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We are home to a Level I trauma center and award-winning specialties, the latest technology and unlimited opportunity for professional growth. We are Washington Hospital Center and from our location in the heart of our nation’s capital, we have proven ourselves indispensible to our diverse, urban patient population in more ways than one. Dedicated to quality care and high ethical standards, WHC is a private, 926-bed, not-for-profit facility that exemplifies our SPIRIT values: Service, Patient First, Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork. Share our passion and join our team. Directs, supervises and provides holistic, culturally competent, quality and cost-effective evidence based nursing care for patients/families for patient populations within a department. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization´s framework for shared governance. Collaboratively manages the patient´s transitions across the continuum of care, to assist patients or populations in achieving or maintaining an optimal level of health. Is recognized as professional role model and clinical expert and promotes professional environment that supports continuous learning. Delegates and supervises work appropriately. Reports to the Nursing Department Head. Bachelor´s degree in Nursing is required. Approximately three to four years of progressively more responsible job related experience. Licensure as a registered nurse in the District of Columbia is required.Enjoy a competitive total compensation package, relocation assistance, extensive individualized orientation, flexible scheduling, a diverse team of colleagues and ANCC-accredited continuing education programs.

An important part of that is the high regard we and our patients have for our staff. In fact, we have been named one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in the nation in Fortune magazine´s annual survey, the first educational institution to ever be named to the list. If you want a career where your knowledge is respected and your voice heard, come to Vanderbilt.We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the following position: Manager, Patient Care Services Inpatient Medicine 8 South The Manager has comprehensive operational authority and responsibility for designated clinical area(s). Their responsibilities include: fiscal accountability, maintaining quality and regulatory standards, maintaining a high level of patient/family centered care and service, patient and staff satisfaction, program development, managing and developing teams, and ensuring integration with the clinical enterprise.Minimum Requirements: This position requires a TN RN License, Masters degree and a minimum of 5 years nursing experience. Additional nursing experience may be substituted for required education on a 2:1 basis (2 years of experience for each year of education required, but not attained). If education is substituted for required education, enrollment in a Masters Degree program, with the understanding that degree will be attained within a specified timeframe, will be required. Preferred Qualifications: Two years of management experience and two years of oncology and/or cardiac telemetry experience preferred. Additional Information: This is a full-time position; 40 hours per week. 8 South is a 28-bed unit comprised of 8 Cardiac and 20 medical beds. The unit offers all private room accommodations with telemetry capability. Patients admitted to this floor are cared for by nurses who specialize in Cardiac Medicine and General Medicine. The staff of these units care for patients including, but not limited to, the following: cardiac acute care needs including ischemic disease, chest pain, acute MI, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, interventional patients; medical acute care needs: Pneumonia, CHF, COPD/Asthma exacerbations, Diabetes, GI Bleeding, HIV Positive Illnesses, Mental Status Changes, Sickle Cell Crisis, and Renal Failure. Nurses on 8 South also administer chemotherapy to the non-surgical oncology patient. Nurses who work on 8 South develop an expertise in generalist care. Because this unit offers such a variety of diagnoses, nurses are challenged to stay knowledgeable concerning all disease processes and treatments. With a strong team approach and excellent nurse to patient ratios, the nurses on these units proudly provide the very best of care to the patient population. We offer an exciting team focused environment for nurses interested in contributing to the delivery of quality patient care.Vanderbilt is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and Vanderbilt policy, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on Vanderbilt property.

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital is seeking a qualified candidate for the following position: Manager – VITA

The Manager has comprehensive operational authority and responsibility for designated clinical area(s). Their responsibilities include: fiscal accountability, maintaining quality and regulatory standards, maintaining a high level of patient/family centered care and service, patient and staff satisfaction, program development, managing and developing teams, and ensuring integration with the clinical enterprise. Minimum Requirements: This position requires a Masters degree in Nursing (MSN) and at least 5 years of RN experience. Experience may be substituted for education. Basic qualification requirement on a 2:1 basis (2 years of experience for each year of education required, but not attained). Previous Psych experience is strongly preferred. License Required: Current TN Registered Nurse License Additional Information: Shift: This is a full-time position; 40 hours per week. Background screens will be performed and education will be verified prior to employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or documentation. Vanderbilt is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and Vanderbilt policy, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on Vanderbilt property.

Mgr, Patient Care Services for the Vanderbilt Medical Group (VMG) Williamson County to include Vanderbilt Brentwood Primary Care, VMG Brentwood, VMG Westhaven, and VMG Shelbyville: The Manager has comprehensive operational authority and responsibility for designated clinical area(s). Their responsibilities include: fiscal accountability, maintaining quality and regulatory standards, maintaining a high level of patient/family centered care and service, patient and staff satisfaction, program development, managing and developing teams, and ensuring integration with the clinical enterprise. Minimum Requirements: This position requires a Masters degree in Nursing (MSN) and at least 5 years of related experience. Experience may be substituted for education. Basic qualification requirement on a 2:1 basis (2 years of experience for each year of education required, but not attained.) License Required: Current TN Registered Nurse License Additional Information: Shift: This is a full-time position; 40 hours per week; 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.; Monday thru Friday. Background screens will be performed and education will be verified prior to employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or documentation. Vanderbilt is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and Vanderbilt policy, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on Vanderbilt property.

Clinical Operations Manager

Schedule: Full-Time rotating schedule to include holidays, weekends, and nights. Preferred Skills: The position is for After Hours Care, and will float during the week to cover Clinical Operations Managers until our expansion is complete for After Hours Care.PURPOSE: Coordinate the delivery of quality patient care to facilitate member satisfaction with the care experience. This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente´s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to the applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente´s policies and procedures. In addition, Regional leaders are accountable for communication, implementation, enforcement, monitoring and oversight of compliance policies and practices in their departments. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.Accountabilities:1. Manages clinical operations, including staffing schedules, phone access to the health care team, and patient flow.2. Responsible for all appropriate documentation and reporting requirements, such as QA reports, performance evaluations, time sheets, and budget variance reports.3. Ensures the appropriate level and mix of staff and effective staff utilization to meet staffing and workload requirements and support the delivery of quality patient care and services, within budgetary guidelines.4. Develops staffing plans; works with Human Resources staff to recruit and hire staff; and coordinates comprehensive orientation of new staff.5. Establishes accountabilities and performance goals and provides counseling, coaching, feedback, recognition, training and development to staff.6. Develops and manages quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility and ensures compliance with HEDIS indicators and other mandated standards.7. Collaborates with physician managers and providers to coordinate day-to-day patient care, ensure balanced provider panels within the health care team, and facilitate appointment access for members.Required Experience and Training:- Five years´ current clinical experience plus two years´ supervisory experience required.- Demonstrated clinical and managerial competence appropriate to area(s) of responsibility; familiarity with all pertinent laws, regulations, and standards of nursing practice; demonstrated competence with financial management principles and standard software applications in a Windows environment required.Education- BSN or Bachelor´s Degree in health care administration, other health related field, or equivalent years of related experience required. License, Certification and/or Designation:- Current RN license and CPR certification required.

Nurse Manager-R1-Cardiothoracic Department: R1-Cardiothoracic Schedule: Full Time Shift: First Shift (Day) Hours: 40 Job Details: SUMMARY OF POSITION DESCRIPTION: Leadership experience preferredThe Nurse Manager in collaboration with the Nursing Director is the vital link between the mission and vision of Maine Medical Center and the delivery of safe patient and family centered care that is compassionate, evidence-based, and provides highest quality care. Reporting through the Nursing Director, this role requires collaboration with staff, physicians, directors, other professional colleagues and occasionally senior administration, to meet the diverse and continually changing challenges of the health care environment. The Nurse Manager must be a creative, autonomous, future-oriented, risk-taking entrepreneur who applies nursing expertise, critical thinking, and effective leadership and management skills to ensure that quality care is provided through satisfied and inspired professionals on a daily basis. MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: 1. Requires current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maine. 2. Graduate of an accredited program for nursing. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. 3. Requires interpersonal and management skills in order to deal with complex management problems. Communicates effectively with unit and administrative personnel, physicians, a variety of other hospital staff and persons within the community. 4. Requires advanced knowledge and expertise in providing care in order to oversee others and serve as effective resource at a level normally acquired through two or three years of progressive experience. 5. Requires a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills to make management decisions at unit level and make recommendations for consideration on departmental issues. 6. Requires the ability to integrate the knowledge of teaching principles and counseling techniques in order to direct the growth of the unit staff. 7. Requires a high level of organization skills, effective time management and delegation strategies that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust work flow according to changing unit needs.

Nursing Manager needed in Colorado!

INTERNAL POSTING PERIOD: 09/28/09-09/30/09IF YOU ARE A COLORADO INTERNAL EMPLOYEE, YOU MUST PLACE YOUR BID ON THE BID LINE 303-614-1510, NOTONLINE.PREFERRED SKILLS: Nursing Manager for two departments: Family Medicine and After Hours Care.JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for patient focused, quality, effective, efficient, nursing care and service behaviors of staff supporting the practices of physicians and other medical providers. Accountable for role clarity, communication, and performance management of staff so that the staff is best able to participate successfully as members of care teams. Supervises and coordinates the activities of personnel engaged in providing patient focused nursing care and related medical services in support of the physician practices in the medical offices. Partners with the physician leaders in creating a culture of commitment to patient focused service, excellent support of physician practices, innovation, compliance, ethics and integrity. Accountable for creating a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity. Maintains knowledge of and assures departmental compliance with Kaiser Permanente´s Principles of Responsibility and policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. Responds appropriately, including required reporting, to observed fraud or abuse.POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado. Must be a graduate of a RN program that meets Colorado State Board of Nursing curriculum requirements. Bachelor´s degree required. Highly prefer Bachelor´s degree in Nursing. Three years of nursing leadership experience required. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills required. Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) strongly preferred.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises, leads, role models and coordinates the activities of personnel engaged in providing excellent patient focused care and supporting physician practices through the provision of integrated, effective and innovative nursing practices and related medical services. Interviews, selects, evaluates, motivates, orients, trains, coaches\counsels, disciplines and terminates unit personnel in collaboration with physician leaders and in compliance with requirements of EEO/AA goals, union contracts, and personnel policies of the organization. Continually improves service and staff productivity. Improves quality in partnership with CPMG. Monitors, identifies and investigates competency issues and service or support deficits associated with daily operations and overall patient care within the unit(s) and develops and administers corrective measures in collaboration with Permanente physicians to ensure safe and efficient working conditions. Acts as a liaison between the physician group, the patient care unit, and the call center to ensure effective communication for overall patient care services. Collaborates with other facility leaders to design systems for providing high quality patient care services. Ensures highest nursing standards and monitors clinical nursing practice and documentation within the department to meet and/or exceed appropriate nursing and licensing/accrediting agency guidelines and/or standards. Is accountable for outstanding support of physician practices. The nurse manager collaborates with the physician and the physician manager in managing labor relations. Coordinates and adheres to budgetary needs for operation of the unit in collaboration with medical group leaders. Monitors quality assurance projects in collaboration with physician group. Maintain current information and knowledge of all applicable Kaiser Permanente policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Ensures that the training activities incorporate all applicable KP policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Position requires working with interruptions, occasionally working with bio-hazardous waste, and working around machinery and moving equipment, such as wheel chairs. Standard medical office environment. May be required to lift patients using proper lifting technique. For Essential Responsibilities: In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors. Functional and Environmental Factors available upon request.SCHEDULE: Variable Shifts Sunday - Saturday; Holidays; Weekends; Floats between Departments/Locations/Facilities STARTING SALARY RANGE: $5,650 - $7,353 (Monthly)- Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -

Vanderbilt Medical Center, a Magnet recognized organization and internationally respected leader in medical education research and patient care, enjoys a reputation for excellence unlike any other healthcare facility. An important part of that is the high regard we – and our patients – have for our staff. In fact, we have been named one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in the nation in Fortune magazine´s annual survey, the first educational institution to ever be named to the list. If you want a career where your knowledge is respected and your voice heard, come to Vanderbilt.Nurse Manager, Patient Care Services opportunities are available in the following areas:• Adult Medical• Surgical Services• Pediatric Medical• Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital• Home Care • VMG Outpatient Clinic – Williamson CountyThe qualified candidates will hold a Master’s degree in Nursing, along with current TN RN licensure. A minimum of 5 years of experience is required.There are 147 reasons why you should join the stable work environment of Vanderbilt University and Medical Center – view them all at http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/jobsBackground screens will be performed and education will be verified prior to employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or documentation. Vanderbilt is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and Vanderbilt policy, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on Vanderbilt property.Vanderbilt University is committed to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.