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<body><h3>Nurse Care Manager II - Community Care Program - Santa Clara, 32hrs/Days/8hrs</h3><br/><div> <b>Job Summary:</b></div> <br/>Provides case management services to a caseload of low- and medium-risk patients. Interviews patients and their caregivers to evaluate needs, goals, and current services. Proposes process improvements for determining initial eligibility, benefits, and education for all admissions, leveraging advanced knowledge to assess medical necessity and required level of care to inform physicians. Analyzes and ensures authorization data and escalates inaccuracies. Develops a client-focused case management plan in collaboration with healthcare team, patient, and caregivers that is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and regional guidelines. Assists patients with gaining access to care based on their needs, making referrals as appropriate. Coordinates resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care. Attends case management rounds with clinician and updates authorizations and diagnoses as needed. Assesses patient progress toward treatment milestones and care plan goals. Identifies barriers to achieving goals and ensures that they are discussed with the patient and care team thoroughly. Verifies that all services remain consistent with established guidelines and standards. Documents the patients case in all medical files. Reviews benefits/services available to patients, caregivers, and other members of the community and addresses identified concerns. Connects patients and caregivers with the right entities to assist with benefits/coverage needs. Identifies patients ready for disposition planning activities. Develops and communicates a comprehensive disposition plan in collaboration with the patient, caregivers, physician, nurses, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies. Obtains authorizations as needed for patient services. Recommends and attends professional seminars, workshops, and approved educational programs and workshops. Monitors and reviews operational team data and key metrics applied to own work. Makes suggestions for change or improvement as needed. Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements by implementing policy updates.<br/><div><b>Essential Responsibilities:</b></div> <br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.</li><br/><li>Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.</li><br/><li>Drives services related to the initial case assessment by: interviewing patients and their families to evaluate needs, goals, and current services independently; identifying and proposing process improvements for determining initial eligibility, benefits, and education for all admissions; analyzing and ensuring authorization data (e.g., authorization data regarding admitting/principle diagnoses, bed type(s), and disposition data for accuracy, after visit summary) and correcting and escalating inaccuracies; recommending and designing research plans that identify new and/or existing options to assure that quality, cost-efficient care is provided; and leveraging advanced knowledge to assess medical necessity for hospital admission and required level of care to inform physicians.</li><br/><li>Provides services related to monitoring and evaluating plan of care by: coordinating resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care, sharing advanced knowledge with others, and developing strategies; updating authorizations, attending case management rounds with clinicians, and updating diagnoses as needed; contacting own patients periodically to assess progress toward treatment milestones and care plan goals, and beginning to coordinate team members to do the same; identifying barriers to achieving goals and ensuring that they are discussed with the patient and care team thoroughly, and guiding team members doing the same; promoting best practices for verifying that all services remain consistent with established guidelines and standards; and documenting/updating the patients case in all medical files while sharing standards with the team.</li><br/><li>Drives services related to the case-planning process by: creating a client-focused case management plan with treatment goals based on the patients and familys/caregivers needs independently; collaborating independently with health-care team, patient, and caregivers to assure plan of care is safe, agreeable, and appropriate; and validating that the plan is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and regional guidelines independently, and sharing feedback with team members as needed.</li><br/><li>Supports efforts to remain updated on current research, policies, and procedures by: researching, recommending, and attending pertinent seminars, workshops, and approved educational programs and workshops specific to professional needs; implementing systems, processes, and methods to maintain team knowledge of community resources; monitoring and/or reviewing operational team data and key metrics applied to own work; making suggestions for change or improvement as needed, and helping others to develop ideas as needed; and implementing policy updates to ensure that regulatory requirements are being met.</li><br/><li>Provides services related to patient disposition by: performing daily review for early identification of disposition planning activities; developing, evaluating, coordinating, and communicating a comprehensive disposition plan in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, nurses, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies to meet each patients personal, psychosocial, economic, and cultural needs independently; and leveraging advanced knowledge to create, obtain, and approve authorizations/approvals as needed for services for the patient.</li><br/><li>Connects patients with existing services by: guiding others to assist patients with gaining access to care based on their needs, integrating or referring them into existing programs/services, and resolving moderately complex issues; referring patients independently to outside entities, ambulatory case managers, care managers, social workers, and/or internal/external resources as appropriate; utilization management for internal case management post acute care services; hospital level of care, post-acute care, skilled nursing facility (SNF), and durable medical equipment (DME), and transition and complex case management and making location-specific adaptations as necessary.</li><br/><li>Serves as liaison between internal and external care by: reviewing benefits/services available based on regulations or specific coverage to patients, families, and other members of the community, problem solving identified concerns, and connecting patients/families with the right entities to assist with benefits/coverage needs; providing case management to a caseload of low- and medium-risk patients referred to external facilities/agencies independently; applying strategies and concepts to independently propose recommendations in interdisciplinary team meetings with internal and/or external stakeholders; and leveraging advanced knowledge to act as a general resource for physicians, health plan administrators, and contracted vendors.</li></ul><br/><div> <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div> <br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Bachelors degree in Nursing or related field AND minimum five (5) years of experience in nursing, case management, or a directly related field.</li></ul><br/><br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire</li></ul> <br/></body>

Nurse Care Manager II - Community Care Program - Santa Clara, 32hrs/Days/8hrs Job Summary: Provides case management services to a caseload of low- and medium-risk patients. Interviews patients and their caregivers to evaluate needs, goals, and current services. Proposes process improvements for determining initial eligibility, benefits, and education for all admissions, leveraging advanced knowledge to assess medical necessity and required level of care to inform physicians. Analyzes and ensures authorization data and escalates inaccuracies. Develops a client-focused case management plan in collaboration with healthcare team, patient, and caregivers that is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and regional guidelines. Assists patients with gaining access to care based on their needs, making referrals as appropriate. Coordinates resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care. Attends case management rounds with clinician and updates authorizations and diagnoses as needed. Assesses patient progress toward treatment milestones and care plan goals. Identifies barriers to achieving goals and ensures that they are discussed with the patient and care team thoroughly. Verifies that all services remain consistent with established guidelines and standards. Documents the patients case in all medical files. Reviews benefits/services available to patients, caregivers, and other members of the community and addresses identified concerns. Connects patients and caregivers with the right entities to assist with benefits/coverage needs. Identifies patients ready for disposition planning activities. Develops and communicates a comprehensive disposition plan in collaboration with the patient, caregivers, physician, nurses, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies. Obtains authorizations as needed for patient services. Recommends and attends professional seminars, workshops, and approved educational programs and workshops. Monitors and reviews operational team data and key metrics applied to own work. Makes suggestions for change or improvement as needed. Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements by implementing policy updates.Essential Responsibilities: Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.Drives services related to the initial case assessment by: interviewing patients and their families to evaluate needs, goals, and current services independently; identifying and proposing process improvements for determining initial eligibility, benefits, and education for all admissions; analyzing and ensuring authorization data (e.g., authorization data regarding admitting/principle diagnoses, bed type(s), and disposition data for accuracy, after visit summary) and correcting and escalating inaccuracies; recommending and designing research plans that identify new and/or existing options to assure that quality, cost-efficient care is provided; and leveraging advanced knowledge to assess medical necessity for hospital admission and required level of care to inform physicians.Provides services related to monitoring and evaluating plan of care by: coordinating resources and services to assure continuity and quality of care, sharing advanced knowledge with others, and developing strategies; updating authorizations, attending case management rounds with clinicians, and updating diagnoses as needed; contacting own patients periodically to assess progress toward treatment milestones and care plan goals, and beginning to coordinate team members to do the same; identifying barriers to achieving goals and ensuring that they are discussed with the patient and care team thoroughly, and guiding team members doing the same; promoting best practices for verifying that all services remain consistent with established guidelines and standards; and documenting/updating the patients case in all medical files while sharing standards with the team.Drives services related to the case-planning process by: creating a client-focused case management plan with treatment goals based on the patients and familys/caregivers needs independently; collaborating independently with health-care team, patient, and caregivers to assure plan of care is safe, agreeable, and appropriate; and validating that the plan is consistent with regulatory, accreditation, and regional guidelines independently, and sharing feedback with team members as needed.Supports efforts to remain updated on current research, policies, and procedures by: researching, recommending, and attending pertinent seminars, workshops, and approved educational programs and workshops specific to professional needs; implementing systems, processes, and methods to maintain team knowledge of community resources; monitoring and/or reviewing operational team data and key metrics applied to own work; making suggestions for change or improvement as needed, and helping others to develop ideas as needed; and implementing policy updates to ensure that regulatory requirements are being met.Provides services related to patient disposition by: performing daily review for early identification of disposition planning activities; developing, evaluating, coordinating, and communicating a comprehensive disposition plan in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, nurses, social services, and other healthcare providers and agencies to meet each patients personal, psychosocial, economic, and cultural needs independently; and leveraging advanced knowledge to create, obtain, and approve authorizations/approvals as needed for services for the patient.Connects patients with existing services by: guiding others to assist patients with gaining access to care based on their needs, integrating or referring them into existing programs/services, and resolving moderately complex issues; referring patients independently to outside entities, ambulatory case managers, care managers, social workers, and/or internal/external resources as appropriate; utilization management for internal case management post acute care services; hospital level of care, post-acute care, skilled nursing facility (SNF), and durable medical equipment (DME), and transition and complex case management and making location-specific adaptations as necessary.Serves as liaison between internal and external care by: reviewing benefits/services available based on regulations or specific coverage to patients, families, and other members of the community, problem solving identified concerns, and connecting patients/families with the right entities to assist with benefits/coverage needs; providing case management to a caseload of low- and medium-risk patients referred to external facilities/agencies independently; applying strategies and concepts to independently propose recommendations in interdisciplinary team meetings with internal and/or external stakeholders; and leveraging advanced knowledge to act as a general resource for physicians, health plan administrators, and contracted vendors. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Nursing or related field AND minimum five (5) years of experience in nursing, case management, or a directly related field.Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire 

<body><h3>Licensed Voc Nurse I.V. Cert</h3><br/><div><strong>Job Summary:</strong></div><p>Provides nursing care, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician, in accordance with the legal scope of practice and within established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.<br/>This classification is for LVNs working in a designated IV Therapy department.</p><div><br/><strong>Essential Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul style="margin-bottom:0;margin-left:1px;margin-top:0;"><li>The Licensed Vocational Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:</li><li>Leadership:</li><li>Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.</li><li>Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude.</li><li>Identifies and supports new ideas.</li><li>Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.</li><li>Participates in problem identification and resolution.</li><li>Mentors and orients others in skill and behavioral learning.</li><li>Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.</li><li>Prioritizes and delegates work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.</li><li>Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.</li><li>Nursing Process:</li><li>Performs patient care activities, within the scope of practice, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned.</li><li>Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse and contributes recommendations for revision to the plan of care.</li><li>Adheres to hospital standards, which customize care for age-related needs of the population served.</li><li>Keeps health care team members informed regarding patients responses to interventions.</li><li>Collaborates with registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.</li><li>Monitors patients progress based on the plan.</li><li>Assures care meets standards of practice.</li><li>Collaborates with Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education.</li><li>Documentation:</li><li>Charting is legible, dated, and timed.</li><li>Documentation reflects thorough data collection and care provided.</li><li>Safety</li><li>Applies standard precautions; maintains a safe environment for self and others.</li><li>Clinical Outcomes:</li><li>Discusses patient findings and progress toward outcomes with Registered Nurse, physicians, and other members of the health care team.</li><li>Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.</li><li>Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, and measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving.</li><li>Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently.</li><li>Customer Service:</li><li>Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.</li><li>Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.</li><li>Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.</li><li>Facilitates the customer-s ability to utilize resources.</li><li>Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.</li><li>Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.</li><li>Team Commitment:</li><li>Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.</li><li>Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.</li><li>Takes accountability for own actions</li><li>Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members.</li><li>Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.</li><li>Adheres to Attendance Policy.</li><li>Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment.</li></ul><p><br/> </p><ul style="margin-bottom:0;margin-left:1px;margin-top:0;"><li>Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.</li><li>Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Grade 655</p><br/><div> <b>Basic Qualifications:</b></div> <div> <u>Experience</u></div> <br/>Minimum six months acute care and/or related outpatient experience within past four years.<br/> <br/>Minimum one year acute care experience within past four years if working in a Home Health/Hospice Department.<br/><div> <u>Education</u></div> <br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>High School Diploma/GED</li></ul> <br/><div> <u>License, Certification, Registration</u></div> <ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Vocational Nurse License (California)</li></ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Basic Life Support</li></ul><div> <b>Additional Requirements:</b></div><br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li> I.V. Certification updated within last 3 years or must have demonstrated I.V. Competencies.</li><li>Experience requirements may be waived or modified when an appropriate program or course is available and successfully completed for New Graduate LVNs or for area of specialization</li><li>Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.</li><li>Ability to write simple correspondence.</li><li>Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.</li><li>Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.</li></ul> <br/><div> <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div> <br/> <br/></body>

Licensed Voc Nurse I.V. CertJob Summary:Provides nursing care, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician, in accordance with the legal scope of practice and within established standards of care, policies, and procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.This classification is for LVNs working in a designated IV Therapy department.Essential Responsibilities:The Licensed Vocational Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:Leadership:Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude.Identifies and supports new ideas.Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.Participates in problem identification and resolution.Mentors and orients others in skill and behavioral learning.Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.Prioritizes and delegates work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.Nursing Process:Performs patient care activities, within the scope of practice, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned.Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse and contributes recommendations for revision to the plan of care.Adheres to hospital standards, which customize care for age-related needs of the population served.Keeps health care team members informed regarding patients responses to interventions.Collaborates with registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.Monitors patients progress based on the plan.Assures care meets standards of practice.Collaborates with Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education.Documentation:Charting is legible, dated, and timed.Documentation reflects thorough data collection and care provided.SafetyApplies standard precautions; maintains a safe environment for self and others.Clinical Outcomes:Discusses patient findings and progress toward outcomes with Registered Nurse, physicians, and other members of the health care team.Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, and measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving.Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently.Customer Service:Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.Facilitates the customer-s ability to utilize resources.Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.Team Commitment:Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.Takes accountability for own actionsActs as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members.Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.Adheres to Attendance Policy.Supports a collaborative labor-management partnership environment. Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education. Grade 655 Basic Qualifications: Experience Minimum six months acute care and/or related outpatient experience within past four years. Minimum one year acute care experience within past four years if working in a Home Health/Hospice Department. Education High School Diploma/GED License, Certification, Registration Vocational Nurse License (California) Basic Life Support Additional Requirements: I.V. Certification updated within last 3 years or must have demonstrated I.V. Competencies.Experience requirements may be waived or modified when an appropriate program or course is available and successfully completed for New Graduate LVNs or for area of specializationAbility to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.Ability to write simple correspondence.Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications: 

<body><h3>Assistant Nurse Manager, CVICU</h3><br/><div> <b>Job Summary:</b></div> <br/>In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for assisting the implementation of best practice models; assisting the implementation of patient care delivery systems and practice standards in several locations; supporting investigations into patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; supporting collaboration with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care across the continuum; allocating resources in assigned clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; supervising the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; supporting the creation of a safe environment for patients and employees; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as required. Collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.<br/><div><b>Essential Responsibilities:</b></div> <br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Recommends developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides team members with feedback; and mentors and coaches to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional growth; provides training and development to talent for growth opportunities; supports execution of performance management guidelines and expectations. Implements, adapts, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices and processes. Fosters open dialogue, supports, mentors, engages, and motivates team members on collaboration. Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance and scope.</li><li>Supervises and coordinates daily activities of designated work team or unit by monitoring the execution and completion of tactical action items and work assignments; ensures all policies and procedures are followed. Aligns team efforts and standards, and measures progress in achieving results; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; resolves escalated issues as appropriate. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and recommends improvement opportunities; influences teams to execute in alignment with operational objectives.</li><li>Supervises hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: facilitating team meetings and/or management decisions and identifying action items, taking into consideration compliance timelines and financial commitments; facilitating and maintaining utilization and productivity to achieve performance targets; maintaining and ensuring collection of data, interpreting data, and taking action; supervising cross-functional activities including workplace and patient safety, labor relations, and quality/risk management issues; maintaining survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and delivering requested audit documentation, information, and reports; and ensuring budget targets are met by assuming accountability for appropriate staffing, patient placement, and/or other relevant decisions as required.</li><li>Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: supporting large and/or complex work streams with significant program impact; supervising data collection to inform the development and implementation of plans; coordinating and monitoring daily operational activities involving direct patient care management; coordinating resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; supervising multidisciplinary hospital team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance as needed; helping implement emergency preparedness programs; ensuring others are up-to-date with the teams emergency preparedness plan, ensuring recovery plans are implemented, ensuring staff are trained and understand expectations for during and after an emergency; coaching the team and monitoring implementation and delivery on objectives; and supervising and coaching the delivery of nursing services and patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards.</li><li>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.</li><li>Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: monitoring the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and contributing to the design and implementation of systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.</li></ul><br/><div> <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div> <br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Minimum two (2) years of experience in patient care delivery.</li><li>Associates degree or higher in a Business, Nursing, Health Care, or directly related field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field.</li><li>Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.</li></ul><br/><br/><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Basic Life Support required at hire</li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0;margin-left: 1px;margin-bottom: 0;"><li>Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire</li></ul> <br/></body>

Assistant Nurse Manager, CVICU Job Summary: In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for assisting the implementation of best practice models; assisting the implementation of patient care delivery systems and practice standards in several locations; supporting investigations into patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; supporting collaboration with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care across the continuum; allocating resources in assigned clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; supervising the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; supporting the creation of a safe environment for patients and employees; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as required. Collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.Essential Responsibilities: Recommends developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides team members with feedback; and mentors and coaches to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional growth; provides training and development to talent for growth opportunities; supports execution of performance management guidelines and expectations. Implements, adapts, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices and processes. Fosters open dialogue, supports, mentors, engages, and motivates team members on collaboration. Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance and scope.Supervises and coordinates daily activities of designated work team or unit by monitoring the execution and completion of tactical action items and work assignments; ensures all policies and procedures are followed. Aligns team efforts and standards, and measures progress in achieving results; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; resolves escalated issues as appropriate. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and recommends improvement opportunities; influences teams to execute in alignment with operational objectives.Supervises hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: facilitating team meetings and/or management decisions and identifying action items, taking into consideration compliance timelines and financial commitments; facilitating and maintaining utilization and productivity to achieve performance targets; maintaining and ensuring collection of data, interpreting data, and taking action; supervising cross-functional activities including workplace and patient safety, labor relations, and quality/risk management issues; maintaining survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and delivering requested audit documentation, information, and reports; and ensuring budget targets are met by assuming accountability for appropriate staffing, patient placement, and/or other relevant decisions as required.Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: supporting large and/or complex work streams with significant program impact; supervising data collection to inform the development and implementation of plans; coordinating and monitoring daily operational activities involving direct patient care management; coordinating resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; supervising multidisciplinary hospital team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance as needed; helping implement emergency preparedness programs; ensuring others are up-to-date with the teams emergency preparedness plan, ensuring recovery plans are implemented, ensuring staff are trained and understand expectations for during and after an emergency; coaching the team and monitoring implementation and delivery on objectives; and supervising and coaching the delivery of nursing services and patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards.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.Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: monitoring the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and contributing to the design and implementation of systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care. Minimum Qualifications: Minimum two (2) years of experience in patient care delivery.Associates degree or higher in a Business, Nursing, Health Care, or directly related field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR minimum three (3) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field.Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.Basic Life Support required at hireRegistered Nurse License (California) required at hire 

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