Position Summary:
24 bed pediatric unit includes: Pediatrics, PICU, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatric Sedation and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Directs and manages the operations and activities of the Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Responsible for the overall management of the department's daily operations to achieve quality improvement, fiscal, productivity, and patient satisfaction goals and objectives established by upper management. Responsible for staff performance and the accomplishment of departmental responsibilities in accord with corporate, hospital, department, and safety policies and procedures to meet both company and regulatory requirements. Responsible for providing high-quality patient care to and acting liaison with patients and their representatives, physicians, and employees. Responsible for the efficient operation of the department and optimum use of resources to maximize productivity and minimize costs.
General Responsibility: The Department Director assumes the role as the leader in planning, directing and managing the department and staff to assure quality service on a 24 hour basis. The Department Manager is responsible for meeting JCAHO Standards, complying with corporate policy and procedures, for managing supplies and equipment on the unit, for promoting teamwork with physicians and all health care providers, for promoting internal and external customer satisfaction, and for appropriate resource management
Requirements:
Education:
1. Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed in the state of Florida.
2. Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred.
3. Masters degree in Nursing and Allied Health preferred.
Experience:
1. Minimum 5 years pediatric and PICU experience
2. 2 years management experience as Director of Peds and/or PICU
Other Qualifications:
1. Current Florida Nursing License.
2. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support.
3. Pediatric Basic Life Support
Population 21,000. Quiet suburb in Southeast Florida located only 20 minutes to West Palm Beach, 40 minutes to Boca Raton, 1 hour to Fort Lauderdale, 2.5 hours to Orlando.
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