Nurse Manager II, Discharge Planning - Antioch

Job Summary

In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for leading the implementation of best practice models; leading the implementation of patient care delivery systems and practice standards in several locations; delegating tasks related to the investigation and resolution of patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; facilitating collaboration with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care across the continuum;

proactively monitoring resource needs in several clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; managing the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; ensuring a safe environment for patients and employees; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice;

and performing clinical duties as required.

Note:

Depending on assignment, this position may require technical or supervisory experience in one or more specialty areas, including but not limited to Operating Room/Procedure Suite, Emergency Services, Critical Care, Maternal Child Health, etc.

• Creates and advocates for developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional growth; hires, trains, and develops talent for growth opportunities; strategically evaluates talent for succession planning; sets performance management guidelines and expectations across teams / units.
  
  Oversees implementation, adapts, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams. Fosters open dialogue amongst team members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and across teams; motivates teams to meet business objectives. Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance and scope; encourages development and consideration of options in decision making;
  
  fosters access to stakeholders.
• Manages designated units or teams by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement; ensures all policies and procedures are followed; partners with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies. Aligns team efforts; builds accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results;
  
  assumes responsibility for decision making; fosters direct reports to resolve escalated issues as appropriate. Communicates goals and objectives; incorporates resources, costs, and forecasts into team and unit plans; ensures matrixed resources are fulfilling service or performance requirements across reporting lines. Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences teams and units to operate in alignment with operational and business objectives.
• Manages hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: negotiating timelines for action item implementation and monitoring compliance to financial commitments; developing and implementing ad hoc reports that capture workflows and developing strategies to achieve performance targets; developing and guiding short- and long-term operational initiatives, and managing program, services, and/or systems; assuming accountability for activities across functions including workplace and patient safety, human resources (e.g., recruitment, selection, promoting active recruitment, performance evaluation and management), labor relations, training and development, and quality/risk management issues;
  
  designing continuous survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and developing procedures for preparing audit documentation, information, and reports; and leading in the development, monitoring, and control of departmental payroll and non-payroll budget and other aspects of financial management and cost control/reduction.
• Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: developing strategic partnerships with physicians, subject matter experts, and service area leaders, and overseeing highly complex work steams with large program impact; leading the development and implementation of plans, policies, and processes for data-gathering and analysis…