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Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalDepartment: Hospital and Other Admin
Position is located: Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield), C.A. Dean Hospital (Greenville), NL Mayo Hospital (Dover-Foxcroft)
Work Type: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Salary Range : $212,280 to $238,950 annually
Exempt: YesSummary:
The Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services contributes to the long-term growth, professional development and quality of nursing services consistent with the Mission, Vision and Values of hospital, by directing the operation of nursing practice regardless of the organizational lines of authority. The VP Nursing &PCS is responsible for the highest level of nursing services and patient care for the hospital and serves as the Patient Safety Officer. This individual is responsible for organizational planning, budget development, human resources, hospital administration, nursing administration, medical staff relationships and interdepartmental responsibilities. The VP Nursing &PCS oversees the following departments at CAD, NL Mayo and SVH, or as noted: Med/Surg Unit, SCU, Emergency Department, Peri-Operative, Care Management, Care Transitions. This position is responsible for ensuring high quality, cost effective, safe patient care with careful attention to issues of customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Coordination of Nursing Services which includes developing organization wide patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how patients' nursing care needs or patient populations receiving nursing care are assessed, evaluated and met. Ensures policies and procedures address hospital wide nursing practice and standards are developed, implemented and appropriate staff are educated.
- Ensures these policies and procedures are current by reviewing them at least every two years.
- Ensures adequate policy and procedure support is available via a variety of current reference literature are used to augment existent nursing policies and procedures.
- Reviews, provides support/guidance and authenticates all nursing standards of practice documents, policies and procedures prior to implementation - this function applies to any and all areas where nursing is practiced regardless of organizational lines of authority.
- Ensures a uniform level of care exists wherever nursing standards of practice, policies and procedures are applied.
- Develop and implement Plan for Provision of Patient Care which includes nursing care to those patients requiring nursing services (this includes all areas where nursing care is provided, regardless of organizational lines of authority) to ensure a uniform standard of nursing care and practice exits.
- Implements an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess, and improve the quality of nursing care delivered to patients (this is accomplished in collaboration with management, clinical leaders and medical staff leadership with Governing Body support).
- Participates in and supports the safety management process. Coordinates the Team responsible for the National Patient Safety Goals.
- Participates with the Governing Body, Administration, Medical Staff, and clinical leaders in the organization's decision making, structures and management processes. Attends and contributes to the meetings of the Governing Body, Senior Administration Team, Medical Staff Committees, Patient Care Services Division, Department Head, Nursing Clinical Practice, Quality Committees, NLH Nurse Executive Committee, NLH Quality Committees and any other meetings relevant to nursing practice, patient safety or clinical quality issues. Participates in the development of the Hospital wide and Divisional Strategic Plans, which includes formulation of relevant Goals and Objectives and monitors ongoing progress to ensure desired results are achieved.
- Ensures effective human resource management. Coordinates the development of all direct reports, nurses, nursing directors' and supervisors to enhance leadership, management, and team skills to attain excellence and promote an atmosphere for professional growth and development.
- Promotes administrative visibility and rapport within the hospital to all customers (internal and external).
- Reviews in conjunction with Human Resources, periodically, departmental wage scales to ensure equity with work performed and comparability with other jobs, internally and externally. Additionally, is accountable for: proper staff level, future staffing needs, recruitment, selection, orientation, quality of new hires, and knowledge of market compensation information, employee promotions, and controllable turnover. Evaluates performance of nursing directors, supervisors and direct reports and ensures timely completion of performance appraisals.
- Approves the recruitment, hiring, discharging of personnel. Additionally, provides support as necessary for the orientation process, specifically for the nursing leadership and direct reports.
- Ensures nursing and other disciplines within the Division are competent and practice within the scope of their respective licenses.
- Fiscal Management Ensures all budgets/cost accounting standards are consistent with budget guidelines and with the flexible budgeting process as well as the Strategic Plan.
- Evaluates budgetary performance monthly to ensure fiscal accountability is ongoing which includes emphasis on productivity, cost effectiveness, volume fluctuations and reimbursement changes/factors.
- Develops implements and monitors with Divisional managers and direct reports the operating and capital budgets annually.
- Performs cost benefit analysis for all major capital acquisitions.
- Works with Divisional managers and direct reports to ensure the currency of the charge master process with support from those responsible for its maintenance (Directors of Accounting, Business Office and HIM).
- Participates in the evaluation, selection and approval of health care products used at local members and systemwide.
- Ensures the Patient Care Services Division's performance complies with applicable Federal, State, OSHA, local and/or professional licensure, accrediting and/or legal requirements. Ensures successful regulatory agencies' onsite visits produce positive outcomes.
- Responsible for promoting an environment of workplace Safety Promote open and non-punitive communication between healthcare workers, patients and families, regarding clinical and environmental safety. Promote employee and non-employee healthcare workers in reporting and directly assessing patient and environmental safety concerns.
- Other Administrative Responsibilities Participates in hospital-wide management development programs. Assumes an active administrative leadership role in hospital-wide committees, etc. Participates in external nursing executive support and growth functions Participates in ongoing educational programs (leadership, regulatory agencies, performance improvement).
Other Information:
Competencies and Skills- Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.
- Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of belonging, empowerment, and cooperation.
- Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.
- Develops Self and Others: Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees' strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.
- Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making: Understands and processes complex information, which allows for appropriate and accountable conclusions. Does not react too quickly or slowly. Balances facts, goals, and potential approaches taking the appropriate criteria into account. Makes active decisions and commits oneself by communicating confidently and respectfully.
- Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
- Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.
- Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct, honest, and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .
Credentials- Required Registered Nurse
Education- Required Master's Degree
- 5+ years of Leadership Experience
Working Conditions- Need to drive to perform responsible duties.
- Potential exposure to hazardous materials.
- Work beyond the regularly scheduled hours.
- Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
- Prolonged periods of sitting.
- Prolonged periods of walking.
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is a progressive 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in Pittsfield, Maine that serves an area encompassing 40,000 people throughout the central region. We come to work every day committed to improving healthcare for our patients. Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital offers a wide range of both inpatient and outpatient services, including Surgical and Medical-Surgical units, a Women's Health center, Rehabilitation centers, primary care health centers in four communities, and several specialty services.
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Health has access to tertiary specialty services through a "one call" transfer system and is also served by Lifeflight of Maine, an emergency medical air transport service with a helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft. Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Questions? Contact Talent Acquisition:email: talentacquisition@northernlight.org
Pittsfield, Maine, SVH, Rural Health Care, Kennebeck Valley
