Associate Director, PCS (Cardio and Transplant OR), Periop Admin, Jackson Main, Ft, Days

Department: Jackson Memorial Hospital - Periop Admin

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136

Shift details: Full-Time, Days

Why Jackson:

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Summary

The Associate Director of Periop Admin is a professional member of the health care team who assumes advocacy and responsibility for self and others in assessing, evaluating, impacting nursing practice within Designated Service Area(s) and any other assigned areas to improve/maintain a single high standard of care. The incumbent acts as a role model/resource to all levels of staff in defining, educating, managing, implementing and evaluating resident care nursing standards and personnel. Utilizes clinical expertise, the nursing process, current concepts, principles and education, quality improvement, clinical practice and health care trends. The Associate Director retains the authority to hire, complete performance evaluations, discipline and terminate staff under their direct supervision in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Provides leadership for staff development and ensures staff participation in appropriate orientation, training courses and mandatory educational programs to maintain competency in job skills, knowledge, equipment usage and safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Promotes a strong customer service orientation within the Designated Service Area(s) and any other assigned areas including development and implementation of customer-focused systems, processes and behaviors.
• Establishes systems of accountability for clinical, clerical and support personnel to ensure that customer needs are assessed accurately and serviced in a timely fashion.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all other disciplines responsible for the provision of service to customers in the Designated Service Area(s).
• Provides leadership by developing, communicating, implementing and evaluating the mission, goals and objectives of the Designated Service Area(s).
• Ensures that unit specific goals and objectives are consistent with those of the Division, Medical Staff and the Public Health Trust.
• Demonstrates vision and initiative in directing all aspects of the Designated Service Area(s).
• Is aware of changes that affect process of Designated Service Area(s) and takes action, as appropriate, to ensure future success for the service area(s).
• Acts as a role model for employees and customers by demonstrating exemplary personal and professional attributes consistent with organizational philosophies.
• Analyzes situations and arrives at conclusions which serve the best interests of Designated Service Area(s), other assigned areas and the Public Health Trust. Develops, communicates, implements and evaluates an on-going Performance Improvement plan for Designated Service Area(s) consistent with the philosophy of the Executive Performance Improvement Council (EPIC) and the Designated Service Area(s) Performance Improvement Council.
• Ensures that unit specific Performance Improvement plans are consistent with those of the Division, Medical Staff and the Public Health Trust.
• Ensures that Performance Improvement plans are interdepartmental and interdisciplinary and include components which increase customer satisfaction, operating efficiencies and positive customer outcomes.
• Provides adequate time and resources so that personnel may participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Demonstrates an empowering management style congruent with the performance and quality improvement philosophy of the Public Health Trust.
• Establishes and directs information management systems to obtain, collect, store, analyze, manage and disseminate information to continuously improve customer outcomes and individual Designated Service Area(s) performance.
• Communicates organizational policies and procedures effectively.
• Assumes primary responsibility for ensuring that the Designated Service Area(s) and the Public Health Trust are kept informed about clinical, administrative and environmental issues and their effect and/or impact on the institution.
• Ensures that information processes are appropriate for the Designated Service Area(s) and compatible with internal and external information systems and standards.
• Uses and analyzes appropriate technology and systems in assessing and conveying information.
• Recruits, retains, evaluates and motivates staff necessary to implement the goals, objectives and responsibilities of the Designated Service Area(s). Implements and ensures compliance with job performance standards to assess staff competencies.
• Maintains a working knowledge of laws, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements impacting upon employees in the Designated Service Area(s).
• Ensures appropriate staffing mix to meet the needs of the Designated Service Area(s).
• Facilitates employee empowerment and encourages employee participation.
• Delegates tasks while retaining accountability for outcomes.
• Enforces Public Health Trust's personnel policies fairly and consistently and takes progressive disciplinary action for just cause.
• Plans, administers and uses staff, materials and unit facilities appropriately to meet budgetary objectives of the Designated Service Area(s).
• Understands budget development and reimbursement procedures; develops and implements strategies to maintain or increase revenues while controlling expenses.
• Participates with other members of management in developing, implementing and evaluating programs and policies related to the determination, allocation and control of fiscal, human, materiel and informational resources for the Designated Service Area(s).
• Understands and utilizes Public Health Trust's fiscal management tools effectively.
• Develops and manages an Emergency Preparedness Plan consistent with Public Health Trust and community-wide emergency preparedness efforts.
• Participates with the Medical staff and other disciplines responsible for patient care to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate clinical care to meet the needs of the patients within Designated Service Area(s) and other assigned areas.
• Ensures staff's participation in an effective and efficient case management system for the Service Area.
• Provides for an effective patient and family education program to meet the needs of the Service Area(s).
• Maintains a working knowledge and understanding of managed care as well as Public Health Trust, local, and national health care delivery systems and ensures that Service Area(s) operates within applicable guidelines.
• Ensures that staff provides for continuity of care, early discharge planning and effective utilization of Public Health Trust and community resources.
• Maintains current knowledge of County, State and Federal guidelines/requirements as they apply to job duties, licenses and certification to ensure the Designed Service Area(s) compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Provides clinical leadership in conjunction with the Medical Director.
• Assists subordinate professional staff in resolving team and treatment difficulties as may be encountered.
• Coordinates in-service training schedule for units' staff. Implements therapeutic program relevant to patient population.
• Updates clinical program based on emerging trends in psychiatric care.
• Oversees disposition planning process.
• Informs Medical Director of concerns regarding staff, clinical practice or program and with the Medical Director, develops an action plan.
• Monitors and adjust medication regime as needed.
• Performs other related job duties as needed.

Experience

• Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience. Leadership experience is required.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field is required. Master's degree is preferred. At least one degree must be in Nursing.

Skill

General Competencies:

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to exercise sound and independent judgment.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Management Competencies:

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Skill in monitoring/assessing the performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

Credentials

• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• Advanced Nursing Administration certification is preferred.
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

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