Assistant Nurse Director-Nursing - Skilled Nursing Facility bei Health Care District of Palm Beach County

Supports and demonstrates practices consistent with the mission, philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures of the District's Nursing Department.

Assists the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of the facility in accordance with current regulations and guidelines that govern the facility.

Participates in developing, maintaining, and updating the written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the facility.

Serves as the nursing administrative resource and leader for the facility in the absence of the Director of Nursing.

Delegates clinical and managerial responsibilities to nursing staff.

Supervises and assesses staffing needs for the shift and allocates nursing personnel accordingly.

Recommends staffing patterns to the director of nursing and oversees the daily staffing schedule.

Serves as a resource to staff in clinical and managerial decision-making.

Assures nursing staff complies with facility policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.

Identifies problems and reports and makes recommendations for addressing these problems to the Director of Nursing through a review of nursing documentation and periodic QA audits.

Interviews applicants for position vacancies and makes hiring recommendations to the Director of Nursing.

Collaborates with unit nurse managers/off shift supervisors in the performance evaluations of employees; makes promotion and termination recommendations to the Director of Nursing.

Disciplines nursing staff and consults with unit nurse managers/off shift supervisors regarding disciplinary actions.

Communicates problems and needs to other departments.

Assists with managing documentation and investigates incidents and accidents.

Participates in developing, implementing, and revising the facility's quality assurance program. Collects data and compiles information as needed. Coordinates the facility Quality Assurance/Improvement meeting.

Manages the facility wound care program, completes documentation related to wound management and prepares reports for the weekly focus meeting.

Manages the facility Infection Control Program and prepares the appropriate reports. Oversees the infection/surveillance program.

Assists and participates in activities related to facility inspection or investigation by regulatory or accrediting agencies.

Conducts meetings to communicate information and changes or additions in policies and procedures.

Prepares written and oral reports for the director of nursing.

Assist in the development and implementation of nursing recruitment and retention programs.

Coordinate C.N.A.s participation in Activities with the Residents.

Reviews clinical records of potential residents (new admissions) when requested.

Participates in and assures appropriate assessment of residents.

Participates in the development, implementation, communication, and evaluation of resident care plans.

Assures staff is implementing care plans, delivering care appropriately, and recognizing changes in resident's status.

Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, and charting as necessary.

Assists on a nursing unit in the absence of a Nurse Manager.

Validates nursing staff?s clinical decisions.

Completes payroll as needed and monitors and follows up on employee attendance as required.

Assists staff in recognizing and addressing residents? needs in a holistic manner.

Maintains and improves competencies by participating in and attending professional educational programs and meetings and reading current professional literature.

Adheres to professional nursing codes of ethics.

Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent that includes working in Red Cross shelters or to perform other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters, man-made or natural.

Customer Service:?

Every employee knows and understands his/her customers and focuses on delivering to them the highest quality services(s) in the context of the overall mission.

Demonstrates the ability to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction by meeting expectations; builds and maintains positive relationships with customers and colleagues; interacts with all customers in a polite, friendly, and courteous manner; actively listens to assess customer needs; promotes a positive public image for the organization.

Communication: ?

The ability to express ideas effectively face-to-face, as well as in writing, in individual and group situations, adjusting language and terminology to the needs of the audience, and the ability to synthesize information received verbally and in writing.

Demonstrates the ability to share information in an organized, clear, and timely manner, both verbally and in writing; keeps co-workers, colleagues, staff, and supervisor appropriately informed; exhibits interpersonal skills and is an active and participative listener; uses appropriate style and language for audience; processes information in a productive manner.

Teamwork:?

Creates effective working relationships within and across organizational boundaries.

Demonstrates the ability to maintain a positive, achievement-oriented attitude that influences others to do the same; demonstrates willingness to work through conflict in a productive manner; invites information, constructive criticism, and cooperation from others; demonstrates integrity through respecting confidentiality and exhibiting high standards of personal conduct.

Initiative and Ingenuity: ?

The capacity for self-motivation that is manifested by innovation and creativity.

Possesses the ability to focus on improving outcomes by encouraging innovation; demonstrates the ability to anticipate obstacles and develop plans to overcome them; possesses knowledge in a particular area of trends and uses knowledge to modify existing processes; demonstratives creativity and the ability to make decisions that demonstrate a broad and creative range of options with a view toward long-term solutions; demonstrates openness to new information and approaches so as to stimulate in others the use of non-linear thinking; demonstrates initiative by performing duties without required prompting and close supervision; readily accepts responsibility and follows through to completion independently; accepts and adjusts to changes in work environment and/or assignments by demonstrating flexibility.

Commitment to Quality: ?

Consistently maintains a high level of quality that meets specific standard operating practices and procedures, consistent with organizational goals.

Possesses the abilities to identify quality processes in order to meet organizational standards and minimum standard operating practices and procedures; demonstrates an understanding of the organizational goals and priorities in order to apply quality processes to the work; stays abreast of current techniques, methods and skills appropriate to standard operating procedures and practices; demonstrates abilities in planning for quality evaluation and measurement activities.

Productivity:

Employee makes use of work time in an efficient and productive manner.

Possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position in order to meet facility and departmental requirements; demonstrates the ability to provide services, appropriate to the job description, to better serve our customers; demonstrates the ability to seek assistance from supervisor or other team members to assure good customer service; possesses the ability to seek assistance from supervisor or colleagues to assure good customer service; ability to multi-task and set priorities, according to schedules and guidelines.

Leadership/Creating a Shared Vision:

Director is able to inspire, influence, and empower others to achieve departmental goals. Demonstrates leadership in keeping with the District?s overall mission, vision, and values.

Demonstrates the ability to create and communicate a vision for the department that reflects organizational values and is responsive to various stakeholders and customers; establishes and maintains an environment where new ideas and solutions to problems are encouraged, evaluated and implemented; demonstrates the ability to interact effectively at different levels with different audiences, and develops relationships with colleagues and superiors across organizational lines; possesses the ability to role model high ethical standards and personal integrity for staff; able to build strong teams that are technically competent and who are characterized by a high degree of coordination and trust.

Managing and Developing Human Resources:?

Manages human resources of a department, division, or work unit by fostering excellence.

Demonstrates the ability to effectively define positions, select new employees who meet desired competencies; organizes effective orientation and on-the-job training and mentoring to strengthen chances of success; demonstrates the ability to manage performance, adequately reward, motivate and reinforce accountability through the formal human resource policies and framework and by incorporating informal and interim feedback. Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of creating a work environment that recognizes differences and maximizes the strengths of all persons.

Promoting Quality, Customer Service and Productivity:?

Utilizes continuous quality assurance processes to ensure quality, appropriate services are rendered to the customer in order to meet or surpass established goals and objectives

Demonstrates the ability to develop and communicate performance objectives, delegate assignments, and monitor customer service, quality and productivity; possesses a thorough knowledge of the needs of the customer necessary to lead others; and develops quality evaluation mechanisms to link customer feedback to performance assessment; demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, including supportive assurances to staff, gathering feedback, mentoring and the ability to lead staff to meet customer needs; maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

Meeting Strategic Goals and Objectives: ?

Plans actions to accomplish designated and desired outcomes.

Possesses the ability to maximize the utilization of financial and other resources; demonstrates knowledge in strategic planning and possesses the ability to evaluate progress toward goals and modify course as needed; ability to evaluate information from various sources and stakeholders to determine relevant solutions to problems; demonstrates sound fiscal judgment by maintaining department within budgetary parameters.

Diversity Competencies:

In the interest of ensuring continued workforce diversity at the Health Care District management staff is required to:

?Promote team building among a diverse workforce,
model a positive attitude regarding diversity, create and maintain a work
environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity, and demonstrate
recognition of the value of individual and cultural differences. 
?Demonstrate the ability to successfully recruit,
retain, and manage a diverse workforce
?Ensure that service delivery is provided in a culturally competent way and consistently treat customers, partners, and coworkers with dignity and respect