Located in Gainesville, FL, North Florida Regional Medical Center is a 445-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center serving North Central Florida and offering comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, neurosciences, minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment, women’s health and wound therapy, among other services.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for overall management of the day-to-day operation of the Clinical Unit. Specific responsibilities include: Performance Improvement; policies and procedures; staffing/productivity; program development; and nursing care for specific patient populations. Works closely with staff, physicians, and other managers to ensure quality patient care. Guides the staff in the implementation of the nursing process and directs the cost effective allocation of resources.
- Maintains current knowledge of health care trends and nursing practice.
- Makes rounds routinely with physicians.
- Uses ANSOS for staffing-related functions and works collaboratively with PCCS/staffing office coordinator to meet staffing needs.
- Rotates as Resource Manager for the organization.
- Serves as clinical consultant for staff in the delivery of patient care.
- Demonstrates effective leadership and care in emergency situations.
- Contributes to the innovation of nursing practice and applies research findings as appropriate.
- Incorporates population specific national standards of nursing practice and care.
- Maintains patient care units that are consistently and aesthetically pleasing.
- Defines in writing the scope of services for the clinical unit.
- Reviews and makes recommendations, in writing, to the Chief Nursing Officer on an annual basis covering the following:
- Scope of care
- Standards of Care and Standards of Practice
- Provides leadership and direction for staffing in accordance with the organizational goals and objectives.
- Assumes authority, accountability and responsibility for the formal and informal direction of others.
- Demonstrates the ability to create, initiate, and integrate new concepts and practices to improve nursing care and/or employee satisfaction.
- Demonstrates receptiveness to and leads the implementation of change/new ideas.
- Uses measurement and analysis with objectivity and foresight to make decisions.
- Uses a systematic problem-solving process to make sound decisions in a timely manner
- Accepts and makes changes based on constructive criticism.
- Integrates the department/service into the organization's primary functions.
- Develops and implements policies and procedures which relate to the particular nursing specialty and integrates standards of care into unit operations.
- Organizes, directs, and staffs the department/service in a manner commensurate with the scope of services offered.
- Participates in recruitment activities.
- Interviews and selects appropriate categories of personnel in accordance with operational policy.
- Plans daily coverage according to patient needs and personnel ability.
- Makes provisions to cover emergency situations.
- Recommends changes in master staffing plan in accordance with identified needs of the unit(s).
- Maintains overall accountability/responsibility for staffing the unit(s) during all hours of operation.
- Demonstrates accountability and effectiveness in adherence to staffing guidelines.
- Demonstrates clinical expertise and/or working knowledge necessary to function as a role model.
EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:
BSN degree required. MSN preferred.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED:
3 to 5 years related experience. Acute care or specialty nursing experience as appropriate.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:
Demonstrated success and abilities in leadership, achieving results, communications, customer service and health care management.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
RN license in the State of Florida. BLS
Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $100-$120k, plus bonus potential.
