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New Bridge Medical Center DIR OF NURSING PERIOP SVC - Acute Operating Room - Full Time Day Shift (25359) in Paramus, New Jersey
Description
J oin Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!**
We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Director of Perioperative Services.
Core Competencies:
Communication: Strong written and verbal skills are demonstrated in reports, correspondence and presentations. Ensures staff are kept informed of Medical Center and departmental priorities. Communicates vision statement and goals and demonstrates commitment toward their achievement. 2. Professional Development: Participates in conferences, workshops, and other professional development activities to maintain licensure and/or remain professionally current with advances in field of expertise. 3. Staff Development: Ensures staff receive mandate in servicing in Safety, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Customer Service, Infection Control and any other in-service that may apply. 4. Problem Solving: Recommendations and decision making reflect strong analytical skills and focus on quality, cost containment, and impact of change on other departments. 5. Customer Service Management: Incorporates the Medical Center's Customer Service goals in developing and/or revising departmental policies and systems. Continually reviews the service delivery process to exceed customer expectations. Is perceived as a role model by staff, peers in customer service leadership. 6. Project Management: Participates in multidisciplinary task forces, committees and projects, demonstrating team spirit and ability to work with different internal customers. When leading a project team demonstrates the ability to bring together different views and skills toward timely and effective completion of project objectives. 7. Clinical Leadership: Clinical management staff provide clinical supervision. Provide in-service training and maintenance of clinical standards. May provide leadership for hospital-wide clinically oriented committees.
Responsibilities: Works with CNO to develop and implement goals of assigned units and to evaluate progress toward attainment of goals, acts as liaison between Nursing administration and medical staff.
Using available utilization data, works with other Clinical Directors and DON in developing staffing plans and schedules for units to maintain appropriate staffing levels and staffing mix; communicates staffing plan to Nurse Supervisor; ensures adequate staff coverage by reviewing vacation and holiday schedules; approves overtime as necessary and authorizes coverage for absent staff.
Selects, hires and supervises staff in the area of responsibility; initiates disciplinary action, including terminations; carries out annual performance appraisal of employees recommending promotions, raises, etc.
Ensures safe and professional patient care by enforcing and monitoring compliance to professional standards, identifying clinical and educational needs of staff; recommends methods for improving staff competence and patient care and assists in developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
Through meetings, in-services or other established means of communication, provides information to departmental staff for therapeutic and effective patient care management; identifies and puts into place appropriate monitors of patient care delivery.
Periodically reviews admission and patient management protocols, discharge criteria and related policies and procedures for compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends and implements changes as required, making sure information is available to staff in area of responsibility; monitors compliance and reviews with CNO and other Clinical Directors.
Oversee the quality assurance/quality improvement programs in area of responsibility, identifying patient care issues, developing QA monitors and ensuring that follow-up actions are implemented.
Provides information required for reports on utilization, monitors, credentialing and scheduling as necessary to be compliant with regulatory agency reporting and monitor requirements; prepares reports on service and utilization as required.
Assists CNO in developing annual budget; monitors budget performance throughout the year to ensure units operate within budget guidelines; works with administration to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective allocation and use of resources.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
Other Duties: Assists management in developing cost accounting methodology and model to enable BRMC to determine costs of nursing care and other direct costs and to provide information for BRMC planning and decisions (e.g., pertinent elements of patient care, labor, non-labor, and indirect allocation). Serves as a resource to staff in clinical and management matters. Assists with Nursing Office divisional coverage. Attends monthly nursing office meetings. Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.
Position Qualifications: Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience including 2 years of supervisory experience required. Active NJ RN license required. BLS/ACLS/PALS required. IV certification required. Clinical nursing skills and expertise. Good organizational skills. Good oral and written communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing required. Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
Job Setting/Physical Demands: Nursing offices and patient care areas; contact with staff, patients and families. Somewhat sedentary, but mobility required. May handle emergencies or crisis situations. May lift, position, push, and/or transfer patients. Protective clothing may be required: mask or face shield, gloves, impermeable gown, particulate filter respirator.
Salary commensurate with experience with posted range:
$150,000 to $200,000 annually
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally, we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees, offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.
Qualifications
Education
Required
- Bachelors or better in Nurse Practitioner
Preferred
- Masters or better in Nursing Administration
Licenses & Certifications
Required
*PALS
*ACLS
*BLS
Equal Opportunity Employer
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