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*Northwest Kidney Centers seeks a Nurse Manager for Hospital Services Quality Improvement and Education. *

Purpose The Nurse Manager for Hospital Services Operations, Staffing and Development is responsible to the CNO/A-CNO for supervising daily patient care, scheduling of services, and coordination of communication between technical operations, schedulers, and clinical teams.  This position maintains staffing schedules, including PTO requests and leave approval, and works closely with the Hospital Services Nurse Manager for Quality, Improvement and Education in any process development and quality initiatives.

 The position is responsible for management of the department; supervising personnel functions within the department performing appraisals, coaching, and counseling staff for delivery of quality care. The position also assists with various committees and other assignments as deemed necessary and useful to the organization.

*The ideal candidate: *

• Responsible for overseeing the daily clinical operations of hospital specific dialysis activities to include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and continuous renal replacement therapies. Is a member of the Hospital Services Leadership team that makes planning and hiring decisions for the department.

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``` - Develops appropriate staff scheduling to ensure optimum coverage while using appropriate staffing guidelines, including productivity standards, RN/Tech ratios, overtime hours, and meal and rest breaks.

Works collaboratively with Hospital Services Schedulers to plan and schedule patient treatment assignments.

Interviews, hires, orients, supervises, and evaluates Hospital Services staff.

Collaborates with peer Nurse Manager to ensure standard work is developed and implemented across the Hospital Services team. Assists in communication planning across the department.

Serves as a clinical resource person for Hospital Services staff, client hospital nursing staff, nephrologists, and other physicians. This includes resolving questions concerning programs, patient care orders, patient care problems and conflicts, and coordinates service programs.

Provides input into Hospital Services policies, procedures, and planning.

Accountable for all standards for the department operations are reflective of the clinical work, and are being appropriately audited, monitored, and managed.

Ensures staff maintains competencies and meets employee health standards as outlined by the program and facility contracts. Works collaboratively with NKC Employee Health Manager.

Ensures staff perform appropriate infection prevention techniques. Works collaboratively with NKC and Hospital Partners' Infection Prevention Officer.

Responsible for safety and clinical conduct of staff and for supplies, equipment, and services.

Responsible for staff assessment and timely performance evaluations for staff assigned to the Nurse Manager.

Provides support to the department, leadership, and organization in the daily practice (including daily huddles) and leads PDCA activities to problem solve and improve quality outcomes.

Communicates NKC Personnel and Payroll policies, procedures, and practices and monitors ongoing compliance. Approves timecards for staff and assists with time clock adjustments for Hospital Services staff.

Represents NKC Hospital Services as directed by the CNO/A-CNO and performs ad hoc, standing committee, and other responsibilities. Is member of NKC's Leadership Team and NKC's Safety Committee.

Provides direct leadership in the event of an internal or external disaster and ensures that active and ongoing communication is established with client hospitals and NKC's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) throughout