Assistant Clinical Director, Pediatric Preoperative and PostoperativeReq #:0000133980

Category:Nursing Manager

Status:Full-Time

Shift:Day

Facility:RWJ New Brunswick

Department:CH Same Day Suite

Location:

Main Hospital - New Brunswick, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

RWJBH is seeking an Assistant Clinical Director for Children's Same Day Suite at the New Brunswick campus. This is a Full-Time position. Day Shift 8AM - 4PM

Departments Serviced: Pediatric Perioperative Services - PreOp, PACU and Medical Infusions

Assistant Clinical Director Job Description - Summary of Job Function

The Assistant Clinical Director is a registered professional nurse who under the direction of the Nursing Director coordinates available resources to efficiently and effectively provide professional nursing care of a quality consistent with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Care to the patients assigned to his/her unit,

The Assistant Clinical Director demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding the provision of age-appropriate care for the unit's patient population,

Ensure that Children's Same Day Suite is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations,

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

Education:

• Licensed to practice Professional Nursing in New Jersey,

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required,

• Pediatric National certification in a clinical area required (i.e. CPAN)

• APHON Certification required or within 2 years of acceptance of the position

Experience:

• 3-5 years relative clinical practice in PreOp/PACU

Job Functions

• Development/Management of Personnel

• Facilitates the safe and effective functioning of the unit as demonstrated by

• Interviewing and hiring licensed and unlicensed personnel in collaboration with Nursing director

• Contributes to the professional growth and development of staff by:

• Continuously assessing patient care to evaluate staff knowledge and patterns of performance

• Counseling staff on identified areas for improvement

• Evaluating the staff performance as demonstrated by the completion of the performance evaluation in a timely manner

• Counseling and implementing appropriate disciplinary action

• Planning/coordinating unit-based education programs as identified by unit needs

• Considers staff participation in safety/quality initiatives when completing employee performance appraisals

• Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborative Relationship

• Support and maintain collaborative relationships with all disciplines that impacts patient care on the unit

• Foster an atmosphere of positive communication on the unit

• Act as a role model in customer relations

• Participates in service and hospital-wide committees as assigned

Management of Patient Care Delivery Maintains clinical expertise as demonstrated by:

• Providing care that is safe, effective and consistent with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Patient Care

• Applying knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age, growth and development over the life span (i.e. infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult)

• Incorporating current research findings into clinical practice

• Providing leadership in the delivery of patient care for the unit as demonstrated by:

• Making assignments which consider patient needs and staff competencies

• Assisting staff in establishing priorities for patient care needs

• Serving as a resource for interpretation of regulatory requirements

• Implementation of policies and procedures of the nursing department

• Promoting effective resource utilization related to clinical practice

• Using effective communication strategies

• Participates in the development of performance improvement projects including design, performance measurement analysis and improvement.

Unit Management

• Plans staffing in accordance with established standards as demonstrated by:

• Completing and posting schedules according to policy and procedure

• Ensure safe staffing patterns

• Monitoring and evaluating the standards of care for the unit

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer