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.

Responsibilities

Standard Compliance:

• 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.

Operational Performance:

• 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.

Clinical Practice/Patient Care:

• 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. 

Management:

• 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. 

Human Resource Development/Management:

• 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.

Interactive Relationships:

• 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 health-care team and various interdisciplinary committees to improve patient care and meet patient needs.
• Promotes collegial relationships based on mutual respect and support.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years nursing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, required.

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing is required.

Licenses, Certifications:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent creative skills, ideas to improve existing programs.
• Services, processes, ideas that have impact on this job and the department.

Physical Requirements:

• Involves standing, walking, sitting, lifting and talking.
• May include some repetitive motions.

• Perform other duties as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Interfaith Medical Center (IMC).

IMC is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.