The Clinical Nursing Manager RN manages and collaborates activities, workflow and nursing resources of assigned nursing unit(s).

II. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides a high level of professional and clinical leadership, demonstrating clinical competence and expertise.
• Provides support and supervision to front-line staff in order to assist them in their role.
• Maintains clinical skills and performs patient care at the bedside as needed.
• Embodies the vision, mission, and values of the unit with staff.
• Models service excellence skills and actively holds others accountable to a patient focused environment.
• Motivates staff to strive for professional excellence.
• Oversees day to day unit-based operations. 
• Identifies and resolves issues affecting the delivery of patient care services.
• Responsible for staff schedules and daily staffing concerns.
• Conducts daily rounding on patients, evaluating patient experience and identifying opportunities for staff recognition and improvement. 
• Participates in identifying, developing and delivery of education, training, and personal/professional development for clinical staff.
• Provides feedback, guidance and leadership – from orientation to ongoing informal and formal teaching sessions – to clinical staff. 
• Ensures staff competencies are evaluated and appropriate training is provided.
• Represents and supports clinical staff.
• Mentors and coaches nursing staff.
• Monitors patient care to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Reviews patient records to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the care provided by the unit. (chart audits)
• Participates in various committees which establish standards of nursing care and policy, applying evidence-based standards and health care research.
• Participates in UBC and staff groups to foster shared governance, patient focus and service excellence.
• Assists the Director in performing patient rounds, evaluating patient experience and identifying opportunities for improvement. 
• Assists the Director with reviewing and documenting event reports, and performing staff follow-up.
• Collaborates with the Director in the review/selection, coaching and counseling processes.
• Collaborates with the Director on leading staff performance standards and administration of annual performance reviews.
• Collaborates with the Director to monitor and adhere to budget; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions within specified parameters. 
• Participates in development and completion of strategic business operating plans, goals and objectives as well as department strategies, goals and objectives.
• Participates in the evaluation of outcomes of clinical, financial and human resource measures that provide direction for care or service and facilitates process improvement.
• Performs nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position

III. JOB QUALIFICATIONS 
Required: 

• Current Kansas Registered nursing License      
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Five (5) total years experience to include three (3) years nursing experience and two (2) years leadership experience
• Current Basic Life Support affirmation

Preferred:       

• Master’s degree in nursing
• Specialty certification/credential