DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

About Caritas Christi:
Established in 1985, Caritas Christi Health Care (CCHC), is the second largest health care system in New England, employs 12,000+ and serves more than 1 million patients annually. Today at CCHC there is a renewed sense of purpose, direction and transformation as we unite and integrate all member entities.About Caritas Norwood (CNH):
Caritas Norwood Hospital (CNH) is a licensed 264-bed community hospital serving 16 towns stretching southwest from Boston to Rhode Island. CNH joined the Caritas Christi health Care system in November 1997. In 1902, Eben Norton, MD, opened a small hospital on Washington Street with an operating room, five beds and a nurse. The modest beginning inspired local philanthropist, George Willet, and town leaders to establish Norwood Hospital as a chartered health care facility in 1919. Today, key services include obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, advanced surgery, cancer care, behavioral health, imaging, and emergency services.
CNH has 1,700 employees and ore than 300 physicians. The hospital had 13,000 admissions and nearly 50,000 ED visits in 2005. For several years, it has been the ninth busiest ED in the state. Major expansions in recent years included a 14,000-square-foot, 28 bed emergency department with a pediatric wing staffed by Children’s Hospital pediatricians and a cardiac catheterization lab providing primary angioplasty which will be expanded later this year to include elective procedures.Job Description:
The Clinical Director of the Emergency Department will develop and maintain the philosophy, purpose, and objectives to ensure quality patient care in the Caritas Norwood Hospital and serve as a role model for professional nursing practice. He/she will manage the administrative and management of personnel, fiscal, and material resources on a 24-hour, 7 days per week basis.Key Initiatives:
- Reporting to the Vice President of Patient Care Services and working collaboratively with the Medical Director of the Emergency Department (ED), oversee five direct reports and approximately one hundred indirect reports within the ED.
- Develop, maintain, monitor, and manage the delivery of excellence in patient care, and develop accountability, evaluation, and revision of the standards of patient care within the ED and EMS.
- Develop goals and objectives for the department annually, and review them monthly with the VP of Patient Care Services, Medical Director of the ED, ED Physicians, and the staff.
- Develop and communicate a nursing model consistent with the Department of Patient Care Service.
- Coordinate the staffing schedule to ensure appropriate staffing levels for each shift.
- Make routine rounds in the ED with patients, physicians, and staff.
- Participate and chair appropriate committees, and maintain high visibility and participate in community activities.
- Collaborate with the Medical Director and appropriate parties to develop disaster preparedness and other EMS programs.
- Manage human, fiscal, and material resources, developing and complying with an annual capital, and human resources budget.
- Investigate and report financial budget variances, and assess and identify cost savings opportunities within the clinical practice.
- Develop accountability for the direction and supervision of nurses, emergency room assistants, secretaries, and patient care advocates.
- Ensure all interim and annual employee evaluations are current, and ensure all professional licensure and credentials are current on appropriate staff.
- Develop accountability for Quality Assurance Programs for the ED and EMS.
- Promote a mentoring environment to support and develop the skills of the entire staff to enhance quality patient outcomes.
- Identify staff learning needs and along with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and the Nurse Manager, organize programs to address learning needs.
REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Massachusetts.
- Current BLS,ACLS, PALS, and TNCC
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required with a Master degree preferred.
- Certified Emergency Room Nurse preferred.
- A minimum of five years of management experience.
- Demonstrates evidence of continuing education in Emergency Department Nursing and Management Development.
- The ultimate candidate can exhibit current best practice examples of success in these following core leadership competencies: Teamwork, Quality of Care, Administrative Management, Communication, Personnel Management and ProfessionalismIF YOU…
MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS ABOVE, WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT REWARDS HARD-WORK AND A JOB WELL DONE, AND APPRECIATE A COMPANY THAT CARES AS MUCH ABOUT YOU, AS IT EXPECTS YOU TO CARE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION… THEN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!CONFIDENTIAL CONTACT:
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Note: Your resume will receive personalized attention within a timely mannerCaritas Christi is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to its workforce. We offer a comprehensive benefits and compensation package.