Manager, RN Specialty

Title: Manager, RN Specialty

Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Department: MemorialCare Medical Foundation

Status: Full Time, Exempt

Shift: Days

Pay Range*: $126,484.80/yr - $189,716.80/yr

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability.Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

Supervise, coordinate and facilitate the Specialty clinic operations of the clinical site(s) and educate Specialty offices in best practices for clinical staff. Through demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge, skills and competence, the Nursing Manager facilitates learning for clinical personnel at MemorialCare Medical Foundation. This role also creates and implements clinical education based on needs assessments and operational initiatives and functions as an education advisor to the Nursing/clinical staff. Utilizing the (5) Simply Better Steps, the Nursing manager functions as a clinical and professional role model to staff and serves as a resource to leadership to ensure that all clinical best practices and regulations are current. This role will be an advocate for continuous learning and function as a change agent to improve patient care and support team collaboration.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

1. Assist with recruitment and onboarding the best-qualified candidates for department openings. Develop staff by offering training and educational opportunities both inside and outside of department.

2. Develop & coordinate staff programs for effective orientation, recruitment, training, and retention. i.e. Standard work for specialties

3. In partnership with Practice Manager, coach and provide feedback with employee related to clinical issues

4. Monitor facility for optimal patient flow and ensure an environment of safety and high quality patient care. Influence & leverage technology to improve workflows and care coordination for service line across continuum

5. Support and implement a patient-centered model of care delivery.

6. Assure effective coordination of clinical patient care services

7. Collaborate with all departments to coordinate patient care in conjunction with providers and supporting team.

8. Engage the help of staff to continually investigate ways to improve work procedures/policies and processes. Implement and support Lean Management Systems

9. Support and enhance values that place patient satisfaction as one of the highest priorities

10. Pursue a program of self-development to remain current with information that may affect job, staff, and/or operations.

11. In partnership with Practice Manager, promote organizational strategic goals and expectations.

12. Participate in special projects as assigned.

13. Maintain working knowledge, ability to perform any job task supervised, and assist as necessary.

14. Meet ambulatory nursing clinical competencies for licensure.

15. Provide clinical leadership and a clear direction to all members of the care team to support the plan of care while maintaining the responsibility and accountability for the delivery of ambulatory nursing care.

16. Demonstrate continued development of clinical expertise, current knowledge of healthcare trends, and education related to ambulatory nursing practice.

17. Participate in processes that improve Standard of Care and practice in the delivery of ambulatory nursing care.

18. Demonstrates understanding of population specific care needs and educates nursing staff as indicated.

19. Effectively implements educational development for all members of the care team based on needs assessment while maintaining the legal scope of practice for all roles.

20. Demonstrates knowledge of curriculum development such as identifying program outcomes, developing competency statements, writing course objectives, and selecting appropriate learning activities and evaluation methods.

21. Develop an educational plan for the clinical team members in collaboration with the Nursing Supervisor team members.

22. Works with the Best Practice Team to develop health education programs for identified health conditions and population health needs.

23. Function as a consultant to the Policy and Procedure team for clinically based policy identification, updates and education.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare-that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more...Check out ourMemorialCare Benefitsfor more information about our Benefits and Rewards.