What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director, Nursing position at Arms Acres Inc.?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Arms Acres is looking for an experienced Assistant Director, Nursing for our Carmel, NY facility. We are looking for someone that will be responsible and accountable for the clinical practice, patient care standards, established nursing systems and the management of fiscal, personnel and environmental resources of the Nursing Division.
Day shift, with some on-call, sign-on bonus
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Plan, organize and direct nursing systems to support clinical practice.
Participate in setting standards for patient care and nursing practice in a defined clinical area, inclusive of establishing, implementing and monitoring facility wide performance improvement projects.
Establish, evaluate and monitor priorities for patient care utilizing patient acuity levels or changes in patient status.
Coordinate periodic review to measure and document quality of care rendered in defined clinical area.
Prepare and / or contribute input of job performance appraisal of employees assigned to the unit.
Participate in direct and indirect (guiding) patient care activities utilizing the nursing process.
Perform advanced clinical skills as defined in specific clinical area of practice.
Knowledgeable of complex multi-system disease processes. Make accurate observations and correctly interpret these observations to institute appropriate action / nursing intervention.
Oversee and supervise utilization review staff.
Identify needs for staff development programs relative to area of clinical practice. Assist in implementing programs.
Requirements :
Bachelor or Master's of Science in Nursing or related field or current matriculation in a degree granting program as described above. Broad clinical background with a minimum of two (2) year's management / administrative experience required
We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.
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