Chief Nurse Executive-Redwood City Medical Center

Chief Nurse Executive-Redwood City Medical Center

04 Oct 2024
California, Redwoodcity, 94061 Redwoodcity USA

Chief Nurse Executive-Redwood City Medical Center

Job Summary:The Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) provides direction, leadership, planning, organization and general management for all aspects of patient care within the medical center. The CNE ensures integration of services and compliance with long-range objectives and strategies, including the provision of excellent quality services and responsible fiscal management. This role provides strategic leadership as the patient care executive responsible for the professional practice of nursing and other designated patient care services. The Chief Nurse Executive has oversight for the professional practice of nursing and the provision of nursing care in all licensed and surveyable areas of the medical center. Oversight is defined as having responsibility for regulatory, quality, service, resources, nursing staff competency and evaluation of the overall delivery of patient care. This role represents the professional practice of nursing and clinical provision of care as a member of the medical center executive leadership team, the medical executive committee and other medical staff committees. The Chief Nurse Executive will role model and embed into practice the following:

The Kaiser Permanente Mission and Vision

The Kaiser Permanente Nursing Professional Practice Model

The Kaiser Permanente Nursing Vision

The Kaiser Permanente Cross Regional Nursing Strategic and Operational Plan

American Organization of Nurse Executives Nurse Executive Competencies

American Nurses Association-s Nursing Administration Scope and Standards of Practice

American Nurses Association-s Code of Ethics for Nurses

ANCC Magnet Framework: Transformational Leadership; Structural Empowerment; Exemplary Professional Practice; New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements; and Empirical Outcomes

Essential Responsibilities:Communication and Relationship Management

Develops effective working relationships with key stakeholders and operational leaders

Manages organizational relationships in a way that builds and maintains a climate of trust and inspires commitment from others to achieve organization goals

Partners to provide for the seamless transition of patients across the continuum of care

Produces and presents executive-level oral and written materials to address nursing, healthcare and organizational issues appropriate to the audience, effectively communicating with:

All internal constituents, including staff, colleagues, and physicians

All external constituents, including serving as the medical center-s advocate to members of the community, continually seeking ways to improve and promote the public relations- objectives of the medical center and marketing services

Creates an environment that recognizes and values diversity and designs strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse workforce, patient population, and community

Assesses the current environment and establishes indicators ofprogress toward cultural competency

Addresses and manages conflict in a constructive and productive manner

Provides an environment that engages staff and others in decision making

Participates in the academic community through advisory and collaborative efforts

Provides a supportive and stimulating learning environment for nursing students

Demonstrates high emotional intelligence in all communications and relationships Business Skills and Principles

Applies financial knowledge by:

Forecasting, developing, and analyzing operating and capital budgets

Assuring short and long-range financial goals are met

Collaborating with facility management and medical staff to develop the overall financial plan for the medical center

Monitoring departmental expenses, reviewing variance reports, and adjusting as needed to meet optimal productivity standards

Educating team members on the financial implications of patient care decisions

Translates data from KP HealthConnect (KPs Epic electronic medical record system) and quality reports into clinical operations designed to improve patient outcomes

Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP HealthConnect documentation

Accepts accountability for the delivery of efficient, cost effective and high quality patient care services by:

In conjunction with medical facility leadership groups, determining, developing, and implementing the most cost-effective and efficient levels of patient care and medical center programs

Developing, and updating policies and procedures that address nursing care, and patient treatment and service needs

Ensuring optimal utilization and management of clinical practice

Coordinating activities between departments to reduce duplication, increase efficiency and achieve higher levels of service

Developing and implementing quality and utilization standards to ensure coordinated plans of treatment

Using focusedcustomer service strategies

Optimizes nursing resource management systems including patient acuity and staffing applications

Applies competency in technology applications related to business and clinical functions

Monitors and assesses trends, external environment and internal practices

Ensures compliance with legal and ethical issues related to client data, information, and confidentiality Leadership

Demonstrates executive-level leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills

Provides direction to all patient care services within the hospital license to integrate services and provide uniform standards of care

Participates in medical center strategic planning

Partners to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies to ensure a sufficient and stable workforce of qualified staff members are available to meet current and future patient needs

Develops a succession plan for nursing leadership

Forecasts trends in utilization of nursing services

Recognizes the need for change. Adapts to, and motivates others to adapt strategies, goals and plans in response to changing business and market conditions

Assures that the patient centered clinical perspective is included in organizational decisions

Implements the organizations performance and quality improvement programs, including innovating, planning, setting priorities, conducting systematic assessments, implementing improvements, and maintaining achieved improvements

Generates and encourages innovation and creative solutions to issues or problems

Is able and willing to solve problems from various points of view and make difficult decisions

Achieves and sustains quality outcomes by utilizing problem identification, process improvement, root cause analysis, and variation reduction

Provides for employee professional development and educational programs that:

Meet the needs of clinical patient care staff and management

Ensure a learning environment that fosters growth and development of self and others

Ensure talent development and through coaching and mentoring aspiring clinical leaders

Develops a strong management team by adhering to and role-modeling standards of professionalism

May serve as Administrator-On-Call on an occasional or regular rotating basis

Supports the development and implementation of patient and workplace safety programs, including:

Supporting a just culture environment and a system for reporting unsafe practices

Identifying, mitigating and acting to correct areas of risk and liability in patient care

Ensuring a safe work environment that is based on a zero tolerance for sexual harassment, work place violence, and verbal and physical abuse

Serves as change agent when patient care work/workflow is redesigned

Encourages staff participation in clinical and systems-based research studies Knowledge of Health Care Environment

Understands, articulates, and ensures compliance with patient care standards reflected in federal and local state laws and regulation, The Joint Commission, local state nurse practice act, and organizational policies and procedures

Demonstrates clear understanding of accreditation and regulatory requirements applicable to patient care and department functions

Understands the impact of legislation at the state and federal level on nursing and the organization

Maintains knowledge of current nursing practice, roles and functions within nursing and other healthcare disciplines

Ensures that nursing practice, leadership practice, and clinical policies and procedures are reviewed, updated, evidence-based, and consistent with current standards and research

Ensures that the care delivery model, clinical environment of care and related technology are appropriate to the needs of caregivers and patients Professionalism

Advocates for Kaiser Permanente nursing professional practice model in regional, state, and national nursing and healthcare arenas

Serves as spokesperson for Kaiser Permanente nursing professional practice in media relations

Recognizes and resolves issues related to patient rights, HIPPA violations, ethical dilemmas, privacy, security and confidentiality

Integrates professional practice standards into systems of staff accountability

Participates in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of programs that enhance knowledge and skill development of professional practice and professionalism

Creates a healthy work environment that promotes employee satisfaction

Builds trust with the nursing team through visibility.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

Minimum seven (7) years of progressive experience in clinical, management and leadership roles within hospital operations

Education

Academic degree in nursing required (Bachelors or Masters degree). Masters degree in Nursing or related field required (Health Administration, Business, Public Health, or management)

License, Certification, Registration

Nurse Executive Board Certificate within 12 months of hire OR Nurse Executive Advanced Certificate within 12 months of hire

Registered Nurse License (in the state where care is provided)

Additional Requirements:

Demonstrated skills to work in a labor environment

Preferred Qualifications:

N/A.

COMPANY: KAISERTITLE: Chief Nurse Executive-Redwood City Medical CenterLOCATION: Redwood City, CaliforniaREQNUMBER: 1314371External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

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