ER Director (26-400) at Artesia General Hospital

Artesia, New Mexico, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Clinical Resource, Patient Care, Staff Management, Budget Development, Customer Satisfaction, Nursing Practice, Risk Management, Quality Management, Safety Activities, Communication, Supervision, Evaluation, Training, Decision Making, Productivity Improvement, Resource Management

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Description Job Summary: Responsible for overall functioning of specific department and facilitates/coordinates continuity of care for all patients served in said department. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Serve as a clinical resource and role model. · Assist and communicate with other members of the nursing team. · Assume direct patient care responsibility compatible with departmental unit needs. · Exercise hospital administrative decision-making authority as needed. · Maintain staffing levels, communicates staffing needs, secured staff and forecasts staffing needs based on volume. · Supervise, evaluate, interview, discipline and manage all personnel assigned to department. · Develop annual budget and operate efficiently and effectively. · Assure customer needs are met within available resource. · Maintain supplies and equipment needs. · Increase productivity of the department. · Ensure department employees meet all license and education requirements; competencies and training needs are met. · Provide coverage in the department where applicable. · Consistently improve customer satisfaction and service quality. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: · As assigned. KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITIES: · Detailed knowledge of nursing practice and care delivery in terms of theories and practices to serve as the resource or educator to other practitioners in the nursing field. AGE-RELATED COMPETENCIES: Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for this position. Information Management: Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security. Risk Management/Quality Management/Safety: Cooperates fully in all Risk Management, Quality Management, and Safety Activities and Investigations. MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Ø Education – Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred. Ø Work Experience – Three years in acute care setting within department specific; supervisory experience required. Ø Training – N/A Ø License/Certification – Current New Mexico Nurse License; ACLS, PALS, TNCC, where applicable per department required. ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS: Work environment consists of daily patient contact, which may include exposure to blood, or other body fluids.

Responsibilities

The ER Director is responsible for the overall functioning of the department and ensures continuity of care for all patients. This includes managing staff, maintaining budgets, and improving customer satisfaction.