Director, Inpatient - Childrens Psychiatric Center - Univ Of Mexico Hospital

Overview

Relocation Assistance Available

Minimum

Offer:

$ 53.29/hr.

Maximum

Offer:

$ 82.51/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer:
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: CPC Acute Services

FTE: 1.00

Full Time

Shift: Days

UNM Children's Psychiatric Center provides intensive behavioral health care for children and adolescents through age 17. Children benefit from personalized care that may include inpatient, residential or partial hospitalization (day) programs at our center, which includes a 35-bed cottage-style hospital and adolescent inpatient unit. We re the only facility in New Mexico affiliated with an academic medical center. And we re the only center in the state that cares for children with serious emotional disturbances—regardless of a family s ability to pay.

UNM Health provides the highest quality of care for more than 200,000 New Mexicans each year. In 1952, UNM Hospital was built on Native American grounds, with the promise to provide culturally competent and inclusive care to all New Mexicans. Since then, UNM Health has followed through with their mission of accessible, affordable care. UNM Health provided over $44 million in charitable care and financial assistance for services not covered by insurance or federal programs in 2018.

UNM Health is New Mexico s only Level I Trauma Center—we care for patients with the most complex conditions from across the state. Additionally, we are the first NIH-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and award-winning Advanced Care Stroke Center. UNM Health providers specialize in over 150 areas of medicine and employ over 7,000 professionals. Together, we receive 900,000 outpatient visits, 22,000 surgical cases and 100,000 emergency room visits each year.

Position Summary:

Direct and coordinate the clinical and management activities of one or more unit(s) in order to provide quality patient care. Actively supports programs and services that are in line with long-range strategic objectives. Support education and research in conjunction with Unit Medical Director. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

• SUPERVISION - Plan, coordinate and direct activities of supervisory, technical professional and support staff; conduct staff meetings
• MANAGE - Interview applicants, hire, train, supervise, evaluate, counsel, discipline and terminate departmental personnel
• STANDARDS - Establish specific standards and objectives for clinical unit; ensure implementation of and compliance with standards, objectives, and operating policies and procedures
• PATIENT CARE - Plan safe, economical and efficient nursing and/or patient care
• PATIENT CARE - Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with quality standards; ensure documentation of patient care activities
• PATIENT CARE - Monitor formulation/utilization of clinical records to assist in resolving patient problems; provide continuity of care and discharge planning; ensure clinician orders are transcribed and carried out
• EDUCATION - Provide and coordinate clinical learning experience for staff and students
• EDUCATION - Plan and assist in patient teaching; provide and coordinate orientation and clinical learning experience for staff and students
• LIAISON - Act as liaison between patient, family, physician, clinician, and staff
• SUPPLIES & RECORDS - Ensure maintenance of equipment, supply levels, required records, and reports
• RECORDS - Maintain departmental reports and records; collect statistical data for administrative and regulatory purposes
• COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS - Attend technical and administrative meetings; participate in committee functions; participate in hospital-wide activities and committees within the scope of this position or as directed
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• EDUCATION - Support education and…