Promotes the philosophy and objectives of nursing practice by subscribing to and supporting Standards of Nursing Care through management of staff and resources of the clinical staffing services department, which is accomplished by planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, evaluating and directing clinical staffing services daily operations. Allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective and compassionate nursing care. Acts as a liaison for Staff and Administration by providing updates, data, communication and other information as needed.
Major Responsibilities:
Coordinates and manages all resources necessary for the clinical staffing services staff to provide care. Maintains an optimal level of productivity based on the coordination of efficient staffing and scheduling patterns and labor management standards 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Responsible for effectively managing resources through systems management, carefully coordinating system issues to assure optimal patient care.Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by all clinical staffing services staff by using the Standards of Practice and patient outcomes. Other quality indicators used include peer review, incident reports, use of policy and procedures, evaluation of equipment, supplies and products. Responsible to ensure that appropriate resources are available for Performance Improvement initiatives in clinical staffing services.Maintains unit/department in compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation, and other regulatory bodies.Maintains and promotes effective relationships with and between patients, families, department staff, other hospital departments, medical staff and their support staff, nursing instructors, other health care facilities and vendors. Participates in problem resolution as needed. Acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staff.Facilitates research-based nursing by creating an environment that encourages the utilization of research in practice; uses research in decision-making to maintain quality, cost and customer service; and assures the integration of research in congruence with departmental, organizational, regional and system strategic goals.Makes recommendations for changes in nursing practice to shared governance councils and promotes new approaches and concepts.Assists other departments in developing new services, identifying potential new sources of revenue and marketing of existing and new programs.Facilitates the integration of Aurora and Nursing divisional goals into the clinical staffing services goals.Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.
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