Description
SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Experience in Women's and Children's services is a MUST.
HCA Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare network where 280,000 people across more than 2,000 care facilities are all committed to creating a positive impact every day. It’s an organization that exists to give people healthier tomorrows. Our scale enables caregivers to deliver great outcomes for patients and gives colleagues unparalleled opportunities to learn and grow. Most importantly, as a part of HCA Healthcare we’re connected to something bigger, which means more resources, more solutions and more possibilities for everyone who walks through our doors. What matters most to our diverse and talented colleagues is giving people the absolute best healthcare possible. Every day, we seek to raise the bar higher, not just for ourselves, but for healthcare everywhere.
We can offer you a benefits package that will best suit your family’s needs. You can choose from a variety of medical coverage plans that best your lifestyle. You also have the option to enroll in additional perks such as our matching 401k, medical and childcare flex spending accounts, life insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Are you looking for a company that places integrity over their bottom line? Here at HCA, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to serving others in need.
HCA is dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues. We will provide you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are currently looking for an ambitious Assistant Chief Nursing Officer to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential here!
At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, caring for patients is more than a job for us, it’s our mission and our calling. Our team is committed to providing the expert care our community needs and deserves. The 351 licensed bed hospital serves the community’s healthcare needs by providing compassionate, patient and family-centered care and some of the most advanced treatment options available in the Kansas City region. Overland Park Regional Medical Center has a world-class medical staff with more than 600 physicians and over 2,000 dedicated, outstanding nurses and other staff that help us offer exceptional care to infants, children, teens and adults.
The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) assists the CNO in executive-level management of resources, strategic planning and development of policies and procedures which ensure congruence with the mission and vision of the organization. The ACNO has operational and functional responsibility for a group of patient care areas and/or special projects or initiatives. The ACNO will develop communication, knowledge, leadership, professionalism, and business skills necessary to advance to a CNO.
Major Responsibilities:
The ACNO will be responsible for leadership and operations of the following areas: NICU, Pediatrics, Fetal Health, Labor & Deliver, and Gyn Post Partum.
Operations and Outcomes
• Assists the CNO in developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring sufficient number of qualified staff to assess patient needs
• Ensures that continuous performance improvement initiatives are designed to measure and improve the quality of care delivered and are consistent with the organization priorities
• Works collaboratively with other patient care and support departments, fostering a climate of open communication and mutual problem solving activities. Initiates and participates in joint performance improvement activities
• Assists in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs
• Assumes primary responsibility for projects or task groups as assigned, keeping colleagues informed of the progress toward desired outcome
• Actively participates with others in planning activities associated with design or implementation of renovation or new construction of patient care areas
• Assists in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue
Leadership
• Represents the nursing services at meetings as deemed necessary; participates with department leaders in designing and providing patient care and services
• Fosters independence and autonomy in all staff members in areas of responsibility. Actively seeks those activities which promote/encourage independent thinking/problem solving behaviors
• Assumes responsibility for continuing education and developmental needs
• Participates in professional organizations and community healthcare related organizations
• Assumes the role of preceptor/instructor for undergraduate or graduate nursing students upon request
• Serves as a positive, professional role model
• Regularly rounds on key constituents (patients, families, employees, and physicians) to enhance communication, ensure alignment, oversee operations, and that the experience is exceptional.
Practice
• In collaboration with the CNO, formulates policies and procedures consistent with recognized standards of professional practice and reflecting the intent of regulatory standards and maintain authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing services
• Actively involved in creating a professional practice environment that encourages recruitment and retention of staff in the nursing department
• Assists in providing leadership to nurse employees that will engage their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact their practice
• Fosters a culture conducive to evidence-based practice and clinical research.
• Ensures follow-up to patient complaints and occurrence reports is thorough and timely. Identifies system problems that may contribute to errors and monitors corrective actions to ensure effective resoluti...
