Position
Facility: Central Harnett Hospital
Location: Lillington, North Carolina
Department: Nursing Administration
Job Family: Management
Work Shift: Nights (United States of America)
Summary
Serves as a central point of contact for nursing issues in the absence of Nursing managers and administrators. Coordinates bed assignments with Emergency Department, Nursing units and Patient Placement to facilitate safe and expeditious patient placement/assignment.
Key Responsibilities
Major Job Functions:
Makes rounds throughout shift to assess accommodation of patients and staff response to patient placement issues
Communicates regularly with Patient Placement, Nursing Units and the Emergency Department to facilitate flow of patients being admitted
Intercedes in difficult patient/family situations to provide support, public relations and problem resolution
Takes needed action to facilitate departure of discharged patients
Assesses staffing levels in consideration of patient acuity and makes recommendations regarding interventions as indicated according to divisional staffing policies
Communicates with Patient Care Manager as indicated during shift and completes reports needed for administration
Monitors, directs and facilitates hospital operations including customer satisfaction, throughput, patient care processes and hospital functional capacity
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
~ Associate's degree in Nursing required
~ Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
~ Current Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina required
~2 years' clinical experience required
~1 year management/supervisory experience required
~ Must have hospital experience in Med Surg, ICU or ED
~ Will be the manager of the hospital (Central Harnett Hospital) operations during nightshift
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Leadership characteristics
Working knowledge of staffing, admissions and prioritization for patient placement
Strong interpersonal skills required
Ability to troubleshoot pr