The RMC Medical Nurse Manager is responsible for the daily unit operations of the unit assuming responsibility for the quality of care rendered in an efficient and effective manner. He/she is accountable for assuming clinical care, budget operations, and patient/customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties

• Actively engages in interviews and other staff recruitment initiatives.
• Approves and implements department policies and procedures.
• Communicates pertinent hospital and patient care information to staff.
• Creates an environment of teamwork and collaboration to improve staff satisfaction and enhance retention.
• Prompt the team for rounds to start on time, and help keep the team focused.
• Develop and promote new programs to strengthen Riverside's reputation and market position.
• Establishes and maintains excellent physician relationships and works to resolve medical staff problems on time.
• Establishes and maintains QI standards and measurements.
• Establishes and monitors unit productivity and ensures appropriate staffing at all times.
• Integrates the departments into the mainstream of Riverside HealthCare in support of the organizational mission.
• Manages and provides leadership in financial matters regarding budgeting cost control and revenue generation.
• Manages the daily clinical operations of the unit.
• Oversees clinical services in all areas of assignment to promote interdisciplinary team development and movement along the continuum.
• Participates and contributes to assigned committees, teams, and task forces, including community service if applicable.
• Provides leadership and direction for ensuring quality patient care.
• Provide leadership and direction for improving patient/customer satisfaction.
• Review Visionware reports to ensure appropriate staff levels and skill mix on a daily basis.
• Reviews Press Ganey to improve patient satisfaction/teach/create initiatives.
• Support/ensure development and maintenance of nurse/physician collaboration.
• Satisfactorily complete all required continuing education hours regarding the care of acute stroke patients.

Required Experience

• 3-5 years of clinical experience

Required Licensure/Education

• Graduate from an approved school of nursing,
• BSN required.
• Current Illinois RN license
• Effective 4/01/2024: Upon hire or within 12 months of start date, must complete and maintain a nationally ANCC-recognized nursing leadership or nursing specialty certification.

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure to: 

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help. 
• Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety. 
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
• Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

• Shift: Variable for 24-hour coverage

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 10%
• Twist: 4%
• Stand: 40%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements:

• Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
• Carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
• Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 30
• Twist: 15
• Stand: 60
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight <5#.
• Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, medical/supply dispensing cabinet, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength: 

• up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors and Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

• Inside hours: 6-40
• Outside hours: 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards: 

• Chemical -drugs/work with patients receiving chemotherapy-Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy direct radiation for radiology equipment; mechanical- use of Hoover lift bed scales, motorized wheelchairs, bathtub lift chair.
• Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.