MGR RN ON-DUTY HOUSE ADMIN

Department: Area Director Admin

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Coordinate, direct, manage and oversee RN ON-DUTY HOUSE ADMINISTRATOR group who assume primary administrative responsibility and accountability for all departments and personnel during assigned periods; serve as on-site representative of UH administration. Ensure systematic reporting of all incidents, issues and problems to senior management. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* SUPERVISE - Assume management responsibility for services and activities within Administrative Supervisor Group
* QUALITY - Develop, manage and implement quality improvement initiatives in Administrative Supervisor Group
* GOALS - Develop, implement, evaluate, and ensure that the written goals for the assigned clinical area in conjunction with the hospital goals and philosophy
* QUALITY - Supervise and coordinate efforts to define, monitor and improve department productivity
* PROCEDURES - Evaluate department performance and recommend modifications to operating procedures
* GOALS - Support, promote and participate as appropriate in the development and revision of departmental and hospital goals, objectives, policies, procedures, projects and programs as assigned
* DECISIONS - Participate in decision-making through active membership in departmental and interdepartmental committees and task forces as appointed
* POLICIES - Participate in the performance evaluation, coaching, disciplinary process for staff when appropriate; interprets UH departmental policies and procedures to hospital staff
* LIAISON - Act as resource and liaison among hospital departments, UH, other institutions and agencies
* COMMUNICATION - Communicate accurately, effectively, and in a timely manner utilizing appropriate chain of command/channels of communication and protocols, and promote communication by others. Convey the needs and concerns of hospital staff as well as other identified problems to Administration and/or other resources as appropriate; respond to media/general public requests for information according to accepted policy; consult with and/or refer inquiries to Public Relations, as directed by policy
* REPORTING - Report incidents, actions taken and results to appropriate managers at the end of shift
* LIAISON - Act as liaison as necessary between physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to promote and facilitate communication, problem solving, decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and conflict management
* DIRECTS - Provide guidance, support, and/or direction to department supervisors and charge nurses when appropriate; participate actively and strongly supports continuous quality improvement activities
* COMMUNICATION - Respond to media/general public requests for information according to accepted policy; consults with and/or refers inquiries to Public Relations as directed by policy
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Education:
Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Nursing
Nonessential:
* Nursing

Experience:
Essential:
2 years directly related experience

Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 3 years directly related experience

Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM

Physical Conditions:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
* May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol
* Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal