Position Summary
Under general direction, provides organizational leadership in the development, implementation and maintenance of service consistent with the Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan of the Mary Greeley Medical Center. Leader understands, supports, communicates, and promotes hospital initiatives. Ensures all actions taken in carrying out responsibilities support patient centered care and a respectful work environment.
Safety Expectations
Lead safety efforts by ensuring staff receive timely education and updates on organizational safety goals, evidence-based practices, regulations, and requirements; fostering a culture of trust where staff feel comfortable bringing concerns forward; promptly addressing identified safety concerns and serious safety events through established escalation pathways; completing A3/Root Cause Analyses with timely follow-up and applying fair, consistent accountability when evaluating and addressing events and concerns.
Key Responsibilities
- Promotes a culture of safety by monitoring patient experience, reducing medical errors, and preventing never events.
- Advocates for and manages department-specific core competencies, ensuring staff meet required standards and have access to the resources necessary for ongoing development and performance improvement.
- Facilitates the adoption of best practices to enhance medical staff relationships and improve collaboration with other departments.
- Acts as a liaison with the contracted dialysis service provider to ensure continuous delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
- Assists in monitoring of the Acute Care Team (ACT) effectiveness and response.
- Monitors budget performance by analyzing actual to budgeted dollars and modifies operations to maintain budgets.
- Identifies and implements strategies for selecting and retaining high performing employees.
- Schedules staff and coordinates daily staffing based on ICCU staffing matrix and NDNQI guidelines.
- Participates in the quality improvement process by involving staff and communicates and implements improvements in the department.
- Collaborates with contracted dialysis service provider to ensure continuity of safe and competent patient care.
- Works with/monitors inpatient dialysis unit needs through contracted company.
Required Education, Licensure, Certification, Experience
- Licensed as a registered nurse and authorized by the State of Iowa to practice nursing.
- Professional certification in nursing specialty or nursing leadership within 24 months of hire.
- Registered nurse with a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
- Mandatory Reporter training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
- Combative Patient Response Team training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.
Preferred Education, Licensure, Certification, Experience
- Masters in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration or related field.
- Professional certification in nursing specialty or nursing leadership within 24 months of hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Core Competencies
- Business Insight - Applies knowledge of the business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
- Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
- Strategic Mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
- Plans and Aligns - Sets objectives and aligns plans and resources to achieve them.
- Ensures Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and deliver results.
- Drives Results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
- Collaborates - Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared goals.
- Builds Effective Teams - Builds strong-identity teams that apply diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
- Drives Vision and Purpose - Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
- Instills Trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Manages Ambiguity - Operates effectively, even when things are uncertain or the way forward is not clear.
