Job Overview:

This position has 24-hour accountability for their area of responsibility. This accountability encompasses: patient care outcomes, service excellence, human resource issues, fiscal management, quality improvement compliance, and communication. Emphasis should be placed on creating a positive environment that fosters professional growth and retention. This environment is supported by this position acting as a role model and as a mentor and coach to the staff.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Certification within specialty area within two years of assuming position 
Registered Nurse 
2-3 years experience Clinical in Nursing clinical nursing in the specialty or related area to be managed
2-3 years experience Progressive Leadership 

Job Responsibilities:

Financial: Assists the management team in meeting department targets with regard to Unit of Service UOS. Follows designated staffing guidelines. Appropriately utilizes and supports supplemental staff.
Is supportive of all management and SLC decisions demonstrated through adherence to policies and procedures and on-going communication with unit employees. Participates in SLC, unit committee, and TriHealth committees. Is considered by other departments
Lead development of Nursing Home and Physician newsletters and clinically-related brochures, education materials and collaterals.
Leadership: Participates In the development of staff and encourages learning opportunities. Participates in competency programs as an instructor or superuser. Is a mentor to less experienced employees.
Nursing Process: Provides quality patient care through effective utilization of policies and procedures and the nursing process. Is proficient in critical thinking, assessment and technical skills. Collaborates with the patient, family and the interdisc
Patient Care Coordination: Coordinates patient care through appropriate allocation of resources to facilitate a timely patient placement process both IN and OUT of the department. Works directly with each RN throughout the shift, offers assistance, guida
Provides feedback to evaluate performance of personnel. Provides input for progressive discipline on a fair and consistent basis.

Other Job-Related Information:

Direct Report FTEs = 40-59

Working Conditions:

Climbing - Rarely
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
Lifting <50 Lbs. - Occasionally
Pulling - Rarely
Pushing - Rarely
Reaching - Rarely
Sitting - Consistently
Standing - Rarely
Stooping - Rarely
Talking - Consistently 
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Occasionally
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Frequently

Leadership Performance Standards

TriHealth leaders create a culture of engagement, safety & reliability and high performance by consistently modeling and utilizing the following TriHealth Way leadership competencies, tactics and ALWAYS Behaviors to drive strategic pillar results: 

Achievement of Annual Pillar Goals: 
1) Safety/Quality, 2) Service, 3) Growth, 4) Culture/People, 5) Finance 

Leadership Competencies: 
TriHealth Way of Leading 
TriHealth Way of Serving 
Transformation Change 
Drive for Results 
Build Organizational Talent

Leadership Tactics: 
Conduct department huddles. Generally, clinical departments hold daily huddles, non-clinical hold weekly huddles. 
Regularly Round on Team Members, using questions from the rounding log. 
- 25 or fewer team members = monthly 
- 26-50 team members = every other month 
- 51+ (and optional team members) = quarterly 

Lead monthly team meetings using meeting agenda template; review stoplight report; cascade key leadership messages. 

Model, coach and validate team members’ use of TriHealth Way behaviors (AIDET + Promise, Always Behaviors and Always HEARD). 

Recognize team members for safety wins, positive performance and demonstrating SERVE and ALWAYS behaviors, TriHealth Way of Leading, Serving and Delivering Care.