Emergency Services Director jobs in Norwalk, CA

Core Competencies

Makes independent decisions regarding nursing patient care needs and assumes complete responsibility for those decisions. Ensures quality patient care is the emphasis, and functions independently and skillfully in promoting this

Assumes 24-hour responsibility for the quality of patient care within designated service areas.

Ensures quality patient care is the emphasis, and functions independently and skillfully in promoting this.

Promotes patient, family and staff learning through formal classroom situations, informal information sharing, and by serving as a role model.

Assumes responsibility for patient, family and staff education, either directly or by delegation, in conjunction with the Nurse Manager.

Provides direct patient care or may guide and direct the care for a defined patient population. Develops, modifies, and adapts assessment tools to meet the varietal needs of changing patient populations. Assesses the work setting systems to determine needed changes in care delivery for specific patient populations. Works with others to facilitate the availability of support services that allow for the best delivery of patient care.

Develops complex patient care plans with the Nurse Manager.

Develops, modifies, and adapts assessment tools to meet the varietal needs of changing patient populations.

Assesses the work setting systems to determine needed changes in nursing care delivery for specific patient populations.

Defines alternate ways to involve patients in developing care plans devised to meet their specific care needs.

Tests a typical nursing interventions and brings their outcomes into predictability.

Demonstrates knowledge of clinical norms for the following age groups as applicable to job functions: Infancy: birth - 1 year Toddler: 1 year - 3 years Pre-School: 3 years - 6 years School Age: 6 years - 12 years Adolescent: 12 years - 18 years Adulthood: 19 years - 45 years Middle Adult: 45 years - 59 years Late Adult: 60 years - 79 years 80 years >

Modifies staffing patterns/skill mix as necessary.

Plans for the numbers and levels of personnel necessary to provide safe and effective care for a patient population. Modifies staffing patterns/skill mix as necessary. Oversees and is responsible for scheduling and staffing.

Oversees and is ultimately responsible for scheduling and staffing.

Works with others to facilitate the availability of support services that allow for the best delivery of patient care.

Participates in planning for process improvement/ nursing research projects which will improve patient care.

Assesses the learning/educational needs of all nursing employees.

Delineates nursing staff learning needs.

Ensures that patient care is coordinated through use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Increases nursing knowledge to improve patient care.

Makes rounds to evaluate direct patient care in order to: Investigate patient care problem areas.

Promotes teamwork and positive interdisciplinary relationships.

Demonstrates competency in interpersonal relationships with the following age groups as applicable to job functions: Infancy: birth - 1 year Toddler: 1 year - 3 years Pre-School: 3 years - 6 years School Age: 6 years - 12 years Adolescent: 12 years - 18 years Adulthood: 19 years - 45 years Middle Adult: 45 years - 59 years Late Adult: 60 years - 79 years 80 years >

Updates and specifies the nursing personnel needed to give care to changing patient populations taking into account patient acuity, volumes, and staff competencies.

Plans, initiates, evaluates and communicates needed changes to improve patient care through conscious, deliberate, and collaborative effort.

Works with physicians to develop and implement new and/or long range patient care programs and resolve interdepartmental patient care problems/concerns.

Ensures that needed improvements in patient care delivery systems occurs.

Participates in development, implementation, and evaluation of Standardized Nursing Procedures for clinical areas for which responsible.

Ensures development of written criteria and objectives for teaching of specific patient populations for which responsible.

Assesses and revises standards of teaching taking into consideration the changing patient populations.

Identifies learning priorities for staff and patients.

Devises written objectives for a specific groups of employees on the basis of their learning needs.

Evaluates the needs of changing patient and employee populations.

Plans, implements, evaluates, and revises staff orientation programs by: Specifying written standards for unit orientations.

Plans and provides suitable learning experiences for appropriate levels of staff including inservices on new equipment and process.

Conducts staff meetings and care conferences as appropriate.

Counsels and supports.

Evaluates and reviews.

Develops all nursing personnel through the Nurse Manager: Orients to and assists in development into role functions.

Selects, promotes, disciplines, and terminates nursing staff through the Nurse Manager.

Receives and resolves staff grievances.

Develops budgets for patient care, staff teaching programs and capital equipment for submission through appropriate channels.

Manages nursing units within approved budgets.

Assists nursing personnel to understand the economic factors involved in patient care delivery.

Performs long range planning for nursing care delivery taking into consideration the rapidly changing health care system.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates new programs/projects.

Department Specific Competencies

• Accepts personal accountability for maintaining a safe work environment. Speaks up when others are taking safety risks. Follows rules designed for personal protection and environmental safety, including safe use of equipment. Understands and can carry out their role in department and organizational emergency and disaster plans in a prompt and effective manner.

Education