Dir ED ICU & Nursing Ops

Major Responsibilities

Responsible for organizing, planning and directing the clinical and administrative operations within areas of accountability in accordance with the Advocate Aurora vision and mission as well as in compliance with standards required by accreditation agencies.

Major Responsibilities

Responsible for organizing, planning and directing the clinical and administrative operations within areas of accountability in accordance with the Advocate Aurora vision and mission as well as in compliance with standards required by accreditation agencies.

Responsible for the development, direction and outcome achievement for the safety, quality and service performance in areas of responsibility

• Promotes patient safety by proactively creating a culture of safety within areas of accountability.

Facilitates reporting of issues through established channels and participates as requested in safety initiatives.

Coaches and mentors leaders to utilize the Just Culture Decision Guide effectively.

• Monitors department productivity levels and work functions to ensure proper match between care requirements of the patients and the skill and competency of the staff delivering the care. Ensures the development of associate's clinical and interpersonal competency within the department.
• Collaborates with direct reports and clinical associates to develop annual division, unit-based and individual goals as well as to develop, deploy and enculturate standard work and analysis designed to achieve set goals.
• Achieves and sustains top tier performance in key results areas. Leads and mentors direct reports to regularly analyze results and develop tactics to ensure that the desired outcomes and standards of care are achieved and sustained.
• Ensures a comprehensive and integrated quality assurance/improvement program is in place and that an environment of minimal risk to the patient exists.
• Facilitates and oversees performance improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility to assure adherence to corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
• Mentors division leadership, clinical associates and interdisciplinary colleagues to ensure adherence to principles of shared governance and compliance with other accrediting and regulatory agencies.
• Actively promotes evidence-based practice and nursing research initiatives in areas of accountability.

Monitors changes in national clinical practice standards and ensures timely adoption in areas of accountability.

• Develops, deploys and enculturates policies, procedures and standards which follow quality management, DNV, IDPH, CDC, OSHA, (etc.) guidelines and assures effective and efficient operations.
• Shares in the on-call Administrative functions of the hospital

In collaboration with unit based leadership directs and provides strategic planning and comprehensive oversight of capacity management including Clinical Resource Unit and 24-hour staffing of patient care areas. Provides guidance and direction to direct reports in the management and evaluation of operations/services to ensure safety, quality and cost effectiveness. Responsible for the development, direction and outcome achievement for the fiscal performance in areas of responsibility and for influencing the fiscal performance of the nursing division as a whole.

• Collaborates with the CNE and VP of Finance to develop and maintain the operational, strategic and capital budgets in conjunction with the clinical managers and directors.
• Provides guidance for short and long term staffing planning. Assits with analysis followed by development of a plan to meet the needs of the patient care units in conjunction with direct reports and managers/directors of other clinical units.
• Directs the Clinical Resource Unit.

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