Primary Location:

Shelbyville Hospital - UMC

Address:

727 Hospital Drive Shelbyville, KY 40065

Shift:

Days 7A - 7P (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Position Summary and Purpose
This position is responsible and accountable for total units operations on a 24-hour basis to include fiscal management, staff development, and resource management with the ultimate goal of achieving quality and safe patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Supervises assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff of the department to ensure the quality of work.
• Manages the workflow of the unit to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Implements and supports quality improvement activities for the department.
• Develops staffing patterns and ensures availability of sufficient qualified staff to meet patient care needs.
• Works to develop and retain highly skilled and well-rounded staff including orienting, training, directing work, evaluating performance and assuring clinical competency.
• Contributes to the effective management of the department including supplies, equipment, space, technology, policies and procedures
• Contributes to the financial viability of the organization including managing productivity and budgeting process.
• Maintains effective working relationships, communication and collaborative decision making with medical staff, other departments, leaders, staff and others.
• Assists the organization in maintaining and achieving its goals related to licensure, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Demonstrates commitment to professional growth and competence.
• Responsible for accurate and timely delivery of various reports including staff schedules, labor productivity, IRIS and others as assigned.
• Participates in community activities on behalf of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Other Functions:
•    Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct 
•    Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
•    Performs other duties as assigned
 

Additional Job Description:

Job Requirements
(Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)
•    Graduate of a state approved school of nursing, associate degree in nursing (required) (bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred) 
•    Licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky.
•    BLS through the American Heart Association. 
•    Three years of RN experience, including 2 years of management.

Job Competency:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role: 
•    Understanding and awareness of policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
•    Clear and analytical thinking
•    Customer service orientation - responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information
•    Demonstrates flexibility and functions as a change agent – ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization and willingness to champion those changes to others
•    Professionalism – is able to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism  
•    Excellent conflict management skills
•    Ability to assist in the development of self and others
•    Team leadership - ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome

Language Ability: 
•    Example: Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Reasoning Ability:  
•    Example:  Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice. 
•    Example: Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.
Computer Skills: 
•    Proficient in CERNER

Additional Responsibilities:
•    Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
•    Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
•    Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
•    Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
•    Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community

UofL Health Core Expectation:
At UofL Health, we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:
•    Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit
•    Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
•    Working together as a team to achieve our goals
•    Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback
•    Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve 
•    Using our resources wisely
•    Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health