ASSISTANT NURSE EXECUTIVE (PRIMARY CARE CLINIC)

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.•Fort Defiance Agency, AZ

45d

About The Position

The Assistant Nurse Executive supports the Nurse Executive in leading the Primary Care Clinic’s nursing team and coordinating day-to-day operations. The role provides direction to staff, balances workloads, coordinates schedules, monitors patient care and work progress, and supports staff development and performance management. It also helps communicate organizational priorities and ensures that care and operations meet applicable standards and quality requirements. The Assistant Nurse Executive collaborates with clinic staff and other departments to promote continuity of care, professional collaboration, workplace civility, and continuous improvement. The position supports compliance with hospital-wide QAPI requirements, CMS standards and Conditions of Participation, and Navajo Area Program requirements. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Four years of Registered Nurse experience in the department applying for.
Two years of nursing leadership experience.
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
Valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in any U.S. state or territory.
Valid and maintained American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
Valid and maintained American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
Valid and maintained American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification.
Valid Moderate Sedation certification within one month of hire and maintain certification.
Valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
Resume and references are required.
Degree, transcripts, license, and certifications must be emailed as requested.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and direction to professional, ancillary, temporary, or intermittent staff.
Plan and adjust work schedules and operations to meet objectives, priorities, deadlines, and Standards of Care.
Communicate team assignments, projects, issues, milestones, deadlines, and completion timeframes.
Distribute and balance workloads according to employee skill levels and established workflows and priorities.
Assess team strengths and weaknesses and lead efforts to improve work methods, processes, and procedures.
Coach, facilitate, and negotiate team initiatives and consensus-building activities.
Communicate the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values and integrate them into team strategies, goals, work plans, and services.
Coach teams in problem-solving methods and techniques and advise on work methods, practices, and procedures.
Ensure timely execution of admissions and transfers to support continuity of patient care and efficient processes.
Monitor patient care, including charge nurse duties, nursing documentation, therapeutic measures, patient reactions, and patient teaching and understanding.
Coach less experienced staff in patient care and work organization; identify team training needs and help address them.
Provide or arrange administrative and technical education and training for team members.
Prepare reports and maintain work and administrative records; coordinate communication of work-related information to the Nurse Executive.
Monitor and report work status and progress, and review work for compliance with the Nurse Executive’s priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality expectations.
Report team and individual accomplishments, problems, progress, and training needs to the Nurse Executive.
Manage unexpected leave and employee absences in accordance with hospital policy.
Resolve simple, informal employee complaints and refer matters requiring formal action to the Nurse Executive.
Review performance management issues with the Nurse Executive and recommend or request related actions, including assignments, reassignments, promotions, changes in tours of duty, peer reviews, and performance appraisals.
Communicate team consensus and recommendations to the Nurse Executive regarding awards, rewards, and recognition.
Assist the Nurse Executive in communicating Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance projects and reporting team performance and measures.
Supervise and direct daily work activities, and complete annual employee performance evaluations and staff rounding in collaboration with the Nurse Executive.
Provide direction through daily huddles, staff and patient rounding, incident reports, direct observation, and surveys.
Ensure compliance with the hospital-wide QAPI Program, CMS Conditions of Participation, Health Care Financing Administration requirements, and Navajo Area Program requirements; identify opportunities to improve client care and processes.
Collaborate professionally with other departments to develop a multidisciplinary approach to care.
Maintain a professional, caring attitude toward patients, families, health care providers, and other departments.
Support workplace civility and prevent behavior that could create or support a hostile work environment.
Participate in developing, updating, and evaluating standards of care and quality-improvement monitoring.
Collaborate with the Resource Nurse and Lead Clinical Nurse on staff orientation, onboarding, training, and development.
Complete required annual CMS training by the indicated due dates.
Assist, promote, and support compliance with established CMS standards.
Perform other duties as assigned.