RN DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - GREAT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL!

RN DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)




About Caritas Norwood (CNH): Caritas Norwood Hospital (CNH) is a licensed 264-bed community hospital serving 16 towns stretching southwest from Boston to Rhode Island. CNH joined the Caritas Christi health Care system in November 1997. In 1902, Eben Norton, MD, opened a small hospital on Washington Street with an operating room, five beds and a nurse. The modest beginning inspired local philanthropist, George Willet, and town leaders to establish Norwood Hospital as a chartered health care facility in 1919. Today, key services include obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, advanced surgery, cancer care, behavioral health, imaging, and emergency services.



CNH has 1,700 employees and ore than 300 physicians. The hospital had 13,000 admissions and nearly 50,000 ED visits in 2005. For several years, it has been the ninth busiest ED in the state. Major expansions in recent years included a 14,000-square-foot, 28 bed emergency department with a pediatric wing staffed by Children’s Hospital pediatricians and a cardiac catheterization lab providing primary angioplasty which will be expanded later this year to include elective procedures.




POSITION SUMMARY: Caritas Norwood Hospital, a licensed 264-bed community hospital serving 16 towns stretching southwest from Boston to Rhode Island is seeking a great RN Leader to oversee the Emergency Department! Reporting to the Vice President of Patient Care Services, The Clinical Director of the Emergency Department is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day patient care management. With our ED only five years old after renovations, you will enjoy a very attractive physical space! Develop, maintain and monitor the delivery of excellence in patient care, through participation in our ongoing Service Excellence program initiatives with the Studer Group. Develop goals and objectives for the department annually and review them monthly with the Vice President of Patient Care Services, the Medical Director of the ED, ED Physicians, and the staff. Manage a well staffed and terrific incumbent team including nurse manager, nurses, emergency room assistants, secretaries, and patient care advocates. Ensure accountability for goals and objectives, as well as for ongoing review, evaluation, and revision of the standards of patient care within the Emergency Department and EMS. Primary focuses will be on patient satisfaction, as well as patient flow, and process improvement around patient flow. This individual will develop and maintain a capital and operating budget, and investigate financial budget variances, reporting outliers in a timely fashion.




ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of standards of care to comply with regulatory agencies.



Collaborate with the Medical Director and appropriate parties to develop disaster preparedness and other EMS programs.



Develop accountability for Quality Assurance Programs for the Emergency Department and EMS.



Make routine rounds in the Emergency Department with patients, physicians, and staff.



Participate in business development initiatives and revenue capture for the ED/EMS.



Interpret and enforce hospital and ED policies and procedures.



Ensure all professional licensure and credentials are current on appropriate staff.



Coordinate staffing schedule to maintain appropriate staffing levels on each shift.



Encourage staff to participate in continuing educational programs and present new learning opportunities at staff meetings.



Mentor and develop staff skills, while increasing their potential for advancement.



Identify staff learning needs and communicate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Manager to organize appropriate programs.



Participate and chair appropriate committees, and perform other projects as assigned.






QUALIFICATIONS:

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Massachusetts.



Current BLS,ACLS,PALS, and TNCC



Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required with a Master degree preferred.



Certified Emergency Room Nurse preferred.



A minimum of five years of healthcare management experience and within an ED, Critical Care, ICU, Ambulatory, etc.



Demonstrates evidence of continuing education in Emergency Department Nursing and Management Development.



The ultimate candidate can exhibit current best practice examples of success in these following core leadership competencies: Teamwork, Quality of Care, Administrative Management, Communication, Personnel Management and Professionalism






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