Coordinates all administrative and nursing activities, directly and indirectly relating to patient care, to ensure that a standard of excellence is maintained in the quality of care delivered to patients at the Medical Center during the assigned shift.
Requirements
- Identifies customers and their service requirements.
- Analytical decisions are based on current and valid data.
- Maintains awareness of and complies with both internal and external information reporting requirements.
- Adheres to policies and procedures to support the provision of services.
- Coordinates admission, discharge, transfer of patients based on InterQual criteria.
- Maintains HIPAA requirements and assists the staff to meet confidentiality requirements.
- Attends leadership meetings, supports management decisions, and transmits information to staff.
- Performs death pronouncement.
- Assures standards are consistent with the mission, values and strategic plans of SGVMC.
- Collaborates with other department heads to assure the smooth integration of services.
- Assures representation on multidisciplinary task forces/committees, as requested.
- Submits accurate and timely status reports to senior management and/or Medical Center committees, as required.
- Completes nightly administrative report according to policy and procedure.
- Rounds all nursing units a minimum of two times each shift.
- Attends/Reviews department staff meetings to keep informed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
