NURSE (ADMINISTRATION)

Duties

Coordinate and provide management oversight to nursing activities on day/evening/night shift between nursing units and between the Department of Nursing and other hospital departments.

Organize and monitor nursing services and solves problems on own initiative so that nursing services conform to the AMEDD Standards of Nursing Practice and hospital policy.

Make staffing adjustments based on the Workload Management System for Nurses internet (WMSNi) and Automated Staffing Model Assessment (ASAM) requirements in support of the nursing standards.

Provide nursing input to other departments whose decisions impact nursing such as admissions, transfers and patient transportation.

Monitor the quality and effectiveness of patient care, nursing documentation and the patient care environment.

Maintain management employee communications, assists employees in improvement of performance and keeps them informed of policies, personnel, and other management programs.

Instill in the work force a desire to improve with special emphasis on performance improvement, work simplification, cost effectiveness, safety and nursing documentation.

Carry out Occupational Safety and Health Program responsibilities.

Advise Chief, Department of Nursing on nursing matters, recommends changes, and assists in development of regulations, procedures.

Act for the Chief, Department of Nursing by exercising management oversight for all inpatient-nursing activities during the day/evening/night shifts.