Staffing responsibilities
- Able to supervise all staff and have a system to report issues that may arise during shifts to managers, and liaising with patients and medical professionals to ensure quality care is given.
- Able to oversee and completing delegation assignments for all unit and/or facility ensuring adequate coverage for CHU and Residential Unit.
- Able to ensure staff engagement and safety of consumers.
- Capable of reporting concerns and issues to the Administrator on call and the Director of Nursing.
- Enforce all policies/practice changes.
- Ensures staff are competent to perform the job and are completing it to the best of their abilities.
- Conducts disciplinary actions as needed.
- Able to verbalize performance appraisals for staff and report outcomes to the Nurse Coordinators.
- To attend staff meetings, as needed, to disseminate important information.
- To recognize when to addresses staff regarding consumers, facility, and programmatic needs.
- Applies AltaPointe and BayPointe policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner.
- Knowledgeable in emergency situations such as bomb threats, fires, active shooter situation, and facility elopements.
- Acts along with plans that are in place by AOC and administrator.
- Functions as resource regarding legal aspects of nursing policies and procedures and regulations governing the hospital.
- Maintains current knowledge of situations which may affect overall functioning of the hospital.
- Functions as a patient advocate.
Clinical responsibilities
- Reviews and assist staff in completing incident reports for unit and/or facility.
- Ensures seclusion and restraint policies and process are followed.
- Problem solves issues arising in the course of the workday.
- Effectively communicates on a regular basis with staff, consumers, families, internal departments and external providers to meet needs.
- Ensures delegations are completed and the staffing mix is based upon educational preparedness and clinical competence of staff.
- Oversees admission and discharge process to ensure prompt turnaround times and quality of care during time of transition.
- Ensures quality care is provided throughout consumer’s length of stay; oversees the coordination of patient care to ensure consumer’s needs are met and policies are followed.
- Conducts hospital rounds with staff to direct, demonstrate and evaluate delivery of consumer care and to ensure safety throughout the facility.
- Actively assists with hospital cost containment by accepting responsibility for time management and use of unit supplies.
- Keep list of necessary supplies and ensures safety and operation of medical and office equipment.
- Oversees integrity and cleanliness throughout the facility.
- Conducts safety drills and monitors for compliance reporting concerns to DON per hospital policy.
- Adheres to professional code of ethics.
Supervision and consultation
- Seeks supervision and consultation needs.
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
- Actively works to enhance skills.
Courteous and respectful towards consumers, visitors, and co-workers.
- Treats others with care, dignity and compassion.
- Respects others’ privacy and confidentiality.
- Assists others as needed.
- Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others.
- Is sensitive to others’ needs, expectations and individual differences.
- Is pleasant, gentle and calm with others.
- Works in a cooperative manner with other AltaPointe employees and guests
Administrative and other related duties as assigned.
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required.
- Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures.
- Maintains requirements for license renewals and attends required in-services.