Assistant Vice President (AVP), Patient Care Services - Critical Care Service Line, Full-time, Lourdes Camden

Summary:

Manages multiple units or areas of nursing responsibility, typically in a related clinical function.

Responsible for overall supervision of staff and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Accountable for providing a professional practice environment, promoting shared decision-making and professional autonomy.

Provides clinical and administrative leadership and expertise in area of responsibility and within the organization as a whole.

Decisions and actions are based on ethical principles.

Has 24 hour accountability for assigned unit.

Position Responsibilities:

Best People

• Articulates and implements a compelling and actionable vision, mission, philosophy, and core values, and communicates uniformly to staff located within multiple units or clinical areas.

• Demonstrates leadership and accountability for all functions and goals across multiple units.

• Oversees ongoing orientation and staff development. Serve as a model for leadership within Virtua.

• Leads and directs the work of Nursing Directors.

• Empowers staff to participate in decision-making. Conveys a strong sense of advocacy and support on behalf of the staff.

• Serves as escalation point for issues that cannot be resolved by local nursing management.

• Drives recruitment process, selection, and retention to support Virtua’s employment of the Best People. Aligns clinical needs with employee skill sets and competence.

• May be required to support all of Hospital Nursing Services in the absence of the VP, Patient Care.

Clinical Quality and Safety

• Ensures that overall patient care needs are met for multiple departments, including patient safety and outcomes. Ensures that standards for quality are met or exceeded for multiple areas.

• Enforces high patient care standards based on evidence and research.

• Ensures Care Coordination by facilitating the interaction of nursing services with other members of the health care team.

• Evaluates the quality, safety and appropriateness of care utilizing patient outcome data and takes appropriate action depending on results.

• Ensures implementation of evidence based best practices across the system.

• Excellent Service (Patient Satisfaction).

• Responsible for excellent service and satisfaction outcomes for patient populations across multiple departments.

Resource Stewardship

• Manage selection of staff for appropriate staffing, scheduling, and assignments.

• Develops, monitors and is accountable financial performance of the assigned departments.

• Advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

Requires 2-3 years of previous leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to drive departmental fiscal and quality outcomes.

Required Education:

Master’s Degree in related field is required. (i.e. MSN, MBA, etc.)

Training/Certifications/Licensure:

RN licensure required, unless licensed physician.

Management certificate preferred.