Toms River, NJ30+ days ago
p>Essential Functions: - The Assistant Director of ICU assesses, plans, implements and evaluates delivery of patient care with 24-hour responsibility for total management of the ICU Department in coordination with the Director of ICU,
- Provides administrative direction and works collaboratively with administration, intensivists, and physicians for development and evaluation of all nursing personnel and maintains operational aspects of the patient care unit in collaboration with support services,
- Contributes to nursing and the hospital through support of philosophy and objectives, educational and research efforts,
- Accountable to assure that HCAHPS, patient, employee, and physicians satisfaction scores are all in acceptable ranges,
- Accountable for building and directing teams to improve core measures and other Joint Commission initiatives,
- Accountable to educate the critical care nursing team including new technology, clinical practice, and validation of competencies,
- The Assistant Director has ongoing dialogues with nurses both one on one and in monthly staff and clinical unit,
- This position reports to the Director of ICU and is proactive in identifying needs of staff and resolves issues to improve patient care and supports nursing leadership direction,
- Furthermore, it is a positive reactor assuring new initiatives and practices are followed according to evidenced-based practice, consistently and without bias. Opened in 1961, CMC has evolved into the state's newest teaching hospital with four residency programs and Ocean County's largest and most active health care facility-caring for over 21,500 inpatients, 178,000 outpatients and 73,700 emergency department patients each year.