LCMC Health
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL DUTIES Service: - Promotes excellence in customer service by acting as a liaison and effectively interacts with physicians, staff, patients and families in women's services areas. - Establishes, achieves unit's goals and utilize a participative approach. Assures implementation and evaluation of these goals. - Identifies potential problems, generates innovative and creative solutions. - Provides education, assistance and support to other hospital departments/units/services. - Provides professional consultation and program leadership techniques, methods and procedures of program area and administrative functions. - Integrates department's services with the hospital primary function, facilitates collaborative, positive working relations between staff, physicians, and other areas of the hospital. - Assists in the development of the nursing strategic plan in relationship to the overall hospital and/or system plans.
Quality: - Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates the delivery of patient care and institutes proactive changes in women's services areas. - Contributes to quality patient care through membership and active participation on department, medical and hospital committees. - Complies with all hospital, departmental and regulatory agencies policies, procedures and programs. - Monitors policies, procedures for compliance and quality standards. - Supports and leads from a process improvement perspective, utilizing bench marking data to continually achieve higher levels of excellence and cost effectiveness. - Works collaboratively with members of other departments in developing policies, processes, procedures which enhance overall quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction. - Ensures compliance with all applicable quality standards as well as federal, state, local licensure requirements, codes and regulations. - Accountable for aligning the departments' goals and objectives to the hospital and nursing strategic goals. - Participates in the system wide journey for excellence and in nursing services quality initiatives (e.g., huddles, clinical rounding, NDNQI and quality task forces). - Responsible for driving adherence to all Joint Commission, DHH and CMS recommendations and survey results.
Growth: - Develops and implements a given strategic plan through reengineering and redesign of women's service processes and systems. Staffing, accurate billing to increase revenues and reduce costs. - Develops, directs strategy growth and operational objectives for the women's service line. Integrates inpatient and outpatient services and strategic plan with the mission, vision and values of LCMC. Assists with the identification and implementation of new programs. - Responsible for participating in councils such as the Patient Services Executive Council, the nursing strategic plan that supports the system, hospital and nursing's mission, philosophy and core values.
Finance: - Assists with implementing the hospital strategic plan to forecast revenue, expenses and the capital budget in all women's services departments. - Participates in the development and implementation of the nursing strategic plan and the nursing recruitment and retention plan. - Participates in the preparation of annual operational, capital and personnel budgets. Monitors, evaluates and controls appropriate utilization of budgeted FTE's and operational expenses. Participates in the Labor Management Program. - Facilitates the design and establishment of appropriate management control procedures for areas of responsibility. Prepares and maintains records, schedules, recurring and special reports and analyses. Facilitates goal attainment for units.
People: - Leads the staff in the development and implementation of standards of practice/care for designated women's services unit(s). - Develops and maintains a system for operation of the unit through communication with staff, other managers, administrative supervisors, coordinators, etc. - Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for the team. - Develops and empowers management teams to lead daily operations, resolve issues, manage employee performance, manage physician relations, ensure high quality patient care service excellence and ensure operational efficiencies. - Schedules and assigns staff to meet patient needs. Supervises and directs the work of the directors, managers, supervisors, etc. - Interviews, hires, evaluates and disciplines all staff as required.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS 3 years of experience Nursing management
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Sr. Director Position Requirements: Must have a bachelor’s degree and be actively pursuing a master’s degree within the next 2 years. Must hold a national perinatal certification or obtain one within the first year.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Basic Life Support Health Care Provider Registered Nursing License
GENERAL DUTIES Service: - Promotes excellence in customer service by acting as a liaison and effectively interacts with physicians, staff, patients and families in women's services areas. - Establishes, achieves unit's goals and utilize a participative approach. Assures implementation and evaluation of these goals. - Identifies potential problems, generates innovative and creative solutions. - Provides education, assistance and support to other hospital departments/units/services. - Provides professional consultation and program leadership techniques, methods and procedures of program area and administrative functions. - Integrates department's services with the hospital primary function, facilitates collaborative, positive working relations between staff, physicians, and other areas of the hospital. - Assists in the development of the nursing strategic plan in relationship to the overall hospital and/or system plans.
Quality: - Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates the delivery of patient care and institutes proactive changes in women's services areas. - Contributes to quality patient care through membership and active participation on department, medical and hospital committees. - Complies with all hospital, departmental and regulatory agencies policies, procedures and programs. - Monitors policies, procedures for compliance and quality standards. - Supports and leads from a process improvement perspective, utilizing bench marking data to continually achieve higher levels of excellence and cost effectiveness. - Works collaboratively with members of other departments in developing policies, processes, procedures which enhance overall quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction. - Ensures compliance with all applicable quality standards as well as federal, state, local licensure requirements, codes and regulations. - Accountable for aligning the departments' goals and objectives to the hospital and nursing strategic goals. - Participates in the system wide journey for excellence and in nursing services quality initiatives (e.g., huddles, clinical rounding, NDNQI and quality task forces). - Responsible for driving adherence to all Joint Commission, DHH and CMS recommendations and survey results.
Growth: - Develops and implements a given strategic plan through reengineering and redesign of women's service processes and systems. Staffing, accurate billing to increase revenues and reduce costs. - Develops, directs strategy growth and operational objectives for the women's service line. Integrates inpatient and outpatient services and strategic plan with the mission, vision and values of LCMC. Assists with the identification and implementation of new programs. - Responsible for participating in councils such as the Patient Services Executive Council, the nursing strategic plan that supports the system, hospital and nursing's mission, philosophy and core values.
Finance: - Assists with implementing the hospital strategic plan to forecast revenue, expenses and the capital budget in all women's services departments. - Participates in the development and implementation of the nursing strategic plan and the nursing recruitment and retention plan. - Participates in the preparation of annual operational, capital and personnel budgets. Monitors, evaluates and controls appropriate utilization of budgeted FTE's and operational expenses. Participates in the Labor Management Program. - Facilitates the design and establishment of appropriate management control procedures for areas of responsibility. Prepares and maintains records, schedules, recurring and special reports and analyses. Facilitates goal attainment for units.
People: - Leads the staff in the development and implementation of standards of practice/care for designated women's services unit(s). - Develops and maintains a system for operation of the unit through communication with staff, other managers, administrative supervisors, coordinators, etc. - Responsible for conducting performance evaluations for the team. - Develops and empowers management teams to lead daily operations, resolve issues, manage employee performance, manage physician relations, ensure high quality patient care service excellence and ensure operational efficiencies. - Schedules and assigns staff to meet patient needs. Supervises and directs the work of the directors, managers, supervisors, etc. - Interviews, hires, evaluates and disciplines all staff as required.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS 3 years of experience Nursing management
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
Sr. Director Position Requirements: Must have a bachelor’s degree and be actively pursuing a master’s degree within the next 2 years. Must hold a national perinatal certification or obtain one within the first year.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Basic Life Support Health Care Provider Registered Nursing License