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Description: Summary: The Assistant Clinical Manager/Program Administrator is a first line manager who in collaboration with the Clinical Manager directs nursing care and coordinates resources for a specified unit and performs administrative activities while providing leadership and support to staff. Responsibilities: Areas of major responsibility include: Patient Focus; Human Resource Management; Financial Management; Departmental/Organizational Support; and Clinical Practice Management/Development. The related values of each major area of responsibility are: Patient Focus Core Behaviors: The Assistant Clinical Manager collaborates and supports the health care team in the delivery of quality and fiscally responsible patient-focused care as evidenced by: - Providing/directing nursing care throughout the life span with consideration of the aging process developmental and cultural patterns in each step of the nursing process. - Identifying and allocating environmental technical personnel resources needed to meet the need of patients family and colleagues. - Participation in quality assessment and improvement programs in order to evaluate effectiveness of care delivered. - Enhancement of unit behaviors through encouragement of education implementation of new concepts and technology. - Providing leadership in the development of policies procedures standards of care and critical paths to promote positive patient outcomes. Human Resource Management Core Behaviors: The Assistant Clinical Manager is responsible to facilitate stimulate and evaluate human resources to provide quality cost efficient patient care as evidenced by: - Staffing the patient care unit to meet patient's needs based on the patient classification system and resources available. - Documentation and communications of staff performance with recommendations for quality and growth. - Interdisciplinary collaboration to foster staff development. - Development of unit staffing schedule to provide a fiscally sound and safe staffing pattern which meets patient and family needs and expectation. - Conducting informational staff meetings to provide a positive environment conducive to change and progress in the health care field. - Identifying staff educational needs and works with the Clinical Manager and Unit Teacher to promote learning. - Identifying and resolving nursing care conflicts related to the unit. - Contributing to unit staff appraisals and developmental goals. - Assist in the credentialing process and assesses compliance to unit standards. - Collaborates with Nursing Faculty and students to meet educational needs. - Respect for Rhode Island Hospital policies procedures including union contracts and standards of practice. - Participating in staff recruitment and retention. - Implementation of disciplinary action with respect to Rhode Island Hospital Personnel Policies and Procedures. Financial Management Core Behaviors: The Assistant Clinical Manager effectively utilizes resources to develop cost efficient delivery of high quality services as evidenced by: - Critical Path development and utilization that provides quality cost-efficient guide to patient care. - Encouragement of financial conscientious staff with stimulation to participate in development of cost-effective ideas and plans. - Assist in the development of capital and operational budgets defined for the unit. - Encouragement of staff to develop and implement new concepts and technology into nursing practice. - Develop unit staffing and scheduling to maximize personnel talent and potential. - Monitoring staff compliance to schedule through weekly payroll. Departmental/Organizational Support Core Behaviors: The Assistant Clinical Manager is responsible to contribute to the organizational plan for development of short and long-term goals as evidenced by: - Providing unit management coverage in collaboration with the Clinical Manager. - Directing and supervising unit staff. - Identify and resolve nursing care conflict and problems related to the unit. - Communicating the status of unit operations activities and issues to the Clinical Manager or appropriate discipline. - Participating in unit management meetings and recommending fiscal/patient care objectives standards and goals. - Chairing unit staff meetings in collaboration with the Clinical Manager. - Collaboration with nursing faculty to facilitate students to meet educational needs. - Participation in the formation of policy procedures standards. - Participation on organizational committees. - Compliance to Joint Commission standards. Clinical Practice Management/Development Core Behaviors: To insure the highest standards of patient-focused care the Assistant Clinical Manager will assist in the advancement of team participation by assisting the health care team to achieve and maintain clinical excellence as evidenced by: - Remaining current on the latest concepts techniques and methods relative to areas of responsibility. - By demonstrating flexibility and recognizing the needs for the overall organization. - Collaborating with the health care team to foster communication with patients sand family members to facilitate positive patient outcomes and discharge planning. - Participation in professional organization. In the role of Specialty Coordinator is responsible for the operational financial and communication efforts as in the performance of: - Reviews daily schedule of surgical procedures assesses patient care needs and assigns staff accordingly. - Collaborates with anesthesia floor coordinator to provide timely appropriate care to add-on patients based upon acuity. - Coordinates with specialty coordinators to support development/implementation of department specific improvements/goals. - Ensures that cases start at scheduled time and turnover times are within defined parameters. Provides report to OR Committee on a monthly basis. - Responsible for efficient utilization of clinical and ancillary staff; monitors overtime and sick time. - Participates in development of department operational and capital budgets with specific emphasis on "global" needs of department. - Keeps coordinators staff and PACU apprised of schedule changes and pertinent information in a timely fashion. - Keeps anesthesia floor coordinator informed about staff as it relates to completion of surgical schedule. - Inform surgeons about schedule changes impacting their scheduled time. - Communicates frequently with patient significant others in the waiting room. - Responsible for communicating relevant schedule information with off shift and weekend staff. - Verbal/written communication is simple direct and clear. - Meets daily/or as needed with Clinical Manager to communicate daily plan and to discuss issues/needs: i.e. equipment personnel surgeon needs. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: - Ensures equipment is maintained in proper working order and that malfunctioning equipment is removed from use and repaired or replaced. - Ensures compliance with departmental and regulatory standards i.e. AORN Joint Commission. - Ensures safety checks are done on schedule i.e. crash carts autoclave testing etc. - Daily clinical assignment based upon staff level of experience and patient acuity. - Assignment of staff to projects/committees to support department strategic and quality plans sand follows through to ensure completion. - Investigates and documents concerns regarding personnel. - In collaboration with Clinical Manager counsels staff when requested/indicated and implements disciplinary steps when appropriate. - Has input into and/or hires/terminates staff; performs performance reviews for all ancillary staff and has input into clinical staff evaluations. - Is responsible for ensuring appropriate timely and accurate use of incident reports collating reports and developing a monthly report. - Assists with developing/maintaining policy and procedures. - Is able to recognize trends and discusses trends with Clinical Manager. - Management Commitment is visible accessible and credible builds positive working relationships. Is actively involved in supporting staff i.e. by assisting with room turnover coffee and lunch breaks etc. - Morning report; timely schedule information sharing. Other information: Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. QUALIFICATIONS-EDUCATION: Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required. Candidates matriculated into a BSN program will be considered. Maintains an active CEU/Education file. QUALIFICATIONS-EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years relevant experience with demonstrated clinical and leadership skills. Maintains mandatory skills; remains current in practice and technology SUPERVISION: Supervisory responsibility for up to 40 FTEs. 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