Job description:

Job Summary:

To administer, analyze and appraise the care given to patients within the Department. To advise the Acute Care Director regarding the status of patient care, budgetary projections, quality improvement processes. To anticipate and estimate future needs of the Department to improve quality of patient care.
What you will do in this role:

• Demonstrates advanced level of clinical skills and the ability to support others to achieve the delivery of quality care.
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills and competency in leadership, supervision and management of staff.
• Demonstrates excellent skills in planning, organizing and managing personnel resources in a cost effective and productive manner for the operational area of the nursing unit.
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.
• Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.
• Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.
• Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.
• Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
• Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.
• Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patients care which results in patient harm.
• Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
• Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Seeking RECENT ACUTE CARE RN leadership experience at least 2-3 years of Supervisor/Manager level experience. *Open to any adult inpatient experience from an acute hospital setting
• Associates in Nursing or BSN
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse, or Advance Nurse Practitioner

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

Great benefits. Relo offered!