Nurse Manager Home Care - Gainesville, Florida - Manager

Company: Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medi
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Nurse Manager Home Care - Gainesville, Florida
Duties

The Nurse Manager Home Care is a designated first-line supervisory authority, responsible and accountable for the nursing 24/7 operations of the Home Care unit, ensuring that subordinate personnel provide timely nursing care which complies with generally accepted standards of clinical practice. This includes the authority to accept, amend or reject the work of subordinates. The Nurse Manager has continuing responsibility for all the following functions:

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• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work
  
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments and capabilities of subordinates
  
• Evaluates the performance of subordinates
  
• Makes recommendations for appointments, advancements or reassignments of subordinates
  
• Gives advice, counsels or instruction to subordinate personnel on work and administrative matters
  
• Hears and resolves complaints of subordinates and refers more serious complaints not resolved to higher level supervisors
  
• Recommends and takes disciplinary action where appropriate
  
• Identifies developmental and training needs of subordinates, provides and makes provisions for such development and training
  
• Responsible for maintaining continuous accreditation readiness of his/her units. Responsible for performance improvement data, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, interviewing applicants, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards.
  
• Actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships with physicians and other clinicians.
  
• Responsible for staffing their units on a continual basis.
  
• Ensures staffing meets established nursing hours per patient day requirements, and works with other nurse managers to identify and share resources
  
• Address employee conduct and performance issues.
  
• Completes recurring reports and performance evaluations in a timely manner.
  
• Participates on service and medical center committees and task forces to improve nursing practice and patient care.
  
• Identifies educational needs of staff and ensures that these needs are addressed.
  
• Plays an integral role in supporting and facilitating student nurse clinical experiences, as well as orienting new Nurse Managers.
  
• Works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles.
  
• Designates a cross-covering Nurse Manager in his/her absence to handle administrative and clinical issues such as staffing coverage, granting leave, and patient and/or staff issues.
  
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