Clinical and Patient Care Services AdventHealth Ocala

Location Address: 1500 SW 1^st Ave Ocala, Florida 34471

Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Ocala

• Horse Capital of the World
• Driving distance to Gainesville, St. Augustine, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota
• Part of the community since 1898, providing healthcare to Marion County for over 120 years
• Florida Hospital Ocala offers a broad spectrum of services, with programs that are nationally recognized and accredited
• Spectacular springs throughout the county

Work Hours/Shift:

Full time

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Performs duties in a timely manner and provides updates if delays occur.
• Communicates with courtesy when interacting with internal or external customers - in person or on the telephone.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and develops positive working relationships with other departments.
• Participates and validates that rounding for outcomes occur daily in all assigned departments.
• Promotes and validates ICARE compliance.
• Maintains responsibility for all assigned departments on 24/7 basis, unless otherwise approved.
• Participates in the Patient Experience Executive Team
• Promotes Medical staff relations on all units.
• Strives to meet and maintain high level patient satisfaction in all clinical areas (top quartile percentile ranking).
• Strives to meet and maintain all Quality benchmarks for core measures and AHS collaborative goals.
• Establishes relationships with managers and other key departmental leaders.
• Adheres to AHS standards for dress and professional appearance for executives. 
• Collaborates with staff and peers to create optimal synergy and outcomes.
• Demonstrates a commitment to reduce turnover and improve on-boarding of all new hires.
• Completes and promotes behavioral-based interviewing for all new hires. Uses peer interview process.
• Ensures completion of 30 and 90 day evaluations of new staff, and, completes meaningful annual evaluation of existing staff.
• Meets regularly with staff to obtain feedback and provide guidance to improve outcomes.  Validates outcomes.
• Complies with AHS corrective action process. 
• Facilitates leadership development and mentoring in nursing.
• Develops a culture of highly engaged and satisfied nursing associates.
• Develops a culture of engagement with all key physician groups.
• Attends and participates in all Division meetings as appropriate for assigned clinical units.
• Collaborates closely with HR to develop strategies to ensure a nursing work force.
• Reduces turnover in assigned areas
• Assists VP of Patient Care Services & CNO in development of operating and capital budgets for assigned units.
• Facilitates patient flow to and from the units.  Commitment to a reduction in all flow measures involving Critical Care units, medical and surgical units, respiratory services and any other clinical care units added with facility growth.
• Facilitates patient flow from all portals of entry. 
• Monitors and maintains compliance with budgets in all assigned cost centers.  Accountable for monthly variance report with appropriate action plans.
• Evaluates delivery of care systems and nursing results.  Responds to deficiencies by identifying and implementing corrective actions.
• Responsible for monitoring Vision Ware compliance on units, and assuring that all units are completing and implementing bi-weekly action plans.
• Ensures that all units are working toward meeting monthly budget for total expenses.
• Facilitates annual budget reviews and capital review for assigned cost centers.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to improve processes and patient care.
• Promotes AHS annual clinical accountabilities and facilitates the teams to meet the outcomes.
• Implements action plans as appropriate to meet corporate and facility benchmarks specific to individual departments.
• Continually monitors vacancy and turnover rates in assigned cost centers. 
• Develops staff retention plans.
• Completes and submits departmental reports on a monthly basis. 
• Demonstrates accountability by taking responsibility for decisions, actions and results.
• Maintains regulatory agency preparedness.
• Responsible for Joint Commission Provision of Care measures of success for all assigned departments.
• Involved in organizing agendas and participating in assigned clinical leadership meetings.
• Validates that unit leadership is investigating and closing any risk occurrences or complaints in a timely manner.
• Responsible for all inpatient clinical policies and procedures.  Reviews and updates policies annually.
• Facilitates patient flow to and from the units.  Commitment to a reduction in âœassigned to arrival❠times from the ER to the clinical units.
• Ensures transfers to and from hospital (all portals) meet regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for staff development by ensuring education, advancement of staff skills and certifications.
• Serves as mentor and advisor to facilitate professional growth of the Nurses & Clinical Leaders.
• Promotes FHT both within the system and in the community.
• Involved in a community service organization or activities.
• Plans new programs or expansions, including equipment, staffing and space requirements that promote service line growth.
• Develops a strategic long range plan for Nursing that incorporates the goal of moving towards Magnet designation. 

What You Will Need:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Nursing degree with a Masterâ™s degree in either nursing or heath care related field.
• Current BLS certification.
• 3 years in a Director position with oversight of multiple units in an acute care hospital setting.
• Previous in-patient unit management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Masters in Nursing
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LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Current registration with Florida State Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse or licensure from another state with verification of application and eligibility for Florida licensure by endorsement

Job Summary:

Responsible to the Vice President of Patient Care Services/CNO for planning, organizing, directing and evaluating all nursing service functions and activities for assigned patient care programs/units, to ensure delivery of optimal quality of care and organizational effectiveness.  Responsible for overall patient care services for Critical Care and associated inpatient initiatives; as well, as responsible for Nursing Supervisor.