Administrative Skills, Budgeting, Clinical Nursing, Clinical Training, Code Blue, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Healthcare, Hospital, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Lift/Move 20 Pounds, Multitasking, Nursing, Nursing Management, Patient Care, People Management, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project/Program Management, Training/Teaching
Overview:
24 hrs/week, evenings/nights, weekend rotation, holiday rotation.
Pay to commensurate with experience. Benefits eligible.
Job Description Summary:
Oversees administrative and patient care services, providing nursing administrative decision-making during weekends, evenings, and night shifts. Coordinates hospital operations, patient care quality, and educational activities, and serves as the hospital spokesperson for external communications.
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Serves as the administrative designee during specified hours; communicates issues to administrators, Patient Care Services leadership, program managers, or other appropriate personnel, as indicated; and responds to inquiries and complaints from parents, patients, staff, and the public.
- Directs the management, communication, and resolution of emergencies and crises utilizing the HEICS model, providing effective leadership; collaborates on decisions, issues, and problems occurring during the designated shift; and responds to code blues, traumas, and other emergencies.
- Directs the management, communication, and resolution of emergencies and crises utilizing the HEICS model, providing effective leadership; collaborates on decisions, issues, and problems occurring during the designated shift; and responds to code blues, traumas, and other emergencies.
- Coordinates and directs patient throughput (admission, transfer, and discharge) to ensure needs are met promptly.
- Provides guidance and education on clinical decision-making and critical problem-solving; supervises and evaluates clinical nursing practice; makes recommendations for improvement; and supports, monitors, and implements planned changes.
- Provides input into the Patient Care Services administrative budget.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), required.
Licensure Requirement:
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio, required.
Skills:
- Demonstrates critical thinking, decision-making, effective leadership, and teaching abilities.
- Exhibits excellent communication and interpersonal skills, effectively serving as a role model who relates and interacts with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates the ability to organize and manage multiple demands.
Experience:
- Two years of nursing experience, required.
- Previous leadership experience, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Loud Noises, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel
FREQUENTLY: Computer skills, Decision Making, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing - Far/near
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"