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We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more - in our careers and in our communities.Job Description Summary: TWO YEARS of CRITICAL CARE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED This position ensures delivery of evidence-based practice by professional nursing personnel and other staff in designated areas of responsibility. He/She plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the unit's delivery of evidence-based patient care in a cost-effective manner, providing leadership and clinical management to members of the health care team. He/She participates in integration of the Nursing Philosophy along with the mission, vision, values, goals and objectives of OhioHealth in unit operations.Responsibilities And Duties:50% Patient Care:1. Assists the Manager in accountability for ongoing delivery of patient care in area(s) of responsibility; assures application of the nursing process by Registered Nurses in the clinical setting (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation); assures documentation of patient care in the medical record. Addresses concerns and resolves problems. Uses data from various sources to initiate continuous quality improvement within the department/unit. Coordinates nursing care in collaboration with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of health care. Ensures nursing practice in a safe environment. Participates in process improvement activities and root cause analysis investigations. Assists the Manager with fiscal responsibility at the unit level. 2. Assists Manager with planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient care as appropriate to department/unit.3. Assists Manager with planning, reviewing and coordinating staffing time schedules and allocating staff as appropriate for volume and patient care needs. Assists Manager in daily staffing plans.4. Assists Manager to coordinate nursing care with other health care disciplines across the continuum of health care.25% Operations and Personnel Management:1. Maintains daily unit operations including the status of staffing, patient visits and/or admissions, discharges and transfers, serving as a resource to department/unit staff to guide patient care delivery.2. Participates in recruitment, selection, retention and evaluation of personnel. Participates in staff performance via written performance appraisals and disciplinary procedures. Ensures appropriate orientation, training, competence, continuing education, and professional growth and development of personnel. Maintains staff records.3. Assists manager in planning and contributing to fiscal management of unit by utilizing human and material resources and supplies in an efficient, cost effective manner. Assists Manager in development and implementation of services.15% Professional Development and Leadership:1. Practices as colleague with medical staff, other members of the interdisciplinary team, and other disciplines to initiate and support collaborative and cooperative clinical management practices. Actively participates in interdepartmental relationship building.2. Contributes to development of self and staff through orientation and continuing education. Participates in identification of learning needs of staff.3. Participates in collection, analysis and use of data for quality and process improvement activities at the unit level.4. Provides leadership and clinical management through clinical practice, supervision, delegation, and teaching as delegated by Manager and/or Director.5. Facilitates staff attendance at meetings and educational programs; supports staff with shared decision making activities. Ensures registered nurse participation in decision making at the unit level. Participates on Shar