Supports and guides nursing staff in daily operations. Assumes responsibility for the unit in absence of unit Director.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

1. Collects, summarizes and reports all pertinent data to ensure regulatory compliance. This includes all reports that are required for IDOPH reporting
2. Assume patient care duties as needed.
3. Monitors Kronos, develops staff schedules and assignments, editing timecards and assuming other duties of the director as needed.
4. Ensures optimal patient satisfaction by rounding on patients, intervening if necessary to correct situations and monitoring patient satisfaction scores. Developing corrective action plans if results do not meet established goals.
5. Provides clinical oversight to assigned patient population to include staff's competency and assignments and scheduling training and development events.

6. Leads quality improvement initiatives, IE data collection and interpretation as well as design and implementation of action plans as well as staff education regarding quality efforts

7. Leads efforts in RCA reviews or any reviews into patient care issues

8. Performs chart reviews and summaries of cases needed for scheduled morbidity and mortality meetings. Represents the LDRP portion of care in presentations

9. Leads an active role in orientation of new staff to the department as well as defining measures that enhance skill levels and performance

    

Job Specific (Minimum Requirements)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of clinical assessment and medical equipment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to multi-task.Ability to effectively direct the work of others.
• Must have a positive attitude and be courteous, kind compassionate and caring.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is Required

Master's Degree in Health Care Related field is Preferred

Experience

5 years of L&D nursing experiene is Required

2 years of experience as a Chaarge Nurse is Required

Certifiation and Licensures

Licensed Registered Nurse is Required

Board Certified Registered Nurse is Preferred

Model of Care and Conduct

Methodist Hospitals strives for excellence and insists on high standards of conduct and performance in everything we do. Our Model of Care and Conduct is designed to create a positive work environment which Methodist desires for all employees. This is foundational to the high level of patient, family and physician satisfaction we strive for each day. As part of all position’s duties at Methodist Hospitals, all employees are responsible to conduct themselves in accordance with the Model of Care and Conduct and will be evaluated according to these standards of behavior.