Nurse Manager - Spinal Cord Innovation Center, Full time - 51571-5904

Role Details

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/10675082 The Nurse Manager has primary responsibility for implementing the mission, vision, policies, goals and objectives of nursing services within their area. As a liaison between nursing and disciplines throughout the SRAlab system of care, the Nurse Manager promotes organizational goals, interdisciplinary and interdepartmental team collaboration. The Nurse Manager allocates fiscal and human resources appropriately to ensure the delivery of quality cost efficient care. Executive decision making occurs to ensure the efficient unit operations.\ \ The Nurse Manager will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute.\ \ The Nurse Manager will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.\

\ Principal Responsibilities\ The Nurse Manager:\

1. Manages the delivery of nursing care and services within a defined operational nursing unit.
2. Participates in the development of operating and capital budgets and manages resources.
3. Manages and monitors staffing/productivity of assigned staff to ensure execution of goals and projects.
4. Initiates and implements quality improvements in individual, team and organizational performance utilizing SRAlabQI and other mechanisms and facilitates resolution of quality issues (i.e. response time, satisfaction, falls).
5. Develops and optimizes the performance of team members, resulting in goal attainment, staff motivation and talent retention.
6. Recruits, trains, coaches, and assesses performance of staff.
7. Communicates with patients, families and staff to ensure satisfaction and to prevent and resolve conflict.
8. Partners with other Nurse Managers to provide policy and practice leadership within the organization.
9. Applies nursing research to clinical practice and participates in nursing research studies.
10. Oversees the unit\'s quality monitoring system.
11. May also develop and provide education and in-service programs to both staff and students.
12. Performs all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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