Manager of Nursing Education

Manager of Nursing Education Renown Health - 3.1 Reno, NV Job Details Full-time 1 day ago Qualifications RN License BLS Certification English Basic life support Full Job Description Position Purpose Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing or the Chief Nursing Officer, the Manager of Nursing is responsible and accountable for planning and leading staff t to create and implement orientation programs, education projects, and professional development programs for nursing staff in accordance with Federal, State, The Joint Commission, and certification requirements. Nature and Scope The Manager of Nursing must function independently, providing the opportunity for developing standards, establishing the budget and monitoring operational performance by being accountable for the 24-hour management of the education department. The Manager of Nursing acts as a change agent and transitional leader, inspires a shared vision and motivates the staff to provide care within the framework of a learning organization. The Manager of Nursing is accountable for interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, evaluating and guiding their staff's professional growth. With the opportunity of organizing, planning, staffing, directing, coordinating, empowering, and marketing patient care services, the manager supports the Renown Health Values and Mission Statement and ensures that services provided are efficient, effective and consistent with the goals and policies of Renown Health. The Manager of Nursing faces the major challenges of maintaining positive relationships between the physicians, the community, and the hospital; for maintaining cost-effective, high quality, high touch patient care; designing and teaching educational programs; and working cooperatively with other departments to achieve hospital goals. Evidence based nursing practice; along with critical thinking skills are required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. If the incumbent provides direct patient care, he/she is accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric patients and families. The incumbent demonstrates the ability to work with patient's physical, motor/sensory adaptation, cognitive, and psychosocial needs specific to the population being served, and meet standards of quality as measured by the Unit/Department age specific competency standards. This position does provide patient care.

Bibliography:

Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements, American Nurses Association Publication Magnet Recognition Progress, Recognizing Excellence in Nursing Service - Healthcare Organization Instruction and Application Process Manual, American Nurses Association Credentialing Center; Washington, DC, 2002, pp. 134, 135, 127. Nurse Practice Act, Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 632, NAC, Chapter 632. Nevada State Board of Nursing, September, 2002.

Nursing:

Scope and Standards of Practice, American Nurses Association Publication Scope & Standards for Nurse Administrators; ANA Publication Disclaimer The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job. Minimum Qualifications Requirements - Required and/or

Preferred Name Description Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree preferred or pursuit of either degree upon hire.

Experience:

One year of administrative/management experience in nursing preferred. License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license. Certification(s): Current BLS certification required (except for 400326). Professional certification preferred. Computer /

Typing:

Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

Location:

Renown Health • 200733

Clinical Education Schedule:

Full Time - Eligible for Benefits, Day, 8am-5pm