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Our people make all the difference in our success. Plans, integrates, controls and evaluates human, material and fiscal resources required to provide patient care in specific departments. Provides leadership in establishing standards, goals, and direction.
Facilitates, coordinates, and manages staff, material, and financial resources to achieve patient outcomes/care and to promote professional development/practice of staff. Incorporates the Nursing Department philosophy into leadership and clinical practice. Ensures implementation of departmental and department specific patient care standards and nurse competencies.
This position serves the following patient age categories: neonatal, pediatrics, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Essential Job Function: Assures an effective system for management of human resources. Evaluates and determines human resource needs for program development, maintenance or revision.
Assures the following human resource functions meet organizational guidelines. Position control, Interviewing, Hiring, Scheduling, Disciplinary process/termination, Promotion, maintains system for evaluating staff performance in accordance with organizational guidelines. Develops/maintains criteria for staff performance in accordance with professional, regulatory agencies and departmental standards.
Assures performance appraisal completion. Facilitates and develops effective work groups/team/staff members. Manages retention/turnover rate to meet organizational objectives.
Develops/maintains an environment that supports learning and professional development. Assures departmental patient care services meets organizational goals and objectives. Develops and promotes departmental philosophy.
Identifies and develops departmental goals and objectives utilizing trend data and customer and staff input. Develops/maintains an ongoing department organizational structure to meet program goals. Assures patient care outcomes are achieved, Leadership rounds, Case conferences, Data evaluation.
Assures program meets professional, regulatory and department standards. Develops/evaluates staffing and educational strategies to meet program/institutional goals and outcomes, Orientation, Continuing Education, Clinical skills development. Markets program to the hospital, community and other agencies, as needed.
Assures maintenance of departmental policies and procedures. Assures effective financial management. Conducts annual department capital, staffing, materials and program needs analysis.
Develops budget in accordance with organizational priorities and constraints. Performs variance analysis and develops action plan to ensure targets are met. Facilitates, maintains and evaluates departmental cost-containment activities in accordance with system initiatives.
Demonstrates personal accountability and effective conflict resolution/negotiation skills. Demonstrates appropriate use of universal precautions and use of personal protective equipment. Maintains safe environment and responds appropriately to emergencies and safety hazards.
Promotes a positive, supportive, and professional work environment free of disruptive behavior. Practices, in all professional relationships, with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual. Follows Chain of Command for assistance with issues related to unresolved/problem-solving and/or conflict resolution.
Provides, seeks and receives constructive feedback. Provides peer to peer feedback and seeks mediation as necessary. Facilitates building and preserving collaborative and respectful relationships.
Demonstrates expertise in collaboration, negotiation, and conflict management.
Bachelors, Nursing, Required Masters, Healthcare Related Field. Required Graduate of RN educational program required. Master's degree in progress may be considered.
The following requirements are valid in the long-term care setting ONLY (Penn Nursing Center, Alamance Extended Care/Village at Brookwood): Associate degree in Nursing. Required: Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred (note: experienced RNs with an Associate Degree must commit to obtain their BSN within four years from date of hire) Master's in Healthcare Related field is preferred.
Minimum of 3 years progressive leadership experience required. Prior management experience preferred. Licensure/Certification/Listing: Required: RN | Registered Nurse licensed in North Carolina or a Compact state.
BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider Certified in relative area of practice or Certification in Nursing Administration (NE-BC) or other relevant management or applicable specialty or must obtain within one year of hire. Work
Days/No Weekends On Call Required No FTE: 1 Job Type: Full Time (40 Hours/Week)