Administrative Nurse Ii Jobs

Assessment

• Assesses needs of clinical nursing staff in relation to human and environmental resources required for implementation of patient care programs for the assigned shift.
• Analyzes utilization of staff and distribution of work load with respect to organization, fiscal management and social, political, professional and specialization trends in nursing practice.
• Assesses staffing needs in collaboration with Administrative Nurse III and IV for an assigned shift.

• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to prepare annual budget for nursing.
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to determine staff development needs of nursing personnel on assigned shift.
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to determine staff development needs of nursing.
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to influence institutional goal setting by identifying and communicating problems, pressures and trends.
• Participates on nursing and hospital committees.

• Interprets hospital policies and regulations to nursing staff members, other hospital disciplines, visitors and patients and ensures conformity to same.
• Promotes compliance with Federal, State and local regulatory standards and JCAHO.
• Initiates planned change, evaluates outcomes and implements corrective action through conscious, deliberate and collaborative efforts.
• Participates in resolving unusual or complex interdepartmental problems as they relate to the delivery of quality nursing care.
• Identifies and assists in resolution of patient or visitor problems and communicates to administrative and clinical personnel when appropriate.
• Participates in development and teaching of leadership and management skills.
• Uses systematic methods to resolve patient care and nursing problems.
• Utilizes resources available to assign and redistribute staff to respond to patient needs.
• Collaborates with Administrative Nurse III and IV to identify need for corrective action of an employee and initiates action when necessary.
• Facilitates and coordinates delivery of patient care with other professional staff and support services.
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communication with clinical nursing staff, administrative nursing personnel, paraprofessionals and other departments in the broader institution.

• Participates in employee evaluation process with Administrative Nurse III and IV.
• Reviews patterns of care and unusual occurrences to identify implications for educational change and practice or other organizational factors.
• Annually evaluates own professional performance and job satisfaction based on attainment of goals.
• Participates in the evaluation of the delivery of support services necessary to facilitate quality nursing care.
• Monitors implementation of nursing and patient care standards to ensure quality control.

Possession of a license as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Possession of a diploma or an associate degree in nursing and three years of clinical experience, two of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; or a baccalaureate degree in nursing and two years of clinical experience, one of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; a master's degree in nursing or a management discipline e.g. business administration or hospital administration and one year of clinical experience, six months of which must have included supervisory or administrative responsibilities; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Possession of a master's degree in nursing or a management discipline is preferred.

The knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of the duties of this position.