When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
This position is per diem, rotating shifts available.
Job Description:
Responsible for the coordination of clinical and administrative activities throughout the New England Baptist Hospital facilities during the evening, night, weekend and holiday hours. Provides adequate human and material resources to facilitate safe patient care.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Exemplifies the values of New England Baptist Hospital and the ROSE philosophy.
2. Complies with all New England Baptist Hospital policies and the Code of Excellence. Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
3. Department Specific Responsibilities
Clinical:
Maintains standards, policies and procedures of the hospital.
Consults with and supports clinical nurses in problem solving and decision making relative to patient care issues and provides appropriate guidance and feedback regarding outcomes.
Utilizes appropriate nursing resources to ensure optimal patient care outcomes.
Responds to all emergency situations and procures appropriate resources, e.g. personnel, equipment, medication, etc., as needed.
Investigates patient care issues as requested by members of the Health Care Team, patients, and families to work toward resolution of same.
Relays pertinent information to Nurse Mangers or Department Managers.
Encourages and assists nurses to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team.
4. Administrative
Provides essential services when other departments are closed, e.g., obtains medications, provides equipment, admits patients, retrieves medical records, process paperwork on the deceased.
Directs personnel from other departments when necessary to enhance patient care and/or safety.
Responds to all emergencies, and provides immediate direction to resolve problem.
Informs the Vice-President on call of major occurrences.
Supports administrative decisions in discussions with staff; refers to appropriate resources when necessary for further clarification.
Manages patient/family problems in a manner which safeguards hospital liability issues.
Relays pertinent information to Nurse Manager or Department Manager.
Collaborates with Nurse Manager or Resource Nurse regarding unit based administrative concerns.
Keeps Administrative Director informed of pertinent issues.
Recommends system changes based on identified problems that occur on evenings, nights, and weekends.
Establishes regular communication with Department Managers regarding the functioning of their departments on the evening, night, and weekend shifts. Participates in, or provides input to NEBH Committees.
5. Personnel
Analyzes data, e.g., census, acuity, staffing mix, and adjusts staffing on nursing units with consideration for patient care and financial impact to the unit.
Provides input on staff evaluations to Nurse Managers.
Initiates disciplinary action for serious misconduct and communicates with the employee's immediate supervisor as soon as (s)he is available.
6. Education/Research
Provides supplemental information to staff regarding Primary Nursing, including patient care conferences, primary nurse role and associate nurse role.
Promotes utilization of continuing education opportunities.
Assists staff to identify educational needs and offers suggestions for educational programs or inservice
Assists with educational programs on evenings, nights and weekends.
Collaborates with other health team members to identify current and future needs of the Patient Care Services Department.
Increases professional development through continuing education.
Participates in professional organizations.
Assists in data collection for Research studies/QI activities to further develop nursing strategies that improve patient outcomes.
7. Plans time away from work appropriately
Arrives and leaves at designated times.
Uses unplanned earned time appropriately…