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Director 4 Sinatra Ortho Surg Onc Full Time Days

Company: Desert Regional Medical Center
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: September 18, 2023

Job Description:

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385-bed acute-care hospital classified as a stroke receiving center and level 2 trauma facility with an innovative, patient centered and evidence-based Rehabilitation Services Department. Our compassionate team provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including acute care rehabilitation, joint replacement & spinal surgery, neurosurgery, ICU, Telemetry, step-down care, skilled nursing, as well as outpatient therapy, hand and lymphedema clinics.

GENERAL DUTIES: The Director has a 24-hour, 7 days a week responsibility to provide leadership for the cost center (s). This includes planning, organizing, staff development, performance management, quality fiscal and information management, regulatory compliance, building and enhancing relationships through customer relations, and appropriate professional involvement. The Director is accountable for the management of the cost center(s) within the established budget. The Director will work closely with medical directors, medical department chairs, physicians, and other disciplines to develop services and ensure quality. Access to all Patient Health Information. DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:

  • Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the patients needs.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development.
  • Understands the range of treatment needed as appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
  • Ensures standards of care, policies, and procedures are appropriate and
  • Current and that they have been reviewed with all staff members. Reviews and revises policies and procedures as necessary, but not less than every three years.
  • Develops short-term goals and objectives consistent with those of the organization. Submits and discusses established goals and objectives with administration at least annually. Assures departmental action plans meet departmental and organizational goals, problem solving effectively within the department and with other departments to achieve these goals.
  • Assures regulatory compliance with Title XXII.
  • Assures regulatory compliance with TJC
  • Regularly attends Nurse Executive Council and takes personal responsibility for the quality and integrity of Nursing Administration. Regularly volunteers for and completes special projects.
  • Submits sound annual budget plan by negotiation deadline annually.
  • Achieves YTD compliance with labor hour benchmark per unit of service. Submits pay period productivity variance reports on time, identifying rationale for substantive variances.
  • Controls and monitors supply costs to achieve flexed budgeted costs on a quarterly basis.
  • Reviews statistical analysis information and corrects any errors monthly.
  • Identifies and implements cost savings through labor and supply utilization efficiencies.
  • Promotes sound staffing practice by optimizing the utilization of human resources. Anticipates and forecasts personnel needs of the department with regard to fluctuations in the projected workload.
  • Maintains a written staffing plan consistent with departments productivity benchmark. Maintains an individual patient classification system which predicts nursing care requirements by shift, and maintains documentation to discern trends and patterns of nursing care delivery by shift and staff mix.
  • Ensures that current criteria-based job performance standard and applicable competencies exist each member of the staff. Ensures that performance evaluations are completed in a timely fashion for both annual and evaluations.
  • Continually monitors the departments activities and takes appropriate action to ensure efficient and effective operation. Observes ongoing operations and analyzes performance to identify potential problems.
  • Assesses and implements staff development and cross-training as needed.
  • Coordinates timely attendance at hospital orientation and all mandatory continuing education programs for department employees. Assures current, comprehensive, and timely department specific orientation for all new employees.
  • Supports all hospital programs to include, but not limited to, risk management, safety, infection control.
  • Maintains personal current knowledge and expertise in the specialty field of the department, and of regulatory requirements of the department.
  • Productively criticizes and effectively counsels staff in a timely manner.
  • Obtains feedback on a regular basis from other departments. Develops action plans to achieve improvement.
  • Maintains a good working rapport with all staff, and other departments which require frequent interactions and coordination of efforts.
  • Establishes and maintains a routine mode of communication with staff, e.g., monthly staff meetings and written communications.
  • Communicates self and staff concerns and problems through proper written and verbal channels.
  • Communicates, cooperates, and performs related duties with other members of the hospital staff and administration in a courteous and efficient manner to actively contribute to overall hospital goals and objectives.
  • Assists with the development of and execution of a plan of staff involvement and growth through delegation of appropriate authorities.
  • Acts as a team member within the department and within the organization.
  • Demonstrates effective and responsible relationships with patients, families, medical director and key physicians, employees, management and administration, and related outside agencies.
  • Assures timely follow up of patient, family, staff, and physician concerns.
  • Assures effective staff recognition.
  • Identifies priority quality improvement and customer satisfaction initiatives.
  • Schedules the collection of data for these initiatives, and other ongoing reviews which serve as quality trending. Monitors and reviews the results with department staff on a regular basis.
  • Achieves measurable improvement in key quality initiatives, which include both process, e.g., documentation, and outcome measures.
  • Achieves measurable improvement in customer service.
  • Reports at least annually to the designated hospital quality committee,
  • Assures department compliance with TJC and other accrediting body standards as they are updates/revised.
  • Works with Medical Staff partners to meet performance metrics Qualifications POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Required:
    • Current California RN license
    • BSN
    • Current American Heart Association BLS
    • Three (3) years experience in clinical specialty.
    • Current knowledge of the field, with evidence of ongoing continuing education in clinical specialty
    • Progressive healthcare experience including at least two years supervisory experience.
    • Basic computer competence.
    • Demonstrated competence as a leader. Preferred: Masters Degree (MSN, MHA, MBA)

      Pay Range: $59.24 - $94.79 Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individuals qualifications and experience

      #LI-DR2 Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law. 2305038138
      Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicants or employees race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. by Jobble

Keywords: Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs , Director 4 Sinatra Ortho Surg Onc Full Time Days, Executive , Palm Springs, California

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