Responsible for leading, managing, developing, supervising, and evaluating all aspects of patient care for the assigned area; manage and collaborate relationships with leadership and physicians regarding the care of responsible patient populations; assure professional, clinical, and educational excellence in the provision of quality care to patients; facilitate empowerment of staff in the implementation of creative and innovative patient care delivery models and stimulate a collaborative multidisciplinary team approach in the continuous improvement of patient care services; responsible for fiscal management of the unit; direct the recruitment, screening, selection, hiring, and dismissal process of the unit staff; oversee the orientation process of front line leaders and bedside staff in conjunction with the CNS; develop and direct a high functioning and healthy work environment applying healthy work environment principles and conflict resolution techniques; maximize front line leader and employee participation and accountability for decision making; facilitate, measure and implement strategies to maximize employee and team satisfaction; focus on staff development and career enrichment; manage continuous feedback, the use of grievance and disciplinary processes, and the formal evaluation process of staff in the areas of responsibility; effectively communicate and coordinate appropriate activities with other hospital and corporate departments, including Human Resources, QA, Legal, Finance, Payroll, other business units, and medical staff; build effective and respectful working relationships with peers and promotes optimal communication and collaboration through regular contact with the Medical, Administrative and Nursing Staff; support and practice the Leadership Standards of Excellence; assume 24 hour responsibility for the administrative management of designated patient care areas; develop and organize committees; oversee all committee activities and maintain communication and collaboration with all committee chairpersons; coordinate with the patient care team to maximize patient satisfaction; manage the development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of policies and procedures that assure professional and clinical excellence in the provision of quality care to patients; access and utilize appropriate data in order to monitor unit operations and develop action plans for identified areas of improvement; manage and implement ongoing evaluation processes to assure compliance with regulatory agency standards and an environment of safety; acts as a member of a care management team by assisting in the development, implementation and monitoring the nursing process with patients and families; develop, implement, and evaluate goals for each patient care service which support department, hospital and system goals; facilitate, coach, and empower staff in the continuous improvement of patient care services within each patient care area/service; utilize and apply knowledge of clinical care, acute clinical care, emergency response procedures, patient/family education, patient advocacy activities, patient assessment techniques, medication management and quality management systems to perform assigned duties; manage and ensure documented compliance with educational and regulatory compliance measures; manage, investigate and implement strategies for resolution of documented quality and safety issues; utilize stakeholders in assigned area to create and develop a shared vision and culture consistent with nursing organizational and renewal principles; collaborates with the unit CNS and directs the unit educators to plan, implement, and evaluate on-going unit educational programs; actively support the recruitment of new staff in collaboration with Human Resources; complete specific and on-going mandatory and developmental leadership learning opportunities both within and outside of the Henry Ford System; represent organizational and department at all appropriate local, state, and national professional meetings; develop and implement operational and capital budget in collaboration with the appropriate medical staff, Nursing Administrator, and Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer; manage and assure department finance goals consistent with budgeted projections, and explain unforeseen variances; and maintain awareness and responsibility for divisional and global budgets and resource allocations for safe and optimal patient care.
Location : 2799 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, 48202
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Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
Experience: Two (2) years in the position above, as a Charge Nurse, as an Assistant Clinical Manager, as a House Manager, as a Clinical Coordinator, as a Clinical Unit Leader, as a Staff Nurse (RN), as a Head Nurse, or in a related occupation;
Other Requirements: Experience must include two (2) years use of all the following: clinical care, acute clinical care, emergency response procedures, patient/family education, patient advocacy activities, patient assessment techniques, medication management and quality management systems; and must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License.
Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience
Additional Information
Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
Department: Inpatient Floor F-4
Shift: Day Job
Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services - from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.