DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL CARE - Full Time- Salaried

SUMMARY

Provides direct oversight to the Emergency Department, Infection Prevention, ICU, 2N, 3N, 4N, NLU/Peds, TCU/Rehab, and the Nursing Supervisor’s Office; in collaboration and under the guidance of the Chief Nurse Executive.

JOB DUTIES

Collaborates with departments to enhance the Patient and Employee Experience.  Directs, supervises, delegates and evaluates nursing care provided to patients by using professional skills and judgments.

Works closely with Guest Relations and the Quality Department to ensure timely resolution to patient grievances.

Together with Quality, follows up on action plans and new implementations, specific to Nursing, per DOH and/or DNV regulations.

Partners with Utilization Management and Social Services to enhance the throughput of patients.

Works closely with Safety: helping fall prevention, and assisting with the implementation of virtual technologies.

Liaise with informatics as appropriate.

Works collaboratively with our schools and our recruiter: helping to recruit and/or onboard Nurse Externs, GN’s.

Provide supervision and/or assistance to support the Nurse Leaders: performance evaluations, completion of Con Ed, Assist with Capital/Expense Budget Processes, interviewing and/or the disciplinary process.

Remain apprised of the CNE’s and Organization’s annual strategic goals.

Works closely with the Clinical Education Coordinator: help identify educational opportunities.

Attends meetings as necessary.

Communicates with and serves as a liaison between nursing, patient, patient’s family, physician and surrounding community.

Promotes an environment in which the care team can work cooperatively toward objectives.

Seeks assistance from appropriate resource persons as necessary in solving clinical and management problems.

Ensures that patient care is provided according to policy, procedure and patient care standards specific to the unit.

Collaborates with physicians as needed.

Functions as clinical and managerial resource to guide and validates the independent decision making of the staff.

Identifies staff development needs and recredentialing needs and coordinates programs to meet those needs.

Makes routine inspections of the facility to assure that established policies and procedures are being implemented and followed.

Performs other duties as may be required.

SPECIFIC JOB DEMANDS

Analytical skills.

Ability to concentrate and prioritize, plan and perform professional care - often during stressful situations.

Ability to make rounds. Must independently be able to respond to an emergency situation.

Ability to deal with regulatory agencies in demanding, sometimes stressful, situations.

Must be able to use the following management accountabilities / competencies: conflict resolution, staff counseling, problem solving, disciplinary process, policy and procedure implementation, teamwork, staff scheduling, support of management peers, interviewing, budgeting process and cost containment skills.

Strength: Medium Work - Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling 20 - 50 Lbs. occasionally, 10 - 25 Lbs. frequently or up to 10 Lbs. constantly. Stooping: Occasionally - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Reaching: Frequently - Extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.

Handling: Frequently - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands. Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift automobile gears.

Fingering: Frequently - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling. Feeling: Frequently - Noting attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking: Frequently - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Frequently - Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.

Near Acuity: Frequently - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.

Accommodation: Occasionally - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This factor is required when doing near point work at varying distances from the eye.

Color Vision: Frequently - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice at a level normally acquired through completion of an accredited School of Nursing. Current State Nursing License, mandatory.  BSN mandatory.  Master’s degree preferred.  At least 5 years recent clinical experience.

Knowledge of rules, regulations, and guidelines of state and federal agencies pertinent to health care required.

Health care management experience is essential.

BLS required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal patient care environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, and temperature changes. A large part of work time is standing or walking.

Subject to certain distasteful patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases.

May be exposed to potential hazards such as chemical wastes, body wastes, fluids and other possible infectious material.

DISCLOSURE

MMC commits to review, under the intent of this standard, and in coordination with medical professional opinion’s and physical demands job analysis performed by certified professionals, an individual’s ability to be reasonably accommodated within the role they are responsible and qualified to perform.

MMC is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and providing equal opportunity employment for qualified persons with disabilities. All employment practices and activities are conducted on a nondiscriminatory basis. Meadville Medical Center will follow any state or local law that provides individuals with disabilities greater protection that the ADA.

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific tasks does not exclude them from the position if the task is similar, related, or is a logical assignment to the position, or is imperative for patient care and to meet emergency situations.