The Nurse Manager is a registered nurse with accountability for clinical care of a designated patient care service area. The manager is responsible for assessing, identifying, planning, implementing and evaluating the processes, technology, personnel and facility needs required to achieve patient outcomes safely in a patient centered environment. The Nurse Manager demonstrates knowledge of the principles of human growth and development throughout the life span and the ability to guide the care teams in identifying patient/family needs relative to age, specific requirements and in accordance with Standards and policy and procedure.