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- Under the direction of the Vice President Patient Care, the incumbent will ensure provision of high quality patient care to a specified patient population that meets the standards of local, state, and national regulatory bodies and professional organizations. - Develops leadership within the hospital which supports and maintains excellence in the standards of research based nursing practice. - Develops, integrates, and implements goals of the hospital and nursing into their service line(s). - Leads quality programs and works to develop action places for continuous improvement. - Develops, reviews, and maintains fiscal budget within established targets. Monitors overtime, labor costs, medical supply expenses, and works with purchasing partner to obtain strong supply contract pricing. - Assures staffing patterns are flexed and according to unit activity and patient acuity. - Develop and manage the annual capital budget, establishing equipment priorities based on patient unit needs, physician recruitment activities, and revenue potential. - Develops a climate within which professional nursing can thrive and grow. - Develops a program of nursing that ensures recruitment of the highest caliber of nurses and the most effective retention of nurses within the service. - Collaborates with other members of the management team, physicians, and other departments to facilitate the delivery of patient care.

- Under the direction of the Vice President Patient Care, the incumbent will ensure provision of high quality patient care to a specified patient population that meets the standards of local, state, and national regulatory bodies and professional organizations. - Develops leadership within the hospital which supports and maintains excellence in the standards of research based nursing practice. - Develops, integrates, and implements goals of the hospital and nursing into their service line(s). - Leads quality programs and works to develop action places for continuous improvement. - Develops, reviews, and maintains fiscal budget within established targets. Monitors overtime, labor costs, medical supply expenses, and works with purchasing partner to obtain strong supply contract pricing. - Assures staffing patterns are flexed and according to unit activity and patient acuity. - Develop and manage the annual capital budget, establishing equipment priorities based on patient unit needs, physician recruitment activities, and revenue potential. - Develops a climate within which professional nursing can thrive and grow. - Develops a program of nursing that ensures recruitment of the highest caliber of nurses and the most effective retention of nurses within the service. - Collaborates with other members of the management team, physicians, and other departments to facilitate the delivery of patient care.

Responsible for directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care and patient outcomes. Responsible for resource management, policy and program development, and fiscal management.   Essential Key Job Responsibilities - Formulates and implements hospital and departmental goals; integrates goals with overall hospital objectives and plan. - Serves as resource in area of expertise within the facility. Maintains effective working relationships and communication with members of the medical staff, other departments, leadership staff, and others.  Participates with leadership, medical staff, and clinical staff in decision-making.  Is an active member of the Nursing Leadership Team.  Promotes interdepartmental teamwork. - Manages the operation of departments by assisting Finance with preparation of annual budgets; evaluates budget variances regularly. Ensures that supply inventories are adequately maintained in order to provide quality and continuity of care.  - Provides leadership and effective personnel management by maintaining and evaluating team member performance and attendance, and providing opportunities for staff development. Promotes and communicates the culture, values, and commitment of CHI Saint Joseph Health through programs that ensure provision of high quality levels of guest service. - Develops base staffing patterns for each area and ensures availability of sufficient qualified nursing staff to meet patient care needs. - Participates in community activities on behalf of the hospital. Assists in community health events and education as needed. - Responsible for delivery of quality care and ongoing quality improvement efforts. Assists with quality management hospital wide.  Monitors patient outcomes and develops corrective action as needed.  - Demonstrates knowledge and skills and keeps knowledge and skills updated. Maintains availability as a resource.  - Other duties as assigned by management.

Responsible for directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care and patient outcomes. Responsible for resource management, policy and program development, and fiscal management.   ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Formulates and implements hospital and departmental goals; for ED, CCU, Sleep Lab, and RT; integrates goals with overall hospital objectives and plan. 2. Serves as resource in area of expertise within the facility. Maintains effective working relationships and communication with members of the medical staff, other departments, leadership staff, and others. Participates with leadership, medical staff, and clinical staff in decision-making. Is an active member of the Nursing Leadership Team. Promotes interdepartmental teamwork. 3. Manages the operation of departments by assisting Finance with preparation of annual budgets; evaluates budget variances regularly. Ensures that supply inventories are adequately maintained in order to provide quality and continuity of care. 4. Provides leadership and effective personnel management by maintaining and evaluating team member performance and attendance, and providing opportunities for staff development. Promotes and communicates the culture, values, and commitment of CHI Saint Joseph Health through programs that ensure provision of high quality levels of guest service. 5. Develops base staffing patterns for each area and ensures availability of sufficient qualified nursing staff to meet patient care needs. 6. Participates in community activities on behalf of the hospital. Assists in community health events and education as needed. 7. Responsible for delivery of quality care and ongoing quality improvement efforts. Assists with quality management hospital wide. Monitors patient outcomes and develops corrective action as needed. 8. Demonstrates knowledge and skills and keeps knowledge and skills updated. Maintains availability as a resource. 9. Other duties as assigned by management.

Pay Scale: For salary information please contact Human Resources at 541-677-2475   Shift: Full Time, Days   Job Summary:   Under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer, this role oversees 85 beds in 2 units -  74 beds on the Medical Floor/Medical Surgical & 11 beds in Infusion. The Director leads in patient care services and maintains accountability for the overall administration and management of inpatient medical services in providing efficient, high quality, patient focused care. Is responsible for the strategic vision and administrative oversight of operations and patient care for the medical infusion unit/ATC.  Provides leadership for strategic planning, clinical excellence, personnel management, fiscal accountability, systems/quality improvement and strategic direction for the medical infusion unit/ATC. Oversees nursing practices for the assigned units on a twenty-four hour basis. Provides guidance and method for ensuring nursing process. Management skills provide for technical operation of the unit in area of staffing, budgeting, cost effectiveness and integration into hospital-wide functioning. Develops and implements long-term goals relating to unit goals, patient care improvements and staff growth and development.   Essential Duties: - Serves as a professional role model to other Department Leaders and staff, demonstrating creativity, vision, insight, energy and commitment, supporting the pursuit of the mission of the organization, adherence to Core Values, and fostering its operational and financial success. - Provides support, assumes overall responsibility and functions as the administrative liaison for all medical unit/ATC services in the facility. - Assesses staffing needs for the units assigned and coordinates these needs with the Nurse Scheduling Office to provide shift coverage as necessary; evaluates the workload and adjusts staffing to meet shift needs. - Plans and maintains department budgets to control costs for personnel, capital equipment and supplies. - Establishes and maintains a plan for the effective management of financial, human, material and information resources for the assigned units. This includes preparing and operating the assigned department/cost center budget, including capital, personnel and expense budgets, establishing goals, objectives for assigned departments and maintaining managerial competence.  - Responsible for maintaining the patient experience at or above the MMC goal. - Collaborates with the Clinical Coordinators and the Service Excellence Coordinator to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive customer service plan with key performance goals/benchmarks for all staff and the department. - Facilitates customer service improvement efforts to continually improve trends though ongoing system/process analysis by supporting the use of rounding, service recovery, recognition and other key strategies. - Develops, interprets and supports hospital and department policies and procedures to staff. - Ensures maintenance of accurate records pertinent to assigned department. - Implements, interprets and monitors standards to ensure accreditation from the Joint Commission and various regulatory bodies. - Monitors environmental health and safety and initiates corrections as necessary. - Plans and initiates education programs and in-service training to increase staff knowledge, ability and skills. - Establishes and monitors quality indicators for assigned units to improve quality care. - Evaluates employee job performance. - Responsible for creating excellent working relationships with key physicians with a focus on physician satisfaction, building strong teams, competent and caring staff, and a customer-oriented environment. - Utilizes existing research and benchmarks demonstrating best practices to ensure high quality patient care and improved outcomes.

CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin The opening of the area's first dedicated heart and stroke care center further supports our mission of service to the community. As a Joint Commission certified primary stroke care facility and recognized as a HeartCARE Center, National Distinction of Excellence by the American College of Cardiology, CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial offers the latest in heart and stroke care using state-of-the-art technology with a highly trained team of surgeons, physicians and staff. Memorial offers a wide array of services, including the Temple Cancer Center. We are the first health care facility in Texas to acquire the DaVinci High Definition Robot for robotic assisted procedures in urology, gynecology and general surgery, and is currently the only hospital in Lufkin to boast two robotic systems, including the latest, most advanced robot, the da Vinci Xi. It was also the first hospital in the state of Texas to receive four Center of Excellence accreditations by the Surgical Review Corporation in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG), Hernia Surgery (COEHS), Robotic Surgery (COERS) and Minimally Invasive Surgery (COEMIS). The Lufkin hospital also is known for providing the area’s only comprehensive diabetes, heart and stroke center—the Polk Education Center. The center's diabetes self-management education program is the only one in the area with continued recognition by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Another center of excellence includes the Temple Imaging Center that offers some of the most advanced procedures in the area, including PET/CT scanning for cancer and Alzheimer’s, CT scanning, Open Bore MRI, 4D Ultrasound and 3D mammography. Other specialty areas include Orthopedic care, Women’s Services, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Kidney and Diabetes Treatment, and Express Lab.   We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: - Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Flexible spending accounts - Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft - Adoption Assistance - Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family - Vacation, Personal Days and Holidays - Tuition Assistance for career growth and development - Matching 401(k) Retirement Programs - Wellness Programs If you are compassionate about healthcare and would like to impact patients every day, connect with CHI St. Luke’s Health today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!   Related topics: ED, ER, Emergency, Critical Care, RN, Nurse   #missioncritical #MCTX   POSITION SUMMARY:   24 hour accountability for a unit area.  The major responsibilities are in providing leadership and communication, monitoring the work environment, assuring quality, managing the fiscal budget, managing human resources and ensuring the delivery of competent clinical practice. The ideal candidate will possess 3+ years of experience working as an RN in specialty area in addition to having 3+ yrs experience in a Charge, Clinical Manager or Nurse Manager role.   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:   - Support and actualizes the Division of Nursing philosophy and goals by assuming leadership in program development and implementation.     - Staff is developed to assume leadership roles both formally and informally, via role modeling and facilitating staff participation in shared governance structure. - Facilitates development and implementation to solution to problems. - Develops and Implements effective communication channels to provide information to all staff members, holding at least one unit meeting per month with posting of minutes and notice. - Directs and Participates in the orientation of new employees, evaluates programs effecting employees. - Has an identified council structure with an elected Staff Nurse Professional Practice Council representative.   - Conducts unit council meetings monthly incorporating new knowledge and skills to meet changing needs of patient families, department employees and institution. - Has a positive working relationship and problem solving with other members of the patient care delivery team including physicians and other departments. - Participates in committees and task forces as indicated. - Facilitates staff to assume leadership roles. - Demonstrates positive leadership skills and communication that embraces changes, which results in achievement of outcomes. - Staff actively Participates in clinical decision-making affecting practice. - Promotes a caring helpful environment including the arrangement of the physical setting and assembling equipment in a manner conducive to more effective and efficient nursing care - Participates in unit, service and divisional CQI/CQE programs, documents results, reports by deadlines, formulates corrective action plans for improvement. - Meets established research-based standards of care, quality control targets, operationalizes CQI. - Develops a multidisciplinary program to monitor quality patient care indicators.   - Maintains fiscal budget within established variance, focusing on hppd, labor cost per day, overtime, orientation costs, SSP costs and medical supplies. - Adjusts staffing patterns according to unit activity and patient acuity. - Reviews fiscal Worksheet, analyzing variances and implementing appropriate action plans. - Develops and Manages the unit budget to control operational and capital expenditures for capital equipment priorities based on patient unit needs and according to budget policy - Shared leadership in place with structured recruitment and retention and PEP/professional practice.   - Facilitates professional growth and development of staff utilizing career development plans.  Identifies staff career development and training needs.  Uses CQI/CQE and staff input for development of educational programs.   - Demonstrates accountability for human and material resource management with division guidelines and standards by monitoring, correcting variances for productive and non-productive utilization. - Complies with personnel policies and procedures, follows guidelines and conducts effective performance interviews, job standards are understood by employees, etc. - Directs and Participates in the orientation of new employees, evaluates program's effectiveness and employee's progress. - Participates in an innovative program (pilot study, research project, etc.) that has an effect on patient care within the past year. - Participates in a professional organization, (i.e. specialty or administration). - Maintains clinical exposure through actual intervention, coordination of patient care, role modeling, consulting, problem solving and in-services. - Ensures the effective delivery of competent, compassionate nursing care based on social, psychological, developmental and spiritual needs of the patients as demonstrated by patient care outcomes achieved through established standards of care and by the patients and families perception of care.      

Job Summary: - Exercises delegated administrative responsibility and authority for the supervision of hospital personnel and functions within assigned facility, including patient care delivery, in the absence of Administrator or Department Director. Serves as the leader and resource person in facilitating efficient operational activities throughout the facility. Effectively serves as an administrative representative knowledgeable about hospital/organizational policy and procedures. An incumbent has the authority, after consultation with the Department Director or Administrator on-call, to suspend employees whose performance endangers patient care or the ability of other employees to function. - Incumbents are limited to performing these duties during shifts where there is no on-site Administrator or Department Director and work evening/night/weekend shifts only. - Job duties require the services of a Registered Nurse who, based on training and work experience, uses professional knowledge and judgment in recognizing and addressing operational risks and supervising nursing and care staff, in determining the staffing needs to meet safe patient care requirements, in understanding and interpreting the clinical acuity/diagnoses of patients to ensure that patients are placed appropriately, and to appropriately respond to disasters and codes.    

House Supervisor RN CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin The opening of the area's first dedicated heart and stroke care center further supports our mission of service to the community. As a Joint Commission certified primary stroke care facility and recognized as a HeartCARE Center, National Distinction of Excellence by the American College of Cardiology, CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial offers the latest in heart and stroke care using state-of-the-art technology with a highly trained team of surgeons, physicians and staff. Memorial offers a wide array of services, including the Temple Cancer Center. We are the first health care facility in Texas to acquire the DaVinci High Definition Robot for robotic assisted procedures in urology, gynecology and general surgery, and is currently the only hospital in Lufkin to boast two robotic systems, including the latest, most advanced robot, the da Vinci Xi. It was also the first hospital in the state of Texas to receive four Center of Excellence accreditations by the Surgical Review Corporation in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG), Hernia Surgery (COEHS), Robotic Surgery (COERS) and Minimally Invasive Surgery (COEMIS). The Lufkin hospital also is known for providing the area’s only comprehensive diabetes, heart and stroke center—the Polk Education Center. The center's diabetes self-management education program is the only one in the area with continued recognition by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Another center of excellence includes the Temple Imaging Center that offers some of the most advanced procedures in the area, including PET/CT scanning for cancer and Alzheimer’s, CT scanning, Open Bore MRI, 4D Ultrasound and 3D mammography. Other specialty areas include Orthopedic care, Women’s Services, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Kidney and Diabetes Treatment, and Express Lab.   We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: - Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Flexible spending accounts - Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft - Adoption Assistance - Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family - Vacation, Personal Days and Holidays - Tuition Assistance for career growth and development - Matching 401(k) Retirement Programs - Wellness Programs If you are compassionate about healthcare and would like to impact patients every day, connect with CHI St. Luke’s Health today to experience what it is like to collaborate with a talented healthcare team!   Expectations: Assesses patients and plan care for shift needs in all departments with assistance from nursing staff and department managers; must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their specific needs, and provide the care needed as described in each department.     - Manages overtime and unit staffing for all nursing staff based on budget, patient acuity and census on a daily basis     - Communicates staffing decisions to Nurse Managers of concerned area     - Ensures agency nursing staff is in appropriate units at the scheduled time     - Responds and intervenes in all emergency situations     - Coordinates all staff nurse sick calls and communicates information to the manager of concern.     - Responsible for the notification of on call staff     - Responsible for coordinating after hour procedures     - Acts promptly and decisively to address problems that arise throughout the house     - Serves as administrative/management representative at all times      

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits. Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: - Monitoring patients’ conditions and assessing their needs - Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients - Administering patients’ medications and providing treatments according to physicians’ orders Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Responsible for the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in a given shift. Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice and administrative activities, including fiscal, material and human resource management during working hours. Participates in development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures. Maintains open communication with team members to improve performance and inform the Director of Nursing of any serious and unusual situations. Assumes responsibility of functioning as a regular registered nurse as needed.   - Integrates nursing units into the organization's vision and mission. - Provide leadership and direction during a given shift. - Demonstrates an ability to identify and resolve problems, uses initiative and good judgment to reach quality decisions. - Assists in identifying inappropriate behavior and performance of team members below expectations and advise Director of Nursing. - Promptly and fully investigates and responds to complaints of patients, visitors, physicians, and staff through own action or appropriate referral. - Arranges admission or transfer of patients to and / or from other facilities.  - Interacts on a continuous basis with other departments by directing activities toward problem resolution. - Floats to other areas as assigned; responds to floating requests with a positive attitude. - Assumes responsibility of a charge nurse when the need arises. - Supports and promotes excellence in customer/patient relations: Courteous, diplomatic and tactful at all times. Maintains an effective communication with patients, visitors, physicians, co-workers and other team members. - Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills appropriate to the age, type and developmental stage of patients. Treats all patients, visitors and team members fairly and with respect. Demonstrates effective listening skills to provide support for patients and team members' concerns. - Supports and promotes Infection Control Program: Demonstrates adherence to infection control policies as evidenced by in-service attendance records and employee practices. 

Has accountability for Cardiac Cath Lab and other assigned areas. The major responsibilities are in providing leadership and communication, monitoring the work environment, assuring quality, managing the fiscal budget, managing human resources and ensuring the delivery of competent clinical practice.      1. Facilitates staff to assume leadership roles, via role modeling.2. Demonstrates positive leadership skills and communication which results in achievement of outcomes.3. Articulates departmental goals and objectives allowing staff to actively participate in clinical decision-making>4. Facilitates high quality work environment by addressing the needs of the department.5. Ensures that appropriate equipment and supplies are available to provide effective and efficient nursing care.6. Participates quality programs, and formulates corrective action plans for improvement.7. Develops a multidisciplinary program to monitor quality patient care indicators.8. Maintains a consistent top box score on selected department items on customer service survey.9. Develops and reviews Departmental10. Maintains fiscal budget within established targets, overtime, orientation costs, SSP costs and medical supply costs for multiple departments.11.  Adjusts staffing patterns according to unit activity and patient acuity.12.  Reviews fiscal Worksheet with leader analyzing variances and implementing appropriate action plans.13. Develop and manage the unit budgets for capital equipment priorities based on patient unit needs and according to budget policy.14. Identifies major hospital cost savings15. Identifies new revenue-producing opportunities.16. Facilitates professional growth and development of staff.17. Demonstrates accountability for human and material resource management18. Complies with personnel policies and procedures. Ensures that job standards are understood by employees.19. Evaluates orientation process effectiveness and employee progress during orientation.20.  Ensures that payroll for multiple departments is accurate and timely.21.  Membership in a professional organization.22.  Maintains clinical exposure.23. Ensures effective delivery of competent, compassionate nursing care.

Job Summary This job is responsible for organizing, planning, leading, and directing clinical and management activities for the designated department and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Accountable for daily operations and oversight of nursing practice and patient care delivery. Participates as a member of the health care team in maintaining continuity and quality of patient care. Contributes to organizational operations and supports the mission by fostering interdepartmental communication/collaboration. Demonstrates a high level of ability in leadership, supervisory skills, problem solving, patient advocacy and public relations. - The individual who fills this position will provide leadership for a high performing team of caring and dedicated professionals. - Work collaboratively with the department director and a talented and engaged nursing leadership team under the leadership of the Chief Nursing Officer. - Job responsibilities will include developing a team of both new and experienced staff, managing staff productivity/operational budget, actively engaging in performance and quality improvement activities in collaboration with the director, maintaining an environment of regulatory readiness, and establishing and maintaining a positive culture that fosters teamwork, high performance, and a healthy work environment. We Offer - Competitive salary, annual management bonus potential and a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program - A collaborative environment that supports high quality services and a healthy work environment for all - A financially sound and comprehensive health care system that is supported by our affiliation with Catholic Health Initiatives - Exciting opportunities to grow and expand services  

Job Summary: This job is responsible for managing the day-to-day clinical operations of an assigned division of the Franciscan Health System (FHS) Hospice consistent with service line objectives, standards of patient care/practice, safety/risk management guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements. An incumbent may be assigned to one of six divisions/facilities (e.g. King County, Pierce County [East or West], Care Facilities, End-of-Life, Access, Hospice House or Palliative Medicine) and although core responsibilities will be the same, the specific assignment may involve some differences in job duties. Work includes: 1) ensuring that overall goals relating to productivity, quality of care, patient satisfaction and/or growth in market share are achieved; 2) developing/implementing/monitoring quality improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current procedures/processes and to ensure programs/services meet accrediting standards for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) and other accrediting agencies; 3) performing ongoing performance improvement activities (e.g. service recovery, identifying/responding to negative quality trends, ensuring survey readiness) and 4) managing/developing clinical staff in the delivery of patient care and related support services. As a key member of the Hospice/Palliative management team, an incumbent participates in long-range planning, budget administration and in formulating operational approaches, tactics and policies to facilitate achievement of strategic business objectives. Work requires considerable understanding of the standards of nursing practice, as well as regulatory requirements pertaining to hospice facilities and care.

Job Summary This job is responsible for organizing, planning, leading, and directing clinical and management activities for the designated department and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Accountable for daily operations and oversight of nursing practice and patient care delivery. Participates as a member of the health care team in maintaining continuity and quality of patient care. Contributes to organizational operations and supports the mission by fostering interdepartmental communication/collaboration. Demonstrates a high level of ability in leadership, supervisory skills, problem solving, patient advocacy and public relations.   Essential Duties Operations - Manages and evaluates the clinical operations, programs and resources of the assigned clinical area/facility to assure the safe and appropriate delivery of diagnostic and/or therapeutic patient care. - Ensures that all activities are conducted in a timely and cost-effective manner and in compliance with organizational values, professional standards, internal policies and applicable regulatory requirements. - Participates in the development of, and implements new clinical systems/programs to enhance existing services and raise the standard of care for the patient population served. Ensures that work unit activities, productivity, and/or quality indicators are documented in accordance with FHS guidelines. - Oversees the resolution of daily clinical administrative and operational issues. Monitors/troubleshoots service recovery and other escalated concerns and resolves within defined scope of responsibility. - Collaborates with other departments to address and resolve problems, share information and enhance overall effectiveness/productivity. - Communicates significant information to department director and others in a timely and appropriate manner Staff Management and Development - Plans, manages and evaluates the work of clinical and administrative staff in accordance with the content, spirit and intent of applicable internal/external regulations and standard for human resource management. - Ensures that employees are qualified and properly trained to perform assigned job duties. - Holds regular staff meetings and keeps employees apprised of all matters relevant to successful job performance. Makes employment decisions, establishes performance standards and evaluates employee performance. - Educates, guides, counsels and develops staff and addresses performance management concerns and technical issues elevated by subordinates as beyond their scope of authority. Regulatory Compliance - Ensures all aspects of clinical operations are conducted and documented in compliance with relevant internal policies, standards/procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements. - Assesses on a continuous basis, services, patient outcomes, quality control, family/patient satisfaction, staffing needs and operational effectiveness to ensure optimal care and delivery. - Ensures that internal controls are sufficient to provide for accurate complete and compliant programs and processes. Identifies need for changes in standards, programs and services and develops recommendations for consideration by the Director. Budget - Participates in annual budget planning and administration relative to assigned responsibilities. - Identifies adequate staffing levels for appropriate coverage to meet budgetary and operational objectives. - Monitors work schedules and staffing levels to meet budgetary requirements and control overtime and/or premium pay. - Monitors and approves expenditures within defined scope of responsibility. - Explains variances and addresses in a timely manner. Informs Director of all issues with potential for budgetary impact. Performance/Quality Improvement - Works with management team to ensure the application of consistent operational and clinical practices. - Assesses the strengths/weaknesses of the assigned clinical area/facility to identify opportunities and provide recommendations to Director for new quality/performance improvement initiatives. - Implements new processes and ensures that performance improvement activities are conducted in a timely and effective manner. - Ensures staff receives the necessary on-site training and consultation to enhance their understanding of quality/performance improvement initiatives. Short- and Long-Term Planning - Participates, as a key member of the management team for the assigned clinical function, in the development of strategies, initiatives and programs addressing matters such as: provision of new services, standardization of procedures across the organization, maximizing resources, improving cost-effectiveness of clinical services provided, enhancing patient outcomes/satisfaction and other issues of similar complexity and consequence. - Performs related duties as required.  

Serves as an internal consultant to management, staff, and physicians in the areas of process improvement, organizational development, change management, performance monitoring, and statistical analysis. Provides expertise in successfully applying process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, PDSA/PDCA, etc. Serves as a project facilitator/manager and technical resource for teams working on major, complex performance improvement efforts. Focuses on better healthcare value and quality, including the improvement of clinical outcomes, patient experience, safety, costs, revenue, productivity, efficiency, employee and physician satisfaction, and process reliability. Provides direction, mentoring, coaching, and coordination of performance improvement staff based on site. Analyzes all assigned areas of operations for potential improvement opportunities and makes applicable recommendations for process, system, procedure, and operational changes to improve healthcare value and quality. Identification of opportunities and recommendations for change are developed in conjunction with applicable management, staff, and physicians to obtain their operational expertise.  

Position Responsibilities: Clinical  - Collaborates with the patient care team to develop critical pathways based on research findings. - Responds to the patient care team member’s request for consultation to evaluate complex patients’ progress along critical pathways, intervening and facilitating optimal patient outcomes. - Demonstrates clinical expertise in assigned patient population, role-modeling application of clinical practice standards. - Provides supervision to the nursing supervisor and staff nurses. - Promotes positive group dynamics as leader and team member. Serves as a clinical resource to staff members by providing coaching to all nursing staff. - Collaborates with the Radiology management and nursing to create goals and objectives to assist the staff in acquiring, maintaining or increasing competence in his/her role responsibilities, including designated mandatory in-service requirements for all staff. Serves as clinical resource when opportunities for improvement or correcting deficiencies are noted and Develops action plan as appropriate. - Performs personnel management Functions including hiring, staff orientation/development, performance evaluations and corrective action (including terminations) under hospital policy. - Collaborates with Radiology management and nursing in monitoring and evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes for a specified patient population based upon standards of care as well as the findings of nursing research, hospital policies/procedures and applicable patient care protocols. - Serves as consistent resource to patient care team regarding patient progress/status with critical path to promote continuity of patient care. Monitors documentation on patient record based on critical path. Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation and revision of critical paths. - Maintains knowledge of current trends in nursing health care delivery. Initiates and Participates in activities designed to enhance professional development of self and staff. - Serves as a clinical resource for continuous quality enhancement including: the rules, regulations and laws of local, state and federal regulatory agencies; the accreditation standards of JCAHO; and the standards of applicable professional organizations. Promotes/Develops unit-based CQE program/ council and attends monthly service CQE meetings reporting back information as appropriate. - Reviews, Establishes and revises department policies and procedures, as necessary, to ensure continuity in compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory requirements. - Attends Radiology management and nursing service education meetings and reports information to appropriate staff and modalities. Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of service education programs.    Research  - Facilitates the evolution of critical pathways based on scientific findings supported by research literatures. - Tracks outcomes performance data, identifies significant outcomes and Assesses current clinical practice in relation to research-based literature. - Plays a leadership role in TQL. Makes recommendations for change in practice to improve patient outcomes. - Contributes to and/or designs research studies applicable to designated patient population.    Education  - Identifies education needs and Coordinates with the patient care team to develop programs and materials for patient care team members. - Communicates advance knowledge and skills related to assigned patient population at the organizational level. - Improves knowledge base through attendance and participation in continuing education programs.    Administrative  - . Role models positive guest relations and collaborative practice. - Serves as a leader in the development and attainment of organizational goals as they pertain to the outcomes/nurse manager role. - Analyzes the cost and quality factors related to patient outcomes and makes recommendations to the director of Radiology, the service line administrators, and the multidisciplinary group for change in clinical practice to facilitate a cost effective environment. - Collaborate with the director of Radiology to assure successful implementation and progression of patients along a pathway. 

JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE The incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and maintaining initiatives for the Inpatient & Outpatient Nursing Units. Areas supported include but not limited to the following: Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Burn Trauma Unit, Medical-Surgical Unit, Observation Unit, Emergency Department, Women’s & Children’s Departments, and campus-specific services such as infusions, blood transfusions and injections performed in the Inpatient and Outpatient Nursing Departments. ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES - Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. - Oversees the functional and technical job performance of team members. - Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit and Hospital needs, and collaborates with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met. - Manages performance including: goal-setting, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognize, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action. - Monitors and oversee Customer and patient engagement, growth, quality initiatives and patient safety for multiple departments, utilizing regulatory and organizational knowledge and policy for multiple areas as separate functions. - Coordinates and manages operating systems, operational standardization, service standards and communication methods in line with system policies and processes. - Ensures optimal utilization of department resources within guidelines set forth through capital and operational budget planning, implementation of practices that achieve defined objectives, and benchmark data. - Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable Joint Commission, federal, state and agency laws, regulations, guidelines and professional standards. - Provides high quality services at reasonable costs by managing programs, policies and procedures for all areas of responsibility. Monitors and ensures implementation of evidence-based clinical standards of nursing practice. - Works closely with multiple disciplines to coordinate delivery of high quality care.

Gero Psych - Inpatient   JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE The incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and maintaining initiatives for the Inpatient & Outpatient Nursing Units. Areas supported include but not limited to the following: Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, Burn Trauma Unit, Medical-Surgical Unit, Observation Unit, Emergency Department, Women’s & Children’s Departments, and campus-specific services such as infusions, blood transfusions and injections performed in the Inpatient and Outpatient Nursing Departments. ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES - Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. - Oversees the functional and technical job performance of team members. - Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit and Hospital needs, and collaborates with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met. - Manages performance including: goal-setting, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognize, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action. - Monitors and oversee Customer and patient engagement, growth, quality initiatives and patient safety for multiple departments, utilizing regulatory and organizational knowledge and policy for multiple areas as separate functions. - Coordinates and manages operating systems, operational standardization, service standards and communication methods in line with system policies and processes. - Ensures optimal utilization of department resources within guidelines set forth through capital and operational budget planning, implementation of practices that achieve defined objectives, and benchmark data. - Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable Joint Commission, federal, state and agency laws, regulations, guidelines and professional standards. - Provides high quality services at reasonable costs by managing programs, policies and procedures for all areas of responsibility. Monitors and ensures implementation of evidence-based clinical standards of nursing practice. - Works closely with multiple disciplines to coordinate delivery of high quality care.

1. Responsible for the coordination of patient flow throughout the perioperative services areas from admission to discharge. 2. Consults in a variety of patient care situations requiring advanced competency and knowledge. 3. Serves as a clinical resource for problem solving and Assists staff with patient related issues. 4. Serves as a role model to develop staff competence in the delivery of nursing care. 5. Responsible for cost effective operations and initiatives, including product evaluation, prevention of waste & damage, materials management, patient flow, control of overtime, & appropriate staff mix. 6. Able to provide safe, quality care directly to a surgical patient as needed. Continuous Quality Improvement: 1. Facilitates unit-based performance enhancement program/projects & follows up with staff & Implements recommendations based on performance measures/outcomes. 2. Supports and Participates in unit-based research projects based on performance enhancement data (i.e. infection rates). Human Resource/Financial Management: 1. Promotes philosophy of shared leadership and individual accountability. 2. Encourages participation of staff in scheduling assignments and outcomes management. 3. Coordinates staffing and Ensures staffing coverage to provide quality patient care within budgetary guidelines. 4. Ensures cost-effective staff utilization. Assists in reassigning employees as necessary to improve productivity and/or to balance the workload. Evaluates staff and ancillary personnel as a resource consultant. 5. Participates in the hiring process to include interviews and personnel recommendations; coaches & counsels staff; completes counseling documentation, as indicated. 6. Assists the Director – Perioperative Services with the preparation & maintenance of the unit budget to include staffing responsibility, reviewing financial reports and materials mgmt.

This role will have statewide ambulatory accountability for CHI's clinics and Nebraska Heart Institute through the Cardiovascular Institute development. Responsibility for building healthy relationships with direct and indirect leadership, physicians, providers and staff. Strategic development of the ambulatory and IP integrations for the services including business planning and professional business case processes.  - Responsible for operations planning and execution in the ambulatory environment, inclusive of relationships, standards, technology (including informatics), quality, service, growth, and stewardship. - Responsible for assuring appropriate training and evolution of the management practices systems for the practice(s). - Responsible for development of reporting, measuring, outputs, and monitoring performance metrics and outcomes. - Responsible for annual budgets and long range strategic financial planning for the assigned specialties. - Responsible for optimizing infrastructure and overhead services for the division. - Responsible for the growth and development of direct reports including performance of direct reports in congruence with CHI Health policy. - Responsible for partnership with key medical leadership in identifying and monitoring key performance. - Responsible for partnerships with National, Health System, Academic, and Service Line leadership to develop integrated plans and execution. - Responsible for development of effective communication and related meeting cadence.  - Responsible for being actively involved in the community and community organizations to promote good public relations and to ascertain community needs as appropriate. - Assures coordination of accreditation and licensure activities and oversight of quality assurance/improvement initiatives for assigned division.          #LI-CHI          #missioncritical #cardiology #clinic #leadership