Manager Patient Care (PCM)
Core
Manages daily operations of the clinical nursing department to ensure safe, high-quality patient care delivery and efficient staff/supply utilization.
Role type
Manager Patient Care (Nursing Department)
Builds
Clinical nursing department operations
Domain
Healthcare / Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing leadership, staff hiring and development, budget management, performance improvement, safety compliance, operational auditing
Preferred skills
Master's degree in Nursing, specialized patient population certification
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead achievement of patient safety goals, coach and mentor team leaders, foster communication and collaboration between staff and departments, ensure safe environment through purposeful rounding, manage reporting of occurrences and near misses, hire and develop staff, manage department expenses and resource utilization, assist with patient admissions/transfers/discharges, monitor data collection and audits for compliance, lead performance improvement initiatives
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership