Assistant Department Manager ( Job Number: 180264 )
Location: San Rafael California
Description: Kaiser Permanente is at present recruited Assistant Department Manager ( Job Number: 180264 ) right now, this position will be placed in California. More complete informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service and utilization standards. Supervises the day to da! y shift activities.
Essential Functions:
- Manages the units' day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement.
- Develops and implements action plans to improve staff development.
- Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately twenty (20) to sixty (60) plus employees.
- Ensures the highest quality of care is provided and is in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures.
- Utilization of services.
- Monitors the quality of service and utilization standards and assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level.
- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care and cost effective utilization of services.
- Monitors the allocation and utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient popula! tion/needs and provides the best level of patient care while i! dentifying savings opportunities.
- Works with health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum.
- Researches, identifies, and implements best practice models of other units.
- Investigates and resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care.
- Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management. Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.
- At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
- Current California RN license required.
- Cu! rrent BLS certification required.
- PALS certification may be required for positions in specific departments.
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement, clinical care delivery processes, staffing, and budgeting.
- Knowledge of Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission and other federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.
- ALCS certification strongly preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years experience in acute care operating room with both circulating and scrub responsibilities.
- Ability to Circulate/Scrub on all General Surgery, Orthopedic, Urology, GYN, and HNS procedures.
- One to two (1-2) years previous Management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in a patient-focused team care environment.
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If you we! re eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary ! requirements and a resume to Kaiser Permanente.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:47:54 GMT
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