Summary of Job Purpose

• Promotes and restores patients' health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staffs; providing physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families.

• • • Demonstrates leadership and commitment to the Hospital Core Values and Mission.

• • • Provides leadership, training, and support for staff by establishing performance expectations and providing constructive feedback to reorganize and/or improve positive performance.
    • Establishes both short and long-term plans to meet department needs. Shows foresight in recognizing problems.
    • Effectively communicates Hospital information, as well as departmental expectations and goals, to all staff by conducting regular staff meetings, posting appropriate memos, and holding individual communications sessions as needed.
    • Implements policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner.
    • Effectively manages conflict resolution and conducts formal personnel counseling when needed.

• • • Manages the financial resources of the department effectively and efficiently.
    • Prepares and manages annual departmental budget, determining the needs of the department and logically communicates reasonable requests to upper management.
    • Is fiscally responsible with expenditure and shows a willingness to continuously improve.

• • • Recruits, interviews and hires competent candidates for department position, who will be supportive of the Hospital Mission and Core Values.
    • Actively works to improve the working environment to aid in the retention of staff.
    • Ensures proper orientation for all new hires.
    • Supports and participates in Hospital recognition programs.
    • Completes Initial and Annual Performance Appraisals within the required time frames.
    • Ensures staff completion of mandatory education requirements.
    • Ensures staff maintains updated professional licensure and certifications and forwards documents to Human Resources.
    • Actively works with Employee Health to ensure that employees adhere to DOH/DNV/Infection Control Regulations.

• • • Provides ongoing training to staff to ensure productivity and knowledge.
    • Ensures employee competency by providing ongoing staff development and continuing education opportunities, including staff participation in all mandated and regulatory programs.Quality Improvement
    • Implements and monitors patient safety initiatives to meet established goals.
    • Reviews incident reports and patient complaints, follows up appropriately.
    • Maintains target levels of customer satisfaction. Implements initiatives in the department to improve service to customers.

• The following is a summary of the essential functions of this job. The employee may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time.
  • Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
  • Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
  • Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
  • Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
  • Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff.
  • Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
  • Maintains nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
  • Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
  • Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
  • Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from other health care professionals.
  • Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
  • Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
  • Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
  • Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
  • Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques..
  • Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

• Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, currently licensed in the state of NY. Membership in a professional organization is preferred. BSN or BS in a health related field is required or presently enrolled in a BSN program.

• Experience:

  • Minimum of five years of health care experience in a clinical setting. Previous leadership and certification in related field is preferred.

• Training/License:

  • Current New York State Registered Nurse license
  • Thorough knowledge of Nursing Theory and practice. Thorough knowledge of appropriate technology and practice standards for area of responsibility. Demonstrates sound clinical skills: knowledge of Hospital structure, objectives and standard of practice, positive communication skills. ARIN, SVN, Cardiac-Vascular Nursing, or CCRN certification preferred. Conscious Sedation and ACLS required in for all areas except staff that are in the Breast Center ONLY. PICC certification is preferred in all special procedure areas.

• Other:

  • High level of clinical judgment and strong nursing skills, Supervision, Effective Medical Teamwork

About Us:

HealthAlliance Hospital

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement