Associate Chief Nursing Officer - IMC
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Longview
Posted on: August 2, 2022
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
This position provides nursing leadership and oversight for
facilities, projects and processes within hospital nursing
services. The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer is responsible for
promoting the CHRISTUS Health mission, core values and vision, and
for operational effectiveness and quality of nursing care and
services. Builds collaborative nurse-physician relationships to
provide safe, effective, and efficient patient care while ensuring
nurses feel empowered to serve as patient
representatives/advocates. In addition, the In alignment with
regional nursing leadership, provides nursing personnel with
leadership, decision-making, and direction in patient care services
and defined areas. In alignment with the region, responsible for
assessing the environment, forecasting trends, transmitting values,
communicating ideas, developing and implementing policies,
managing, and initiating systems and programs that promote
excellence in service and safety for patient care delivery and that
create an excellent place to work.
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
--- Works collaboratively with hospital executives, physicians and
directors to establish and maintain a safe, suitable, caring
environment for effective and efficient nursing practice and
patient care services
--- Coordinates and develops before implementing policies,
standards, and programs that support the clinical practice of
nursing and that support the effectiveness of nursing care and
delivery systems for all patients and patient populations served by
the hospital and as defined in the hospital's plan(s) for providing
nursing care, treatment, and services
--- Standards of care, practice, policies, and procedures are
evidence-based and knowledge driven
--- Ensures all nursing policies, procedures, and standards are
defined, documented, and accessible to the nursing staff in written
or electronic form
--- Develops and implements a plan for providing nursing care to
patients requiring nursing care, treatment, and services ensuring
that the nursing care delivery system considers factors such as
patient mix, community needs, knowledge and skills of nursing
staff, availability of resources, and established health care
outcomes
--- Builds effective partnerships with physicians and collaborates
with the medical staff in the delivery of healthcare services and
the development of mutually agreed upon clinical care programs
--- Works to establish effective collaborative interdisciplinary
and intradepartmental teams throughout the facility to establish a
climate of exceptional clinical care, patient safety, immediate
response to adverse events, fiscally responsible care, appropriate
admission and discharge transitions, culturally sensitive
interactions, and promotion of health
--- Encourages innovative leadership at the department level
promoting nurses' decision-making control over nurse practice
--- Proactively supports the mission and vision of CHRISTUS
Health
--- Demonstrates and expects others to demonstrate personal and
professional behaviors consistent with CHRISTUS Health's mission,
vision and values
--- Actively supports the development of the CHRISTUS culture and
supports efforts for integration of the culture across the
region
--- Collaborates with the Vice President of Nursing Operations and
other leaders to ensure coordination of appropriate nursing
practice
--- Develops innovative programs to source, recruit, develop, and
retain clinical staff to address the continually decreasing supply
of qualified workers
--- Collaborates with other departments and the region as
appropriate to implement effective marketing, recruitment, and
retention programs
--- Develops and manages operating and capital budgets to meet and
exceed financial goals
--- Fosters an environment which actively demonstrates that
continuous quality improvement is an operating tenet of the
organization; identifies and implements best practices and supports
the transfer of such best practices to other organizations within
CHRISTUS
--- Acts as catalyst for change in the organization; responds to
change with flexibility and adaptability to overcome organizational
resistance and inertia; demonstrates the ability to focus and
energize associates to work together for change; gains maximum
support from others for new initiatives
--- Supports CHRISTUS Health by assuming any other responsibilities
that are mutually agreed upon to ensure the effective functioning
of the CHRISTUS Health ministry
Requirements:
Master's Degree
Minimum of 3-5 years clinical patient care experience in a relevant
setting
Minimum of 5-10 years of healthcare management experience
RN License in state of employment or compact
Work Type:
Full Time
Keywords: CHRISTUS Health, Longview , Associate Chief Nursing Officer - IMC, Executive , Longview, Texas
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