Nurse Manager - Medical/Neuro ICU

Location: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Overview

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Description

You will join the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital as a Nurse Manager on the Bliss 9i, a 16‑bed unit composed of a combination Neuroscience and Medical ICU. This role offers the benefits of being part of the Neuroscience Institute along with its resources and teamwork. Your primary responsibilities are managed, budgeted, staffed, and overseen in partnership with the Nurse Director. The unit operates under a shared‑governance philosophy and a home‑grown nursing professional practice model that provides a framework for consistent nursing care. By practicing within this model, we ensure that our practice is consistent across all specialties and that goals are clearly defined. Our care is centered on enhancing the human health experience and supported by the following nursing elements that align with our leadership behaviors: science, ethics, advocacy, and art.

We provide care to patients with a wide range of complex, highly acute medical‑neuro issues using advanced technologies and devices including CRRT, monitoring of intracranial pressures, brain tissue oxygenation, and hemodynamic monitoring. Patient populations include, but are not limited to, respiratory failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver injury/failure, kidney injury/failure, sepsis, drug/alcohol withdrawal, stroke, head or spinal cord trauma, and brain hemorrhage. RNs in this specialty maintain a family‑centered approach because of the critical nature of our patients and work closely with Critical Care Clinicians, a Neuro‑intensivist, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to provide the highest quality care.

Functioning within the framework for professional nursing practice, the Patient Unit Manager supports and assists the Director. The position carries 24‑hour accountability for managing human, material, and financial resources to ensure quality, cost‑effective delivery of patient services for specific patient populations across the continuum. This is accomplished through direct action, delegation, coaching, and support of unit‑based shared governance councils. The position reports to the Director of Nursing for the Ayer Neuroscience Institute.

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut Registered Nurse license required.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. One degree must be in Nursing.
• ICU and Neuroscience experience preferred.
• Certification in nursing administration required within five years of assuming the position.
• Minimum three years of relevant clinical experience.
• CPR certification preferred.
• Demonstrated progressive leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Exceptions to the educational requirement will be evaluated on an individual basis. Candidates in the process of completing the requirement will be considered; continued progress toward completion within five years will be required.

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