Clinical Manager - CCU/CVCU

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience, two (2) years of which were in a supervisory role or higher. May consider candidates with (4) years of experience in a nursing lead role and completion of required hospital management training class.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Valid license from the State of Nevada to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Some positions may require one or more of the following: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP); additional certification in a Specialty Area.

Additional Position Requirements

PREFERENCES WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING:

• Strong nurse leader or Clinical Manager experience
  • Prior experience supervising a minimum of 70 FTE's 
• Minimum of two (2) years of CCU/CVCU nursing experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent experience: 
  • Supervisory experience managing a Cardiovascular Coronary Care Unit at a similar facility 
  • Recovering heart surgery patients
• Familiar with both Pathway to Excellence and Magnet standards

• Comfort level and skills in leading and making decisions using shared governance frameworks

• Ability to operationally lead and manage in a high-stress environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:
Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); disease process; patient care plan development; patient evaluation and assessment techniques; body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; Federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting health care services and Joint Commission Accreditation for Health Organizations (JCAHO) standards; quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; Nurse Practice Act; supervisory principles and practices; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific care practices.

Skill in:
Assigning and monitoring the work of others; evaluating quality control; implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; supervising and training staff; developing and monitoring budgets; developing staffing plans; performing data analysis; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time, strength to examine and treat varied individuals, vision to use standard office equipment and read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.