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Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster General Hospital HOURS: Full Time We are seeking an experienced nursing leader to join 5 North as their Nurse Manager. 5 North is an 18-bed MS telemetry unit primary caring for Urology and Gastroenterology patients. Our patients are typcially healthy people who have received a diagnosis that requires surgery. As a urology floor, we care for a variety of patients including those with kidney stones and prostate surgery. As a gastroenterology floor, we care for patients including those with planned and emergency abdominal surgeries. Summary Manages and is accountable for the care delivered in a patient care department or area consistent with the mission and vision of the organization. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: newborn birth to 28 days , infant 29 days through 11 months , toddler 12 months to 2 years , pre-school 3 years to 5 years , school age 6 years to 12 years , adolescent 13 years to 17 years , adult 18 years to 64 years and older adults 65 years and older . Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: + Develop and implement departmental objectives based on organizational goals. + Develop and implement appropriate staffing and scheduling assignments. In order to drive departmental performance, assignments will reflect appropriate utilization of personnel, considering scope of practice, competencies, patient needs and complexity of care. + Accept departmental accountability for current and new practices, clinical programs and systems necessary to support changing patient care needs. + Accept organizational accountability for services provided to recipients. + Develop, implement, monitor and be accountable for the budget for the defined area s of responsibility. + Evaluate job performance of unit personnel by completing staff performance appraisals and competency assessments and by monitoring performance on an ongoing basis. + Coordinate nursing care with other healthcare disciplines to maximize patient care outcomes and resource allocation. + Evaluate patient, family, physician and staff satisfaction. Implement actions to establish improvements. + Ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing, and continuing professional development for assigned personnel. + Using input from staff, oversee recruitment, selection, and retention of personnel that are representative of the population diversity. Utilize various motivational strategies to increase staff morale and also provide counseling for employees as appropriate. + Monitor the quality of patient care and safety, maintaining designated standards according to organizationu2019s process improvement plan. + Ensure evidence-based practice by participating in and involving the nursing staff in evaluative research activities. + Ensure shared accountability for professional practice by fostering and developing a shared governance model in the department. + Advocate for a work environment that minimizes work-related illness and injury. + Serve as a clinical resource person by providing clinical guidance and by assisting nursing personnel in assessing patient family status to plan of nursing care. + Assist in department as needed and maintain specific identified Nurse Manager clinical competencies. The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: + Monitor utilization of supplies and equipment based on established standards. + Participate and or lead unit, department and interdepartmental committees. + Collaborate with educational personnel to plan and implement orientation and ongoing educational programs. + Participate in developing departmental and hospital policy and procedure and in the development of patient care standards, protocols and guidelines. + Participates in and actively supports research activities of the organization. + Depending on location, may need to occasionally serve as administrator on call or as supervisor. + Other duties as assigned. Minimum Required Qualifications: + Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, issued by the PA State Board of Nursing. + Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing BSN or higher level nursing degree is required. + Applicable certifications may be required for certain roles. + One 1 year of experience serving in a leadership role. examples include but not limited to Clinical Ladder participation, committee chair or participation in Nurse Manager Residency Program . + Three 3 to Five 5 years of clinical experience. Preferred Qualifications + Five 5 years as staff nurse in a related field. + Five 5 years of previous management experience or participation in management courses. + For internal candidates, if eligible, Clinical Ladder. We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. REQNUMBER: 309793