Patient Care Director - Geri Psych

At Good Samaritan Medical Center, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

Schedule: 40 Hours, Days, Full Time, Benefit Eligible

Position Summary:

Oversight and 24/7 hour responsibility/accountability of a 16-bed geriatric psychiatric care unit. In collaboration with the CNO, evaluates the quality of patient care using TQM principles and tools, monitors and reports trends in patient population/acuity and manages human resources accordingly. Designs, implements, and evaluates innovative systems that support efficient delivery of patient care, develops, and adheres to approved budget, assesses staff competence and educational needs in relation to changing patient needs via medical record review, patient and family visits, physician feedback and periodic visits to off-shifts.

Responsibilities:

Resource Allocation:

• Fiscal Responsibility
• Staffing

Leadership:

• Problem-Solving
• Decision Making/Critical Thinking
• Performance Management
• Delegation
• Creativity and Initiative
• Planning & Development
• Role Model

Customer Commitment:

• Service Excellence
• Mission
• Personal Commitment
• Employee Commitment

Organizational Commitment:

• Communication
• Corporate Compliance

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Fiscal Responsibility 
• Strong Leadership Skills 
• Decision Making/Critical Thinking 
• Delegation Skills 
• Creativity and Innovation 
• Skills in Planning & Development 
• Commitment to Customer Satisfaction and Service Excellence 

Requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in related field required. Graduate degree in Psychiatric Nursing or Certificate in Psychiatric Nursing preferred.
• Experience: 5 years of clinical experience in psychiatric nursing required. Prior management experience strongly preferred.
• Certification/Licensure: Current MA RN licensure. Certification in specialty, BLS and ACLS Instructor preferred.
• Software/Hardware: Experience using Meditech software strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans