Summary:
Administratively responsible for the activities in the departments of Medical Surgical, Medical, Intermediate Care, and Critical Care Nursing. Shares with healthcare providers the primary responsibility for establishing and providing a climate in which professional nursing is practiced. Participates in planning for individual services and the service as a whole. Responsible for activities relating to quality patient care, decision making, problem solving and all leadership functions.
Required Licensure/Education:
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing
- Master's degree in Nursing required
- Current Illinois RN licensure
- National nursing certification in a related field
- Professional Board Certification within one year of hire from either the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification, National Commission Certifying Agencies or ISO 17024
- Effective 4/01/2024: Upon hire or within 12 months of start date, must complete and maintain a nationally ANCC-recognized nursing leadership or nursing specialty certification.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for communication of professional development opportunities and collaborates with other departments to create and support programs that facilitate professional development and career advancement
- Discusses operational issues, updates staff on new/changed regulations, and reviews records/documentation to ensure regulatory and in-house compliance
- Provides oversight of clinical integrity of appropriate documentation, quality of care delivery, visits utilization, appropriate contacts with physicians, adherence to the care plan, and evidence of care coordination between disciplines
- Is accountable for budget goals through fiscal responsibility, utilization, documentation, providing appropriate and accurate patient care, case mix weight, and appropriate utilization of delivery of patient care
- Provides oversight of communication between team members/attending physicians/caregivers to ensure the appropriateness of care and outcome planning and ensures compliance through review of documentation and care coordination activities
- Leads in performance improvement activities, maintains ongoing clinical knowledge and direction to staff
- Mentors Nurse Managers and supports ongoing leadership development
- Focuses on quality metrics and other internal requests to meet accrediting organizations (Stroke, Chest Pain, Sepsis, Heart Failure, etc)
- Participates in the candidate selection process, manages employee performance, ensures adequate training of new and existing staff to maintain/enhance skills and other management functions for clinical support staff
- Reviews/evaluates monthly statistical reports and makes recommendations for revenue cycle initiatives in support of inpatient medical-surgical nursing departments
- Monitors performance across the inpatient units to identify improvement opportunities, leverage best practices and knowledge sharing to improve outcomes through the standardization of evidence-based practices
- Is accountable for regulatory preparedness
- Facilitates a culture focused on safety, quality, and just culture and deploys processes and structure related to achieving clinical/safety/quality initiatives
- Accountable for leading a culture of service focused on maximizing patient/family, physician, and employee engagement and team member retention rates
- Utilizes tools and system resources to achieve top decile outcomes
- Recommends processes to enhance relationships with physicians. Creates best-in-class relation strategies. Communicates directly with physicians and leadership regarding problem identification and resolution. Ensure proper follow-through on outstanding items is performed. Works in collaboration with physician and nursing leadership to execute the strategic plan if needed
- Attends biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual divisional meetings and coordinates regular office meetings
- Serves as operational backup, when applicable with clinical skill validation, within the practice to assist as needed