Asst Director Patient Care-Pediatrics Unit

Job Title: Asst Director Patient Care

Location: Main Hospital - New Brunswick

Department Name: Pediatrics Unit

Req #: 0000251481

Status: Salaried

Shift: Night

Pay Range: $125,012.48 - $162,516.22 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Assistant Director Job Description

Job Identification

Company Name NBR Job Code S1456

Job Title Assistant Director Patient Care DeptCC 1161010

Department Nam Pediatric Services Section Name

Reports To Director AVP OSHA Classification

Salary Grade FLSA Status

Summary of Job Function

The employee is a registered professional nurse who under the direction of the Nursing Director coordinates available resources to eficiently and effectively provide professional nursing care of a quality consistent with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Care to the patients assigned to his her unit The Head Nurse demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding the provision of age appropriate care for the units patient population

Section Job Qualifications Education Training Certification Licensure

Education

Licensed to practice Professional Nursing in New Jersey Bachelors degree or equivalent required,

Exception may be made if candidate meets other requirements and is actively pursuing a bachelors degree the completion of the degree is expected within years of acceptance of the position National certification in a clinical area preferred

Experience

One to three years relative clinical practice

Special Equipment Skills

Special Physical Demands

A physical condition that allows reaching and general mobility within the department and to other hospital departments

Manual dexterity is required

Visual acuity must be such as to enable accurate performance of essential job duties

Hearing and speech must permit direct and telephone communication

In addition, must be able to function under rapidly changing and stressful condition sSitting,standing walking some bending and lifting,

Section Job Function Category

Job Functions

Development Management of Personnel

Facilitates the safe and effective functioning of the unit as demonstrated by

Interviewing and hiring unlicensed personnel

Interviewing and hiring licensed personnel in collaboration with Nursing Director

Facilitates the orientation process for new employees as demonstrated by

Making assignments that maintain preceptor orientee relationship

Working the preceptororientee to solve any problems

Ensuring that orientees complete the unit-based orientation within an appropriate individualized time frame

Contributes to the professional growth and development of staff by

Continuously assessing patient care to evaluate staff knowledge and patterns of performance

Counseling staff on identified areas for improvement

luating the staff performance as demonstrated by the completion of the performance evaluation in a timely manner,

Counseling and implementing appropriate disciplinary action

Planning coordinating unit based education programs as identified by unit need,

Considers staff participation in safety quality initiatives when completing employee performance appraisals

Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborative Relationship

Support and maintain collaborative relationships with all disciplines that impact patient care on the unit

Foster an atmosphere of positive communication on the unit

Act as a role model in customer relations

Participates in service and hospital-wide committees as assigned

Management of Patient Care Delivery Maintains clinical expertise as demonstrated by

Providing care that is safe, effective and consistent with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Patient Care

Applying knowledge of growth and development over the life span

Applying the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit

Assessing data reflective of each patient's status and interpreting information needed in order to identify each patient's age requirements relative to his or her age specific health care needs

Sharing knowledge both formally and informally

Incorporating current research findings into clinical practice

Providing leadership in the delivery of patient care for the unit as demonstrated by

Making assignments which consider patient needs and staff competencies

Assisting staff in establishing priorities for patient care need,

Working closely with transfer center or clearing residents and nursing supervisors to identify and resolve bed management issues,

Serving as a resource for interpretation of regulatory requirement

Implementation of policies and procedures of the nursing department,

Promoting effective resource utilization related to clinical practice

Using effective communication strategies with patient families physicians staff members and professionals to achieve desirable or acceptable patient outcomes

Participates in the development of performance improvement projects including design performance measurement analysis and improvement

Provides open lines of communication for reporting medical errors and using RWJUH organizational tools and resources,

Professional Development

Attends formal educational seminars/classes to enhance knowledge on both clinical and administrative issues

Participates in the orientation program for new head nurses,

Maintains membership in a professional organization

Unit Management

Plans staffing in accordance with established standards as demonstrated by

Completing and posting schedules according to policy and procedure,

Completing schedules in a manner that balances personal requests and unit needs

Collaborating with staff coordinator to ensure safe staffing pattern

Ensuring accurate and timely completion of patient classification system

Monitoring and evaluating the standards of care for the

Ensuring accurate and timely completion of mechanisms used for payroll purposes

Participating in quality and cost initiatives as demonstrated by

Participating with Head Nurse group in working on identified areas for quality improvement

Assisting Nursing Directors with the management of the daily operational budget

Adopts at least two patient safety quality initiatives from the National Quality Forum Safety Practices or other credible safety agency as pertinent to the scope of service

Demonstrates improvement in selected safety quality indicators over time

Communicates and documents progress in selected safety quality initiatives to employees during regular staff meetings and as needed

Demonstrate an awareness of patient safety initiatives at RWJUH including but not limited to

The current National Patient Safety Goals

Federal, state and voluntary regulatory standard

Unit or departmental specific safety initiatives

Participate in the Infection Prevention and at least one other patient safety initiative while exhibiting an understanding of and compliance with RWJUH protocols,policies and procedures

Demonstrates proper handwashing technique and participation in unit or department-specific infection prevention projects

Handwritten information is readable when assessed

Adheres to the current RWJUH Prohibited Abbreviations Acronyms and Symbol listing