Position is eligible for a 10% sign-on bonus. Applicable to external candidates only, some restrictions apply.

Acts at the on-site administrative designee for an entire facility for off-shifts and weekends. Manages all the patient care departments, ensuring appropriate quality of care and compliance with regulations.

• For an entire facility, manages the off-hours and weekend patient care and nursing services activities.


• Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act, TJC, federal, state, and local requirements.


• Coordinates and monitors staffing for all shifts and maintains appropriate staffing levels and skill mix.


• Participates in developing, reviewing, and updating departmental policies and procedures.


• Identifies and implements best practices to provide improved quality care and services.


• Assess and monitors clinical nursing practice for optimal patient care.


• Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum.


• Follows-up on all clinical issues.


• Monitors quality of care delivered, ensuring it meets age-related and developmental needs of patients.


• Maintains and monitors established policies, procedures, standards and practices for nursing services and patient care.


• Supervises staff, assesses their needs and identifies educational opportunities.


• Collaborates with all departments throughout the medical center.


• Acts as patient advocate.


• Assists in developing, monitoring and maintaining the budget.


• Identifies and recommends opportunities to reduce costs.


• Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.

• Minimum one (1) year supervisory or leadership experience required.


• Minimum four (4) years of acute care hospital experience required.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.

• Registered Nurse License (California)

• Basic Life Support

• Demonstrated interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, TJC, and other local, state, and federal regulations.


• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

• N/A.

Notes:

• Must work weekends and Holidays