In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for overseeing all staff in the facility through partnerships with other organizations; acting as the on-site administrative designee for off-shifts and weekends; assessing and monitoring clinical nursing practice for optimal patient care; coordinating staffing for all shifts by maintaining appropriate staffing and skill levels; managing decedent affairs; facilitating patient flow and throughput with internal and external continuum stakeholders; rounding on patient units to identify placement needs, available beds, and staff/patient capacity; advocating for patients; monitoring quality of care delivered while ensuring it meets the age-related and developmental needs of patients; supervising staff, assessing their needs and identifying educational opportunities; and managing and resolving clinical, human resource, employee, department safety, care experience, and risk-management issues. Supervises improvements to operations and technology processes by: executing the work of cross-functional teams on strategic projects designed to achieve goals related to issue remediation and improved quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency, and escalates as needed; responding to escalations to improve the performance of operations system processes and address quality and safety issues; monitoring strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated services across the continuum of care; and monitoring performance metrics to track the success of strategic improvement projects.