Work Shifts8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.MDuties & ResponsibilitiesThe Associate Director of Nursing is an integral member of Nursing Services Administration. Under the supervision of the CNO/or a designee, she/he assumes 24-hour administrative responsibilities for evaluation, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on the unit. Carries out the System, Hospital and Nursing Service mission, vision, values and overall strategic planning, clinical management patient care, budgeting, and quality management of the unit. Promotes all nursing service standards and creates a patient focused environment. Fosters an environment of collaboration and respect with physician colleagues, nurses and other members of the healthcare team.
Responsibilities are carried out within the framework of the Hospital By-Laws, the Mission and Vision statements, policies and procedures, all regulatory (TJC, NYSDOH, OMH and professional organizational standards.
Clinical
Delivery of direct nursing care as needed
ADMINISTRATIVE
• Payroll and timekeeping
• Completion of Performance appraisals
• Recruitment
• Ordering of unit specific supplies
• Maintain record of meeting attendance and mins.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Assistant Director of Nursing will coordinate all patient care and operational activities.
Operational Performance
• Promotes a positive and pleasant attitude conducive to the workplace, which promotes customer service and enhances and furthers the hospital's Mission, Vision and Value statement.
• Patient Care Management/Unit Operations
o Collaborates with the Clinical Directors of Nursing in planning and developing programs to improve patient care and employee performance.
• Periodically monitors employee's performance relative to patient care and nursing practice, e.g. compliance to policy/procedures relative to patient care assignments.
• Communicates patient care and service related problems on the tour to appropriate individuals timely. Assists in corrective actions/follow-up.
• Nurse Leader rounds with service on a daily basis.
• Evaluates staffing plan and ensures that staffing is adequate to meet patient care needs.
• Collaborates with peers and Director of Nursing in developing mechanisms that improves continuous feedback relative to the current status of patient care/nursing practice issues in order to comply with hospital policy/procedure, regulatory agency mandates and standards.
• Meets frequently with peers (nursing leaders/personnel) in order to:
- Maintain open channels of communication.
- Explore resolutions to problems.
- Review/analyze quality improvement reports and effectiveness of corrective action plans/follow-up.
- Periodically assess/review the master staffing plan.
- Review customer service/patient satisfaction patterns.
• Develops, prepares and monitors the personnel, supply and equipment budgets in collaboration with the staff and support department directors
• Develops long - term staffing schedules and ensures daily coverage in accordance with established staffing guidelines.
• Develops measures and monitors unit operational performance metrics inclusive of LOS, agency and overtime costs, vacancy and turnover rates.
Clinical Practice/ Patient Care• Perform clinical duties/ delivery of direct patient as required
• Maintain clinical visibility on nursing unit
• Lead Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds and escalate all barriers to the delivery of care until resolution achieved
• Actively evaluate the delivery of nursing are nursing unit through direct observation of staff in the delivery of nursing care.
• Meet or exceed established unit specific, organizational or system goals for nursing quality indicators
• Provide oversight in ensuring the reduction of restraint use
• Uses trends in safety events to address practice issues within nursing unit
• Provide timely updates of unit PI initiatives for Nursing PI oversight
• Collaborates with the Director of nursing to establish nursing care standards and evaluates staff compliance.
• Facilitates the effective provision of support services essential to patient care.
• Maintains a safe and caring environment for patients that is conducive to positive health teaching, and maintenance: patient and family expectations of care: develops mechanism to assess same.
• Develops unit goals and objectives to support the institutional values and goals, with input from staff
• Recognizes the need for patient care to be delivered in a culturally sensitive manner and role models' sensitivity to staff.
• Periodically apprises Director of Nursing of performance.
• Oversee HD quality metrics and interdisciplinary meetings
• Engage HD patients around reducing catheter days and conversion to long term access
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications1. Licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State, plus (2) or (3) below.
2. A Masters Degree in Nursing Administration, Education or an equivalent field and a minimum of six years of satisfactory nursing experience, of which four years shall have been in a supervisory, teaching or administrative capacity; or,
3. A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and seven years of satisfactory nursing experience, five years of which shall have been in a supervisory or teaching capacity; or,
4. A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience. However, all candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice as a Professional Nurse in New York State.
BenefitsNYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- College Savings Program
- Union Benefits for eligible titles
- Multiple employee discounts programs
- Commuter Benefits Programs
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