Senior Director, Patient Care

Directs, oversees, and evaluates the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care on the unit. Carries out the overall strategic planning, clinical management, patient care, budgeting, financial management and quality management on the unit. Fosters an environment of collaboration and respect with physician colleagues, nurses and other healthcare team members.

Job Responsibility

• Collaborates with the nurse executive to establish nursing care standards and evaluates staff compliance.
• Utilizes creativity in developing quality/performance improvement programs, instructing staff and implementing new and improved standards using the “tracer” methodology tools.
• Motivates academic pursuit and continuing education on the part of the staff by establishing and meeting service based professional certification goals, hence promotes a level of professionalism on the unit.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
• Develops measures and monitors unit operational performance metrics inclusive of LOS, agency and overtime costs, vacancy and turnover rates.
• Maintains a safe and caring environment for patients that is conducive to positive health teaching, and maintenance; patient and family expectations of care; develops mechanism to assess same.
• Maintains current knowledge of and acts proactively to ensure compliance with all regulatory and professional standards of care.
• Develops unit goals and objectives to support the institutional values and goals, with input from staff.
• Develops long-term unit staffing schedules and ensures adequate daily coverage in accordance with established staffing needs.
• Develops an effective plan for delivery of nursing care within the assigned area of responsibility.

Job Qualification

• 8-12 years of technical experience and 7+ years of leadership / management experience, required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field required. Bachelors or Masters must be in Nursing.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.

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The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).