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Supervises assigned staff including development of schedules and ensuring that quality patient care is delivered.
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Resolves patient needs by using multidisciplinary team strategies.
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Participates in hiring process to include interviewing and selecting applicants, and orienting new staff, conducting performance evaluations and recommending corrective action when needed.
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Ensures that nursing policies and procedures are implemented.
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Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff.
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Collaborates with physicians in the proper treatment of patients.
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Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve methods and productivity within the assigned unit(s) while maintaining high quality patient care.
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Mentors and coaches nursing staff to ensure continued professional development.
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Provides emotional and psychological support to patients and their families.
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Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability, preventive maintenance and other measures.
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Ensures nursing supplies are maintained by reviewing usage reports, identifying trends and anticipating needs; submits supply orders as necessary.
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Seeks guidance from the Director and/or upper management for unusual or unanticipated circumstances that require deviation from financial/operational policies and standards of practice.
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Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
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Protects patients by carrying out infection-control policies and protocols, enforcing medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
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Participates in budget development process as directed.
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Participates in the department’s rotating management-on-call schedule, serving as the designated off-shift leadership representative to support operational oversight and escalation management.
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Leads, manages, coaches, and trains a team or department, provides guidance, support, and mentors to ensure optimal performance and productivity.
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Oversees the recruitment, hiring, team/department orientation, performance appraisals and disciplinary actions including up to termination processes for a team or department.
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Performs other duties as directed.
