AVP Nursing Administration at RWJBarnabas Health – Livingston, New Jersey

Job Title: AVP Nursing Administration

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Nursing Administration

Req #: 0000244822

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $201,650.91 - $258,218.05 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Assistant Vice President, Women's and Children's Patient Care Services is responsible for assisting the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in defining, planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the philosophy and objectives of patient care services to ensure the optimal delivery of care and services to all patients in an environment that promotes professional development and continues to assure financial viability.

The primary goal of nursing and patient care services is the delivery of quality, compassionate, culturally competent, cost-effective and efficient care to individuals, families and communities served.

The Assistant Vice President collaborates with the Patient Care Management Team to ensure the goal of formulating, implementing and evaluating patient services in the Medical Center and community.

Ensure that a unit/department/division is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of four years of administrative nursing leadership experience
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organizational ability and leadership skills
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in area standards
• Successful completion of all Orientation Programs

Preferred:

• Master’s degree

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Current Registered Nurse License in the state of New Jersey

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full-Time
• Day Shift
• 37.5 Hrs weekly

Essential Functions:

Competency Requirements:

Customer Satisfaction: Maintains positive relationships with all customers, employees, physicians, patients, visitors, and guests. Utilizes a variety of feedback to improve processes and services to meet and exceed customer needs. Uses sound employee relations practices and maintains high levels of visibility and accessibility. Follows through on all customer requests and inquiries in a timely fashion.

Quality Management: Utilizes principles of CQI in all work situations. Seeks feedback and recommendations from others to improve the quality, processes and services. Contributes to improving quality of services and productivity. Takes the initiative to continually evaluate one’s work, report problems, suggest solutions and try new ideas.

Financial Responsibility: Effectively allocates and schedules resources. Able to project and appropriately staff the unit/department to effectively function to demand. Utilizes resources, both labor and non-labor, to maximize efficiency and quality. Adheres to budgetary guidelines and targets—proactively manages budget variances and causes.

Sustainability: Determines priorities and organizes work and time to meet them. Follows sound employee retention techniques, effective selection and interviewing, recognition, fair and timely discipline, and ongoing performance feedback. Interacts constructively, tactfully and diplomatically with others and resolves conflicts effectively. Demonstrates cultural competency and ability to maintain a diverse workforce.

Execution: Completes tasks and assignments in a timely, accurate and efficient manner. Remains positive and focused despite obstacles and setbacks. Demonstrates a sense of urgency in completing assignments. Organizes multiple assignments and/or projects simultaneously to accomplish goals.

Job Duties:

Standards & Regulatory Readiness

Ensures excellence in clinical nursing practice and delivery of safe patient care by: Ensuring the establishment and integration of standards of care and practice for all areas of direct responsibility.

Assists in the development of a hospital-wide patient care program, including policies and procedures that describe how patients' nursing care needs are assessed, evaluated and met.

Ensures the development and continuous refinement of evidence-based practice standards across all areas of responsibility.

Works with professional disciplines to develop relevant protocols and critical pathways to optimize efficiency and quality of care.

Ensures compliance with state, federal and accrediting agency regulations and standards for patient care in all supervised areas.

Support of the Healthcare Environment

Develops and achieves fiscally responsible operational objectives that are strategically aligned by: Works with the VP, Patient Care Services, Patient Care Management Team and Medical Staff to implement departmental strategies.

Ensures the provision of an appropriate number of qualified nursing staff members to assess care needs, plan and provide interventions, prevent complications and assess outcomes.

Manages the development, direction and operation of direct reporting areas to provide high quality patient care.

Support Professional Practice

Enhancing the clinical environment for retention of qualified staff: Serves as a professional role model and mentor to motivate, develop, recruit and retain professional patient care employees.

Manages the selection, development and evaluation of patient care leadership personnel in areas of responsibility.

Oversees the development of orientation, training, development and evaluation of programs to enhance employee involvement, job satisfaction and high-quality care.

Leadership

Supports the institution's overall mission of patient care, community outreach and education: Participates in the development and implementation of the hospital's plan related to those patients requiring nursing care, applying the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding provision of care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.

Participates in the patient care services organization and decision-making structures and processes with leaders from management, medical staff and clinical areas.

Serves as a change agent, assisting all staff in understanding the importance, necessity, impact and process of change.

Provides leadership in critical thinking, conflict management and problem-solving.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.