Assistant Patient Care Manager; RN), ITA - Emeryville

Overview

Assistant Patient Care Manager (RN) – Infusion Treatment Area, Day shift – Full-Time, 10 Hour Day Shifts (United States of America).

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

• Assist in the operational aspects of a designated unit(s) while providing mentoring and leadership support to the unit staff; supervise the provision of quality, therapeutic and cost-effective patient care in accordance with standards of practice, hospital protocols, policies and procedures, and desired patient outcomes.
• Assist the Patient Care Manager in administrative/management functions and assume duties and responsibilities of the Patient Care Manager as delegated and/or in the case of absence.
• Coordinate and direct the unit(s) patient care operations for an assigned shift, acting on behalf of the Patient Care Manager.
• Facilitate orientation, training and ongoing staff development; assist in coaching, developing and corrective action of personnel; participate in ongoing and annual evaluation of employee performance; monitor and evaluate patient care processes and outcomes to facilitate smooth workflow and desired outcomes; interpret and communicate the application and implementation of unit/department/organization philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures; participate in unit goal and program planning and in evaluation of programs and special projects;
  
  support continuous quality, process, and performance improvement and risk management programs at the unit level.
• Provide competent and compassionate patient care appropriate to the age and condition of the patient, serving as a role model and mentor; assist with unit workload.
• Serve as a liaison to the Patient Care Manager.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

• Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation when working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of health care providers
• Ability to delegate responsibly to others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the standards of practice and regulatory guidelines
• Ability to develop programs and lead process improvement projects
• Ability to establish the strategic direction and business plans for a functional group
• Ability to initiate and implement change conducive to the improvement of the quality and safety of patient care delivery
• Ability to provide leadership, influence others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals, to effectively prioritize system resources to provide quality and valued patient care, promote cooperative behaviors, act as a role model, resource and mentor
• Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results
• Ability to use information and keep abreast of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care
• Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and accountability for the outcome of practice
• Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care in the area of assignment
• Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management essential to the practice of nursing in the larger context of health care
• Knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction for assigned areas of responsibility

• California Registered Nurse License
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association
• Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification
• OCN certification preferred

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