Assistant Patient Care Manager - Operating Room (Full-Time, 10-Hour Rotating Shifts)

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Rotating - 10 Hour (United States of America)

As the evening Assistant Patient Care Manager (APCM), you will work with staff with broad skill sets who prioritize delivering high-quality patient-centered care. In this role, you will be a part of a large, close-knit team of leaders who support, uplift, and build with each other. There are great opportunities to learn and grow at SHC, including participating in process improvement initiatives and enrolling in the numerous leadership development courses offered by SHC. The APCM will primarily cover the recently built 500p, which consists of 29 ORs and four procedure rooms. You will have an excellent opportunity to participate in innovative procedures in the bariatrics, colorectal surgery, and minimally invasive services lines, which are primarily performed in 500P/our brand new state of the art hospital!

Why Stanford Health Care:

*We are a top 10 ranked level 1 trauma magnet facility in the U.S. with world recognition and state-of-the-art facilities. *We invest in your continued career growth with yearly education funds of $2,000.00 and invest in your retirement with a robust matching program. *Our nursing leadership positions offer a career ladder and continued pay growth. *Annual Bonus's up to 7.5% *We help you commute to work for free and offer a relocation bonus to make a possible move more manageable for you and your family.

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview The Assistant Patient Care Manager is responsible for assisting the Patient Care Manager with clinical management and administrative coordination of a designated patient care unit(s) or service(s). The position supports the Patient Care Manager in promoting the achievement of the unit(s)' goals and objectives. This position works in a supportive manner as a resource for the patient care unit(s) and as a representative for the Patient Care Manager. Typically assigned responsibility for supervising patient care staff and operations for an assigned shift for a patient care unit(s) and/or for coordinating one or more administrative functions as assigned by the Patient Care Manager, ensuring consistent implementation and monitoring of organizational policies and standards of care, their work involves a combination of clinical (patient care) and administrative responsibilities. The Assistant Patient Care Manager provides consistent and timely information and feedback to the Patient Care Manager and is responsible for knowledge and application of all personnel policies and requirements of the collective bargaining agreements. Assistant Patient Care Managers differ from Patient Care Managers in that the latter are unit managers with total responsibility and accountability for one or more patient care units or services.

Locations Stanford Health Care

What you will do • Assists in the performance of the operational aspects of a designated unit(s) while providing mentoring and leadership support to the unit(s) staff; supervises the provision of quality, therapeutic and cost-effective patient care in accordance with standards of practice, hospital protocols, policies and procedures, and desired patient outcomes. • Assists Patient Care Manager in administrative/management functions and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Patient Care Manager as delegated and/or in the case of absence. • Coordinates and directs the unit(s) patient care operations for an assigned shift, acting on behalf of the Patient Care Manager. • Facilitates orientation, training and ongoing staff development; assists in coaching, developing and corrective action of personnel as appropriate; participates in ongoing and annual evaluation of employee performance. Facilitates the effective delivery of competent, compassionate care by monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes to facilitate smooth workflow and desired outcomes on the patient care unit(s). Interprets to staff the application and implementation of the philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures of the unit(s), department, and organization; communicates expectations nd monitors staff performance. Participates in unit goal and program planning, development, and evaluation of programs and special projects as assigned; participates in and supports continuous quality, process, and performance improvement and risk management programs at the unit(s) level. • Provides competent and compassionate patient care (appropriate to age and condition of the patient), serving as a role model and mentor; and assists with unit workload. • Serves as a liaison to the Patient Care Manager.

Education Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university

Experience Qualifications • Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation when working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of health care providers • Ability to delegate responsibly to others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the standards of practice and regulatory guidelines • Ability to develop programs and lead process improvement projects • Ability to establish the strategic direction and business plans for a functional group • Ability to initiate and implement change conducive to the improvement of the quality and safety of patient care delivery • Ability to provide leadership, influence others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals, to effectively prioritize system resources to provide quality and valued patient care, promote cooperative behaviors, act as a role model, resource and mentor • Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results • Ability to use informatio

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