Clinical Manager-Ortho/Neuro

• Participates actively in the planning and distribution of patient assignments.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care and addresses any issues that affect the desired patient outcomes.
• Supports nursing staff in communication with physicians to include accepting doctors' orders and communicating patient condition.
• Facilitates the process of reporting patient status to the following shift of nursing personnel.
• Manages the nursing care of assigned patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. 
• Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs. 
• Carries out physician orders.
• Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.
• Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.
• Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. 
• Instructs and educates patients and families.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
• Orients and mentors new staff members.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Required Job Qualifications include:

• Current licensure as an RN.
• Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider issued by the AHA.
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• BSN desired; Certification in Neuro preferred.
• Previous charge nurse experience and experience in ortho/neuro.
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.