Asst Mgr Amb Care Dept RN Job in Harbor City, California Us
Assists in managing a single department or multiple small departments providing ambulatory patient care services by supervising daily operations patient care activities. Ensures staff provides high quality, accessible, cost effective care, patient focused services to members across the continuum which comply w/ local, state, federal requirements. Implements supervises the maintenance of clinical practice standards, budgets, staff development. Assists in integrating services/operations w/ nursing standards of practice, service priorities, performance/outcome measures, as well as w/ business, departmental, organizational goals/objectives.
Essential Functions:
- Supervises daily operations service delivery
- Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care are in compliance w/ the Nurse Practice Act, NCQA, JCAHO, federal, state, local requirements
- Implements maintains patient care quality service standards to meet members' internal clients' expectations
- Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues
- Recommends, implements, evaluates processes to improve systems patient care results across the continuum of care
- Assists in developing monitoring budgets resource allocations
- Monitors financial performance identifies recommends strategies to reduce costs improve quality of care/service
- Determines the appropriate staff mix for department develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train, maintain the competency of all department staff
- Assists in providing on going staff development
- Supervises the implementation of policies procedures which support the goals business objectives of the organization department
- Collaborates w/ physicians, department chief, nursing manager in developing the appropriate level of patient services the day-to day operations of the department
- Assists in managing resolving human resource, labor relations, employee department safety, risk management issues
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Three (3) years of previous experience in outpatient care
- Two (2) years of leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or related healthcare field OR four (4) years of equivalent experience in outpatient nursing or related clinical experience
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current California RN license required
- CPR certification required
- Clinical specialization in area of practice preferred
- Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, JCAHO, and other local state, federal regulations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as an Oncology
- Chemotherapy Certified RN or similar experience