Nurse Manager Cardiothoracic ICU

About The Unit

The CardioThoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) is a 20-bed intensive care unit where we care for many complex medical problems including open-heart surgery, aneurysm repair, and heart and lung transplant. We have PT/OT 7 days a week, 2 Respiratory Therapists on the unit at all times, APP team coverage until 2300 and an attending MD for 24/7 coverage.

What You Will Do

• Leads the planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing process.
• Promotes a positive patient experience and environment that supports family centered care reflective of the patient population.
• Builds and retains a talented and inspired workforce by developing, engaging and empowering personnel to fulfill their potential.
• Collaborates as an integrated team by sharing information, best practices and results openly through practice in a professional governance model.
• Contributes to and facilitates strategic program growth, development and organizational change.
• Accountable and responsible to the achievement of organizational and financial goals.
• Achieves quality outcomes through the utilization of a performance improvement process. Uses evidence based practice and research to guide patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Responsible for self-development and supports a learning environment.
• Demonstrates progressive leadership and effective management.
• Accountable for ensuring regulatory standards are maintained.
• Displays commitment to the mission, vision and values of the organization.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.