Float Pool Manager Critical Care and ED Services (RN) Job Listing at MedStar Health in Washington, DC (Job ID 158612)

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About the Job

Summary

MedStar Washington Hospital Center, a  Magnet- designated academic medical center, is seeking an experienced Nursing Manager and/or experienced ICU Nurse, who is eager to manage the Emergency Department and Critical Care Float pool Clinical Nurses. The ideal candidate is both a highly knowledgeable nurse clinician and leader in the area of critical care. They must be a collaborative team player with a strong focus on quality, patient safety and engagement, having a strong understanding of regulatory compliance and best practices across clinical operations.

This role partners closely with unit based leadership teams to drive performance, optimize staffing, and promote a culture of excellence.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs and supervises the staffing associates in scheduling and staffing functions to ensure exemplary interpersonal relations and performance standards are met; staff reallocation decisions are within limits of safe care and budgetary parameters and deviations from the standard result in prompt timely notification to the appropriate nurse executive.
• Interviews hires and evaluates staffing associates coordinators and supervisors to ensure standards of performance and staffing practice performance standards are fully met and performance improvement opportunities are identified initiated and evaluated.
• Collaborates with nurse executives human resources payroll and finance in the planning implementation and evaluation of changes that impact nursing's ability to meet staffing and scheduling requirements and effectively utilize human resources in a cost-effective manner.
• Utilizes benchmarking and decision-support tools to improve productivity and profitability.
• Partners with nurse executives to ensure the delivery of integrated patient care by providing a sufficient number and mix of competent and qualified staff.
• Ensures that staffing associates are trained in scheduling and staffing functions and in the use and comprehension of key indicators to monitor productivity and applicable human resource and nursing policies and procedures to effectively and efficiently carry out their responsibilities.
• Responsible for the daily operations and commitment needs of the Float Pool. .
• Collaborates with nurse executives in the financial planning process to ensure fiscal soundness of all new services and programs.
• Promotes Magnet and Pathway to Excellence standards through daily practice.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree in Nursing Business Finance or Health Care Administration. preferred

Experience

• 3-4 years in a hospital or healthcare setting required
• experience and knowledge of scheduling and staffing processes and theory required

Licenses and Certifications

• Active DC RN License required
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required.