CNA / Manager Job in Savannah, Georgia / Hospital
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Standard Qualifications: Memorial Health of Savannah (MHS) i s an award-winning 612-bed academic medical center that serves a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. It is a regional referral center for cardiac care, cancer care, trauma, pediatrics, high-risk obstetrics, neonatology and other specialties. MUMC is also the exclusive provider in southeast Georgia for several healthcare services; these include the only Level I trauma center in south Georgia and one of only five in the state, southeast Georgia's only children's hospital with more than 20 pediatric subspecialties (including pediatric hematology/oncology and pediatric neurosurgery), and the region's only Level III neonatal intensive care nursery. Memorial Health of Savannah (MHS) also serves as a major teaching and research hospital. It currently trains approximately 139 resident physicians in six residency programs: diagnostic radiology, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and surgery. In 2008, Mercer University School of Medicine opened a new four-year medical school on the Memorial campus. Several national organizations have recognized MHS for the outstanding clinical care provided to patients. MHS is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in region to earn their disease-specific certification Gold Seal of Approval for spine surgery, knee and hip replacement, and heart failure. CareChex®, an information service of Quantros, Inc., ranked Memorial's spine center of excellence in the Top 100 nationally for medical excellence. CareChex also ranked Memorial in the top 10 percent nationally for quality in heart failure treatment, hip fracture repair, pneumonia care, spinal fusion, and spine surgery. Memorial has earned the Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines® Stroke program; is one of two cancer centers in Georgia designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex & Rare Cancers; and is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) assists the CNO in executive-level management of resources, strategic planning and development of policies and procedures which ensure congruence with the mission and vision of the organization. The ACNO has operational and functional responsibility for a group of patient care areas and/or special projects or initiatives. The ACNO will develop communication, knowledge, leadership, professionalism, and business skills necessary to advance to a CNO. Major Responsibilities: Operations and Outcomes • Assists the CNO in developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring sufficient number of qualified staff to assess patient needs • Ensures that continuous performance improvement initiatives are designed to measure and improve the quality of care delivered and are consistent with the organization priorities • Works collaboratively with other patient care and support departments, fostering a climate of open communication and mutual problem solving activities. Initiates and participates in joint performance improvement activities • Assists in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs • Assumes primary responsibility for projects or task groups as assigned, keeping colleagues informed of the progress toward desired outcome • Actively participates with others in planning activities associated with design or implementation of renovation or new construction of patient care areas • Assists in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue Leadership • Represents the nursing services at meetings as deemed necessary; participates with department leaders in designing and providing patient care and services • Fosters independence and autonomy in all staff members in areas of responsibility. Actively seeks those activities which promote/encourage independent thinking/problem solving behaviors • Assumes responsibility for continuing education and developmental needs • Participates in professional organizations and community healthcare related organizations • Assumes the role of preceptor/instructor for undergraduate or graduate nursing students upon request • Serves as a positive, professional role model • Regularly rounds on key constituents (patients, families, employees, and physicians) to enhance communication, ensure alignment, oversee operations, and that the experience is exceptional. Practice • In collaboration with the CNO, formulates policies and procedures consistent with recognized standards of professional practice and reflecting the intent of regulatory standards and maintain authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing services • Actively involved in creating a professional practice environment that encourages recruitment and retention of staff in the nursing department • Assists in providing leadership to nurse employees that will engage their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact their practice • Fosters a culture conducive to evidence-based practice and clinical research. • Ensures follow-up to patient complaints and occurrence reports is thorough and timely. Identifies system problems that may contribute to errors and monitors corrective actions to ensure effective resolution. • Collaborates with nursing educators to ensure that identified learning needs of the nursing staff are promptly addressed and that orientees receive the proper preparation to become independent practitioners • Develops and maintains close working relationships with physician colleagues and other healthcare providers in assigned areas. Collaborates with these individual to set goals for the areas or develops action plans for patient care or system improvements
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