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Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Position Summary and Purpose
This position is responsible and accountable for total units operations on a 24-hour basis to include fiscal management staff development and resource management with the ultimate goal of achieving quality and safe patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Supervises assigned professional technical and clerical staff of the department to ensure the quality of work.
• Manages the workflow of the unit to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Implements and supports quality improvement activities for the department.
• Develops staffing patterns and ensures availability of sufficient qualified staff to meet patient care needs.
• Works to develop and retain highly skilled and well-rounded staff including orienting training directing work evaluating performance and assuring clinical competency.
• Contributes to the effective management of the department including supplies equipment space technology policies and procedures
• Contributes to the financial viability of the organization including managing productivity and budgeting process.
• Maintains effective working relationships communication and collaborative decision making with medical staff other departments leaders staff and others.
• Assists the organization in maintaining and achieving its goals related to licensure regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and competence.
• Responsible for accurate and timely delivery of various reports including staff schedules labor productivity IRIS and others as assigned.
• Participates in community activities on behalf of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Other Functions:
Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Job Requirements
(Education Experience Licensure and Certification)
Graduate of a state approved school of nursing associate degree in nursing (required) (bachelors degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred)
Licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky.
BLS through the American Heart Association.
Three years of RN experience including 2 years of management.

Job Competency:
Knowledge Skills and Abilities critical to this role:
Understanding and awareness of policies procedures rules and regulations
Clear and analytical thinking
Customer service orientation - responsive informs constituents of process pleasant to work with educates and provides timely accurate information
Demonstrates flexibility and functions as a change agent ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization and willingness to champion those changes to others
Professionalism is able to perform work in a neat efficient well-coordinated well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism
Excellent conflict management skills
Ability to assist in the development of self and others
Team leadership - ability to work with others serve others help others lead others mentor others take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome

Language Ability:
Example: Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Reasoning Ability:
Example: Able to critically think through complex patient situations process improvements evidence-based practice.
Example: Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.
Computer Skills:
Proficient in CERNER

Additional Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a commitment to service organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians patients residents visitors staff and the broader health care community

UofL Health Core Expectation:
At UofL Health we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:
Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind body and spirit
Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
Working together as a team to achieve our goals
Improving continuously by listening and asking for and responding to feedback
Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve
Using our resources wisely
Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health