VP- Nursing & Patient Care Services

VP
- Nursing & Patient Care Services - 97072

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital |US:

ME:

Pittsfield | Leader - Clinical | Full Time

Salary range- - USD

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital

Department
:

Hospital and Other Admin

Position islocated: Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield), C.A. Dean Hospital (Greenville), NL Mayo Hospital (Dover-Foxcroft)

Work Type
:

Full Time

Work Schedule
:8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Salary Range : $212,280 to $238,950 annually

Exempt:
Yes

Summary
:

The Vice President of Nursing and Patient Care Services contributes to the long-term growth, professional development and quality of nursing services consistent with the Mission, Vision and Values of hospital, by directing the operation of nursing practice regardless of the organizational lines of authority. The VP Nursing &PCS is responsible for the highest level of nursing services and patient care for the hospital and serves as the Patient Safety Officer.

This individual is responsible for organizational planning, budget development, human resources, hospital administration, nursing administration, medical staff relationships and interdepartmental responsibilities. The VP Nursing &PCS oversees the following departments at CAD, NL Mayo and SVH, or as noted:
Med/Surg Unit, SCU, Emergency Department, Peri-Operative, Care Management, Care Transitions. This position is responsible for ensuring high quality, cost effective, safe patient care with careful attention to issues of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities
:

• Coordination of Nursing Services which include developing organization wide patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how patients’ nursing care needs or patient populations receiving nursing care are assessed, evaluated and met.
  
  Ensures policies and procedures address hospital wide nursing practice and standards are developed, implemented and appropriate staff are educated.
• Ensures these policies and procedures are current by reviewing them at least every two years.
• Ensures adequate policy and procedure support is available via a variety of current reference literature are used to augment existent nursing policies and procedures.
• Reviews, provides support/guidance and authenticates all nursing standards of practice documents, policies and procedures prior to implementation – this function applies to any and all areas where nursing is practiced regardless of organizational lines of authority.
• Ensures a uniform level of care exists wherever nursing standards of practice, policies and procedures are applied.
• Develop and implement Plan for Provision of Patient Care which includes nursing care to those patients requiring nursing services (this includes all areas where nursing care is provided, regardless of organizational lines of authority) to ensure a uniform standard of nursing care and practice exits.
• Implements an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess, and improve the quality of nursing care delivered to patients (this is accomplished in collaboration with management, clinical leaders and medical staff leadership with Governing Body support).
• Participates in and supports the safety management process. Coordinates the Team responsible for the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Participates with the Governing Body, Administration, Medical Staff, and clinical leaders in the organization’s decision making, structures and management processes. Attends and contributes to the meetings of the Governing Body, Senior…