Job Description
Location: Kent Campus Hospital
Status: Full Time 80 Hours
Shift: Days
SALARY RANGE: 125,444.80 - 208,936.00YEARLY
General Summary:
The Senior Director of Emergency, Observation and Trauma (SD) services directs and is responsible for planning, administering, and directing clinical, administrative and operational activities of patient care services across Bayhealth within emergency and observation services. The SD provides programmatic direction to trauma services across the organization.
Areas of responsibility include Emergency departments across Bayhealth, observation services across the enterprise, trauma services across the system and leadership in joint venture partnerships for emergency services.
As a leader in the organization, role models leadership competencies (AONL, ACHE, etc.) and behaviors. Performance aligns with the mission and vision of Bayhealth.
Responsibilities:
1. Participates in the integration, coordination and direction of Emergency and observation operations and financial performance that promotes fiscal responsibility, safety, and quality of nursing and patient care services.
2. Responsible for business operations, developing strategies using sound human resource and financial management principles and techniques to guide the provision of patient care services among designated work teams in accordance with organizational mission, vision, and regulatory requirements.
3. Responsible for leadership of patient care services in survey readiness activities in emergency / observation and trauma services. Provides direction and oversight of teams to ensure compliance with regulatory or accreditation / certification standards including Joint Commission, Department of Health, American College of Surgeons and other regulatory bodies. Assures compliance in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State of DE, the ANA Scope and Standards, Federal and State.
4. Responsible for maintenance of productivity, the SD oversees the day-to-day operations to optimal patient care quality and practice and to achieve fiscal stewardship targets.
5. Provides leadership and practice infrastructure to deliver high quality, patient centered, evidence-based nursing care.
6. Provides consultation as emergency services, observation and trauma subject matter expert.
7. Directs clinical practice of designated areas with attention to supporting individuals in a culturally competent environment.
8. Provides fiscal leadership (accountability) for Emergency / Observation and Trauma Services. Assures financial accountability for annual operating and capital expenditures and budgets. Actively participates in cost management initiatives, identifying areas of inefficiencies or waste and provides suggestions for cost saving initiatives. Utilizes financial data to effectively manage the department operating, capital and FTE resource management.
9. Provides patient care services leadership in planning activities associated with design, renovation, or new construction of patient care areas.
10. Monitors performance measures, assesses, and evaluates operations, and works with department management to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services. Continuously reviews productivity and efficiency of staff and implements changes where necessary. Participates in oversight of daily hospital capacity operations in collaboration with the department leadership team, staff, and interdisciplinary stakeholders.
11. Collaborating with Human Resources, utilizes industry-leading practices to maintain low rates of nursing vacancy, turnover and controllable resignations. Responsible for overseeing the retention and recruitment plans of staff for the Nursing Department. Develops and implements innovative outcomes-driven recruitment and retention programs. Develops strategies to meet or exceed yearly goals for vacancy and turnover rates. Serves as a resource and role model to department leaders in addressing performance issues.
12. Responsible for the development and performance management of staff.
13. Participates in the development and maintenance of department master staffing plans, assuring there are appropriately qualified resources available deployed to meet patient care needs. Ensure there are mechanisms in place to support clinical and service competency.
14. Demonstrates accountability for personal and professional performance.
15. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.
Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:
Education: Master Degree Nursing; Or, in lieu of MSN may have BSN w/ Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Credential(s): Certification related to the position, if applicable.; Professional certification related to the position is required.
Experience: Required: Previous manager and 5 years in progressive nursing leadership roles
Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:
Education: Doctorate Degree Nursing
Credential(s): Certified Professional in Healthcare Performance Improvement
Experience: Preferred: Previous director level or above experience, experience in operational leadership
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