Job Description
Facility: Ambulatory Surgery Center Lockport
Shift: Shift 1
Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.153333
Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates
Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: Yes
Work Schedule: Days with Rotation to Nights Weekend and Holiday Rotation
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. with rotation to 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.
Summary:
Supervises and coordinates the activities of hospital personnel and engages in a variety of procedure through the interpretation of hospital policy and procedures for staff personnel. Participates in the investigation and preparation of reports relative to the improvement of patient care, safety, educational development and personnel performance.
Mount St. Mary's Hospital consists of multiple locations and associate may be assigned as needed.
Responsibilities:
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current New York State Professional Nurse registration
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- Sociality Certification preferred
- ICS Certification required 100/200/700/800
EXPERIENCE
- Two (2) years of acute care nursing
- Charge Nurse, Managerial, or Supervisory experience preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Ability to develop rapport with multiple health care disciplines and providers across the continuum of care
- Ability to relate well with physicians to maximize quality of care for patients
- Excellent interpersonal communication and networking skills
- Excellent critical thinking, discernment, and clinical assessment skills
- Ability to work in a high stress environment
- Ability to manage conflict
- Computer literate
- Interpersonal Skills necessary to work productively with all levels of unit personnel
- Possesses active listening skills
SPECIFIC SKILLS
- Excellent communication skills and ability to:
- Utilize technology to enhance communication and collect and report transfer center data
- Obtain necessary information effectively
- Provide clear direction
- Provide positive communication during stress
- Critical thinking and the ability to:
- Evaluate patient needs, physician request, and placement decisions to ensure that the most effective patient flow and capacity for admissions is maintained
- Utilize professional judgment and autonomy in decision making, seeking assistance from management as needed
- Problem solving skills to:
- Prioritize competing requests
- Ensure customer's expectations are met/surpassed
- Flexible and composed under pressure
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Required to travel to different CH sites
