Job Description

• Ensures that Unit patient care is provided with clinical competence and in a courteous, professional manner consistent with hospital mission, vision, and values.
• Ensures that all applicable standards of care/practice are met and that hospital and departmental policies and procedures are complied with at all times.
• Program goals meet hospital strategic goals.
• Promotes a positive image and maintains a helpful, professional attitude towards employees, patients, patients, physicians, visitors and the community to ensure the image of AHS.
• Ensures staff is provided with professional development opportunities as needed to maintain and enhance skills needed for excellent Unit clinical practice.
• Promotes Unit throughout the community via physician and community presentations.
• Develops and maintains Unit standards according to Neonatal State and National Standards.
• Demonstrates excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills for a diverse population.
• Communicates respectfully, openly, honestly and directly to all team members
• Communicates and reinforces organizational mission, vision and values with department staff. 
• Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings to ensure ongoing dissemination of pertinent information via various communication methods
• Holds self and staff accountable to the highest standards.
• Promotes a trusting atmosphere that recognizes and values diversity, professionalism and the establishment of collaborative relationships with physicians, internal and external customers. 
• Encourages teamwork by creating an environment of empowerment and accountability, sharing information, and involving employees in decision-making.
• Serves as a coach, mentor and positive role model and encourages aspiring leaders to promote personal, professional and organizational growth and development.
• Creates, supports and champions new ideas, innovative thinking and reasonable risk taking.
• Develops or revises job descriptions, practice standards and competency levels necessary to meet mandatory job requirements.
• Ensures recruitment, hiring and training of new employees to meet department staffing needs.
• Ensures management, disciplining, and performance evaluation of department staff based on job requirements and core competencies assigned to the job.
• Promotes conflict resolution using constructive coaching techniques while providing employees with feedback that is timely, clear and appropriate.
• Oversees Unit staff development and training opportunities as mandated by hospital and department policies and employee needs.
• Prepares annual operating budget, reviews financial reports weekly, monthly and takes corrective action as needed.
• Monitors supply costs to ensure cost effectiveness.
• Evaluates, recommends, and implements cost reduction and productive measures  using performance improvement and benchmark data.
• Identifies, reviews, and prioritizes opportunities to improve organization efficiency and effectiveness through the use of technology and automation.
• Reviews staffing patterns, census and acuity of nursing units to ensure staffing is consistent with patient needs and budgetary constraints.
• Appropriately aligns staffing to maximize quality and productivity, following Unit standards.
• Ensures Standards are maintained according to State Guidelines
• Collaborates with Director Performance Improvement to ensure compliance with state laws and Joint Commission standards.
• Translates goals and objectives of the department into effective work operations, encouraging and supporting employees to achieve these goals.
• Collaborates with hospital management, professional staff and department/unit staff to promote effective communication and cooperation to ensure patient needs are met.
• Monitors departmental outcomes, measures progress and intervene where necessary in order to achieve compliance with internal and external standards, guidelines or measures.
• Works with Hospitals in our service area to promote Unit in community.
• Participates in Clinical Leadership, general Hospital Leadership and Leadership Development courses.
• Monitors pertinent healthcare trends, develops insights, and identities business opportunities for new programs and services.
• Prepares necessary support to influence or develop pertinent regulations that influence the organization’s mission and strategies.
• Represents the organization on pertinent committees of scientific and professional groups.
• Monitors department staff in presenting and/or publishing articles, abstracts, or results of research studies in professional journals or at professional meetings.
• Collaborates with corporate teams, state and national health care professionals, and professional organizations via information exchange, benchmarking tools, and attendance at national conferences.
• Participates in and serves as a role model/leader for excellence in Unit

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• BS in Nursing
• Two years experience in a Nursing Supervisory capacity
• Two years Unit Experience
• Active RN license in the State of Florida
• NRP, BCLS, PALS, ACLS
• 2 years management with emphasis on operations, clinical compliance, finance and marketing (Preferred)
• MS in Nursing or Business (Preferred)