Assistant Director, Nursing

Overview

The Off-Shift Per Diem Assistant Director of Nursing assumes shift responsibility for the overall assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on all clinical units and non-clinical departments. Carries out hospital and nursing service values, clinical, and quality management for the hospital. 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 health-care team members. Requirement to work holidays of which Christmas, New Year’s, and Thanksgiving are included along with weekend coverage.

• Maintains current knowledge of and ensures compliance with all regulatory and professional standards of care.
• Utilizes creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards.

• Assists with developing, and monitoring personnel, supply and equipment in collaboration with the nursing leadership and department directors.
• Ensures adequate daily coverage in accordance with established staffing needs.
• Assists with monitoring unit operational performance metrics, agency and overtime costs.

• Collaborates with the nursing leadership 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, families and staff that is conducive to positive health teaching and maintenance; patient and family expectations of care; develops mechanism to assess same.
• Recognizes the need for patient 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 ensuring the overall planning process for the unit is sustained.
• Utilizes findings from patient satisfaction survey and with input from the staff, to establish unit based customer service agenda.
• Uses findings from staff satisfaction survey and with input from the staff, to establish a unit based collaboration with nursing leadership.
• Develops an effective plan for delivery of nursing care within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Responds to patient and family concerns or complaints with sensitivity and compassion in a timely fashion.
• Communicates effectively and ongoing to members of the health care team.

• Educates and evaluates staff.
• Works with Human Resources and nursing leadership to counsel, discipline and terminate staff as needed.
• Educates staff on new and existing department procedures and systems (e.g. information systems, fiscal responsibility, etc.).
• Makes recommendations and provides opportunities for growth and development of personnel.
• Creates and maintains a supportive working environment for all staff and students. Demonstrates self-development and keeps currents on a variety of clinical management and health care topics.
• Responds in a timely fashion to staff concerns and functions pro-actively regarding concerns.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of respect and courtesy toward patients, staff and colleagues.
• Employs learning organization principles and techniques in all aspects of unit leadership.
• Promotes a level of professionalism on the unit.

• Promotes empowerment of the staff by utilizing collaborative approaches and encouraging new ideas.
• Intentional rounding is performed throughout shift coverage including patient rounding.
• Participates as a member of the…