Neonatal Nursing Job in Mechanicsville, Virginia
Nurse Manager-NICU
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Job Specialty:
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Neonatal Nursing
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Job Type:
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Permanent
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Job Location:
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Mechanicsville, Virginia
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Job Description
The NICU Nurse Manager is responsible for the integration, facilitation, and coordination of the management and clinical activities of the nursing unit(s) with twenty-four hour accountability. Provides management and clinical support to other nursing units and house wide as required. Serves as a professional role model, mentor, and clinical resource/educator for nurses and other members of the health care team. Develops unit goals and objectives with other staff based on analysis of clinical and managerial processes to improve patient outcomes and create a culture of excellence. Represents the unit and is a liaison to internal and external customers. Participates in professional development activities and is active on hospital-wide committees. Demonstrates various styles of management. Participates in unit(s) budget development, responsible for monitoring and variance analysis.
To initiate the application process, candidates must be currently registered or eligible for registration, in Virginia, with current CPR certification. A baccalaureate degree is preferred. Work requires knowledge of organization and operation of a patient care unit and nursing care techniques and methods. Candidates must have three to five years of clinical experience with progressively more responsible experience in NICU. Must have a broad based knowledge of clinical, psychosocial, and patho/physiological theories relating to nursing diagnosis and treatment. Previous work experience in a supervisory or charge nurse position that required knowledge of financial management and personnel supervision and practice.