clinical nursing experience required.
ASN, BSN degree strongly preferred.
MSN degree preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Crisis Prevention Institute de-escalation training (CPI) required or obtained within 60 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred - required within 60 days of hire, excluding Inpatient Rehab. and Senior Behavioral Health units
NRP- Preferred - required within 60 days of hire for Maternal Child Health and ED.
PALS- Preferred - required within 60 days of hire for Emergency Department.
TNCC – Preferred – required within 1 year of hire for the Emergency Department
TCAR – Preferred – required within 1 year of hire for the ICU, PACU and OR
Membership in a professional organization preferred.

Covenant Health Mission Statement

We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities.

Our Core Values:

•Compassion

We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering.

•Integrity

We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources.

•Collaboration

We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities.

•Excellence

We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation.

Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information (including family medical history).

Comp Range:

$93,187.07 - $128,333.13

Rate of pay displayed reflects the beginning of the pay scale. At the time of an offer, determination of your offer will reflect your skills and experience as it relates to the position.

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About the Company

Covenant Health

Catholic health system with elder care

Covenant Health is a Catholic health care system that sponsors hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living residences, and other health and elder services across New England, providing a continuum of care. It supports partnering health and elder care organizations by offering services such as strategic planning and positioning, governance, management and operational assistance, financial services, and mission and educational enhancement to help organizations deliver values-driven care. The difference from competitors lies in its Catholic mission alignment, breadth of services, and the ability to partner across the full spectrum of care—from hospitals to elder services—with experienced professionals guiding implementation and mission focus. Its goal is to improve the health of individuals and communities by delivering high-quality, values-driven care through collaborative programs and services.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tewksbury, MA
Founded: 1983

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