Assistant Department Manager – Main OR (Days, 40)
Assistant Department Manager - Main OR (Days, 40) - South Sacramento
Manages activities of the unit(s), monitors quality, service utilization standards. Supervises the day to day shift activities. Essential Functions: - Manages the units day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budgets, fiscal management, quality improvement. - Develops implements action plans to improve staff development. - Supervises a single unit (8 to 24 hours) of approximately 20 - 60+ employees. - Ensures the highest quality of care is provided is in compliance w/ federal, state, local regulatory requirements established departmental policies procedures. - Utilization of services. - Monitors the quality of service utilization standards assumes specific responsibility for patient care at the unit level. - Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care cost effective utilization of services. - Monitors the allocation utilization of personnel based on continual changes in patient population/needs provides the best level of patient care while identifying savings opportunities. - Works w/ health care providers outside of the unit, to achieve optimal patient care across the continuum. - Researches, identifies, implements best practice models of other units. - Investigates resolves patient/family member concerns regarding patient care. - Supervises the daily unit operations, including human resources management, department employee safety programs, risk management. - Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided. - Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations. - Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation - Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - BSN or BA in health care related field preferred. - Graduate of accredited school of nursing. - Current California RN license required. - Current BLS certification required and ALCS certification strongly preferred. - 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. Preferred Qualifications: - Previous management experience preferred. - Previous Operating Room and/or PACU experience preferred. Schedule Details:Will include weekend coverage.