Children's Surgery Program Manager

American Addiction Centers•Park Ridge, IL

3d•$43 - $65

About The Position

Directs quality implementation and oversight of the CSV Program throughout the continuum of hospital care in coordination with American College of Surgery NSQIP Pediatric Program. Ensures children's surgery safety reports are collected appropriately and ensures staff are adequately trained and performance is monitored Coordinates management across the continuum of children's surgical care, which includes planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice. Provide intra-facility and regional professional staff development, participate in case review, implement practice guidelines, and direct community education programs. Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided; develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events; and help outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality. Manage, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the children's surgery program. Serve as a liaison to administration and represent the children's surgery program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal care management. Supervise collection, coding, and developing processes for validation and analysis of data. Design and oversee data collection to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality. Stabilize the complex network of many disciplines that work in concert to provide high-quality children's surgical care. Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments and act as an extended liaison for other system entities. Be involved in research projects, analysis, and distribution of findings. Facilitate protocol design for accurate data collection, feedback and analysis, and understand the requirements of research oversight. Participate in the development of children's surgical care systems at community, state, provincial, or national levels.

Requirements

Masters of Science in Nursing
Registered Nurse
Minimum 3 years of work experience in nursing field
Proficiency in oral and written communication
Knowledge and understanding of pediatric and surgical services.
Healthcare planning, business, and management skills, including analytical skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively as a team leader.
Ability to prioritize work activities to achieve goals in a timely manner.
Problem solving, teamwork, consensus building, and negotiation skills.
Ability to extrapolate and apply current principles in the art and science of nursing to the practice of nursing.
High degree of discretion and flexibility
Knowledge of research and methodology
Ability to be flexible accommodating clinician’s schedules when early or late meetings are necessary
must be able to sit, stand, speak, read/write and walk throughout the workday.
Exposed to normal office environment.

Responsibilities

Directs quality implementation and oversight of the CSV Program throughout the continuum of hospital care in coordination with American College of Surgery NSQIP Pediatric Program.
Ensures children's surgery safety reports are collected appropriately and ensures staff are adequately trained and performance is monitored
Coordinates management across the continuum of children's surgical care, which includes planning and implementation of clinical protocols and practice management guidelines, monitoring care of in-hospital patients, and serving as a resource for clinical practice.
Provide intra-facility and regional professional staff development, participate in case review, implement practice guidelines, and direct community education programs.
Monitor clinical processes and outcomes and system issues related to the quality of care provided; develop quality filters, audits, and case reviews; identify trends and sentinel events; and help outline remedial actions while maintaining confidentiality.
Manage, as appropriate, the operational, personnel, and financial aspects of the children's surgery program.
Serve as a liaison to administration and represent the children's surgery program on various hospital and community committees to enhance and foster optimal care management.
Supervise collection, coding, and developing processes for validation and analysis of data.
Design and oversee data collection to facilitate performance improvement activities, trend reports, and research while protecting confidentiality.
Stabilize the complex network of many disciplines that work in concert to provide high-quality children's surgical care.
Serve as an internal resource for staff in all departments and act as an extended liaison for other system entities.
Be involved in research projects, analysis, and distribution of findings.
Facilitate protocol design for accurate data collection, feedback and analysis, and understand the requirements of research oversight.
Participate in the development of children's surgical care systems at community, state, provincial, or national levels.

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program