Associate Director of Nursing - Integrated Resources, Inc
Brooklyn, NY 11213
About the Job
Job Title: Associate Director of Nursing
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11213
Job Duration: 3 months with possible extension
Shift Time: 12AM - 8:15AM , 5 days in a week.
Pay Range: $80 - $85/hr. on w2.
Job Description:
Off shift weekend/holiday Supervisors. Assumes shift responsibility for the overall assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care on the unit. Carries Hospital and Nursing Service mission, vision, values and the overall strategic planning, clinical management, patient care, budgeting, financial management and quality management on the unit. Promotes the health system service standards and creates a patient focused caring environment while addressing and meeting the individual needs of the patient. Fosters an environment of collaboration and respect with physician colleagues, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
Job Responsibilities:
Plan and Develop programs to improve patient care and employee performance.
Skills:
Education:
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11213
Job Duration: 3 months with possible extension
Shift Time: 12AM - 8:15AM , 5 days in a week.
Pay Range: $80 - $85/hr. on w2.
Job Description:
Off shift weekend/holiday Supervisors. Assumes shift responsibility for the overall assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care on the unit. Carries Hospital and Nursing Service mission, vision, values and the overall strategic planning, clinical management, patient care, budgeting, financial management and quality management on the unit. Promotes the health system service standards and creates a patient focused caring environment while addressing and meeting the individual needs of the patient. Fosters an environment of collaboration and respect with physician colleagues, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
Job Responsibilities:
Plan and Develop programs to improve patient care and employee performance.
- Monitor performance for patient care, assess units w with nurse managers and communicates and assists w with any corrective action.
- Develop Record keeping system to record medication errors/counselling.
- Utilizes creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards.
- Utilizes results from “tracer” methodology tools to develop corrective action plans to ensure that quality of care is embedded into clinical practice on an ongoing basis.
- Operational Performance
- Develops, prepares, and monitors the personnel, supply and equipment budgets in collaboration with the staff and support department directors.
- Develops long-term unit staffing schedules and ensures adequate daily coverage in accordance with established staffing needs.
- Develops measures and monitors unit operational performance metrics, agency and overtime costs.
- Clinical Practice/Patient Care
- Collaborates with the CNO 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 conductive to positive health teaching and maintenance; patient and family expectations of care to be delivered in a culturally sensitive manner and role models’ sensitivity to staff.
- Participates in the overall planning process for the service.
- Responsible for the overall planning process for the unit.
- Uses findings from patient satisfaction survey and with input from the staff, to establish unit-based customer services agenda.
- Uses findings from staff satisfaction survey and with input from the staff, to establish a unit-based recruitment and retention agenda.
- Develops an effective plan for delivery of nursing care within the assigned area of responsibility.
- Human Resource Development/Management
- Educates and evaluates staff.
- Educates staff in new and existing department procedures and systems (eg. Information systems, fiscal responsibility, etc.)
- Makes recommendations and provides opportunities for growth and development of personnel and arranges for appropriate education and training.
- Establishes unit metrics and goals to measure effectiveness of retention strategies.
Skills:
- Seven years of experience is required, 5 of which were in a supervisory role.
- Excellent creative skills, ideas to improve existing programs.
- Services, processes, ideas that have impact on this job and the department.
- Physical Demands:
- Involves standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, and bending.
- May include some repetitive motions.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.
Education:
- NY State RN License -Required
- AHA BLS-Required
- Primary Source Verification
- BSN -Required
- Master’s degree – Required.
Source : Integrated Resources, Inc