Director of Nursing at Central Neighborhood Hlth Fdn – SANTA FE SPRINGS, California

INTRODUCTION:

Central Neighborhood Health Foundation is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) committed to the Triple Aim as described by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Improving the US health care system requires simultaneous pursuit of three aims: 1) improving the experience of care, 2) improving the health of populations, and 3) reducing per capita costs of health care. Preconditions for this include the enrollment of an identified population, a commitment to universality for its members, and the existence of an organization (an "integrator") that accepts responsibility for all three aims for that population.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following functions:

• Oversees clinical care provided to patients to ensure that a high standard of care is achieved and maintained

• Efficiently and effectively plans, organizes, directs, and helps implement the comprehensive nursing/clinical patient care program.

• Facilitates cooperative effort amongst all disciplines as it relates to patient care

• Maintains compliance with established CNCHC policies, procedures, and objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards

• Helps create, direct, and implement an effective, ongoing program to measure, analyze, and improve the quality of nursing care, treatment, and services

• Responsible for the efficient clinical workflow and ensuring medical support staff are contributing to productivity and utilization standards.

• Collaborates with the Medical Directors, CMO, and Clinic Quality Committee to evaluate data and make institutional changes to improve Quality indicators and Quality Measures scores.

• Collaborates with senior management to design and implement P4P programs and incentives for clinical support staff and providers.

• Develops, implements, monitors, and adapts quality measures for CNCHC to ensure patient customer satisfaction, and that patients receive clinically appropriate treatment outcomes

• Maintains the standards of nursing practices within CNCHC

• Assists in assigning staff, provides comprehensive clinical training of clinical support staff, evaluation, and performance, and makes recommendations for personnel actions.

• Assists in the implementation and use of standardized equipment and procedures for their use throughout the facility, when possible. Assists with the care and maintenance of equipment and medical supplies

• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops

• Attend meetings as required. Participates in medical, administrative, and educational committees as directed by the CMO and/or CEO

• Reviews all incident reports for completeness and properly reports incidents to the relevant CNCHC departments in an effort to enhance teamwork to achieve the necessary change and adaptation to the CNCHC healthcare environment.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and respects patients' service Providers, CNCHC confidentiality, and HIPAA procedures and protocols. Follow established HIPAA procedures when using and/or disclosing protected health information.

• Maintains and protects patients’ rights under the HIPAA privacy standards

• Knowledge of government regulations, CMS, COP, HRSA, TITLE 22

• Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills

• Demonstrates competency to participate in interdisciplinary treatment teams

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION:

• Graduated from an accredited school of Nursing. College or university with a current registered nurse license by the state board of nursing

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant clinical experience.

• 4 years of nursing management experience.

Licenses and Certification:

• Current California RN license

• Current CPR certificate

• Current ACLS certificate

NECESSARY SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and conflict resolution skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must be effective and efficient in delivering culturally competent care to patients.

• Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment.

• Must be well organized, a self-starter, and possess excellent telephone communication skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Variations in conditions may occur under certain circumstances.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position are those necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Maintains patient, employee, and Foundation confidentiality at all times, discussing patient or employee business only with appropriate parties who have a bona fide need to know; and communicating only the minimum amount of information necessary with respect to protected health information (PHI) as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

1. AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

2. I HAVE READ THE ABOVE JOB DESCRIPTION AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH AND WILL PERFORM ALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.