AVP Nursing Operations and Performance Excellence

Location: City of Albany

Department/Unit:

Patient Care Serv Admin

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:$ - $The Assistant Vice President for Nursing Operations and Performance Excellence is responsible for providing nursing leadership for the development, implementation and ongoing managements of the Central Staffing Office. In partnership with service line AVPs, Nursing Supervisors, and physician leadership, the AVP will oversee and coordinate the management of inpatient bed capacity, patient flow and transitions of care coordination supporting the delivery strategy.

This position ensures the consistency and standardization of operational systems and processes in order to maximize the quality of patient care and achieve financial and budget goals.
The AVP will provide overall administrative leadership and oversight of functions associates with staffing and productivity, scheduling, open shift management, nursing quality improvement, patient placement and patient complaint management. The AVP will work collaboratively with HR to develop workforce recruitment and retention strategies and with Labor Relations to provide leadership in contract interpretation to ensure consistency in contract adherence. The AVP will be a member of the negotiations team.

** Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
* ** Strategic and Operational Planning:**  + Facilitates departmental plans to achieve overall goals of the organization. Executes strategies to provide consistent operational and affordability practices.  + Participates in identification of indicators to measure accomplishments of strategic plan  + Provides administrative direction and coordination in the formulation, interpretation, and administration of current and long-range policies, procedures and programs.  + Participates in educational programs that promote professional, technical and managerial expertise and keeps current in field by reviewing relevant literature, attending workshops and seminars, networking with colleagues.  

+ Supports and communicates the organizational plan to ensure compliance with all regulatory standards.  + Develops collaborative relationships with medical staff leadership and the medical staff to achieve departmental goals.  + Supports and communicates the organizational plan to ensure compliance with all regulatory standards.
* ** Planning and Program Management:**  + Incorporate system and institutional values, goals and objectives into various educational programs presented to staff.  + Develop and implement the orientation for clinical staff  + Direct the planning and implementation of evidence-based education programs which will validate and enhance professional and ancillary competence.  + Identify appropriate metrics required to strengthen the performance of operations. Evaluate program outcomes and make modifications as needed  + Provide direction and guidance on the establishment and evaluation of the Shared Governance model within the nursing organization.  

+ Participates in the development, implementation and utilization, and evaluation of cost effective medical center programs, policies and procedures that address and promote high quality nursing care, treatment and service needs of our patient population.
* ** Operational Management:**  + Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Central Staffing Office, Float Pools, and House Supervisors.  + Monitors and reviews the work of departmental personnel to ensure departmental goals are being met.  + Demonstrates effective leadership techniques as indicated by high productivity. Acts as the subject matter expert and business owner of the Acuity tool.  + Responds to changes in work efficiently and effectively.  

+ Act and the Chair of the Staffing Committee as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.  + Collaborates with peers with nursing and outside of the department to maximize technology to improve and sustain workflow standardization.  + Partners with leadership to develop and monitors short and long-term affordability and operational plans related to nursing services.  + Proactively partners with the education community, Human Resources, NYSNA, and other…