About this role
The Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for unit management and the quality of patient care on designated unit(s). Utilizing a shared leadership philosophy, they operate within the hospital's mission, vision, strategic priorities, and goals. They create and maintain a work environment conducive to effective communication, collaboration, teambuilding, and nursing professionalism.
The Nurse Manager oversees the Cardiovascular Intensive Care (6C) unit for open heart, thoracic, and lung volume reduction surgery patients, as well as ruptured AAA, esophagectomies, complicated vascular procedures, and post-cath-lab acute MI cases. Staff provide postoperative care in this extremely fast-paced ICU environment. Advanced support includes IV inotropes, drips, ventilators, chest tubes, IABP, Impella, temporary pacemakers, and dressings.
They ensure the enculturation of Magnet Program requirements on the unit and that care is appropriate to the age of patients served. Staff competency is maintained for safe, quality, evidence-based nursing care. Positive physician and interdepartmental relationships are upheld alongside employee morale.
The role fosters nursing professionalism through shared leadership and regulatory compliance. Opportunities align with nurse-sensitive quality indicators and Magnet Recognition Program standards. Progressive leadership supports unit excellence in a high-acuity cardiac setting.
Requirements
- BSN required; Master’s degree preferred
- Current Illinois RN licensure required
- Holds national specialty nursing certification in clinical area or nursing administration, or completes within 24 months of assuming role
- At least three years experience in acute care nursing as a registered nurse with demonstrated progressive leadership/management skills
- Demonstrated working knowledge of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program model and standards
- Demonstrated understanding of nurse-sensitive quality indicators and basic hospital/nursing regulatory requirements
Responsibilities
- Assume 24-hour accountability for unit management and quality of patient care
- Create and maintain work environment conducive to effective communication, collaboration, teambuilding, and nursing professionalism
- Ensure enculturation of Magnet Program requirements on the unit
- Assure care provided is appropriate to the age of patients served
- Verify staff competency to provide safe, quality, evidence-based nursing care
- Maintain positive physician and interdepartmental relationships
- Foster positive employee morale
- Oversee fast-paced CVICU operations with advanced cardiac support devices
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