Nurse Manager II, Discharge Planning - Antioch

Job

Summary : In addition to

the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for

leading the implementation of best practice models; leading the

implementation of patient care delivery systems and practice

standards in several locations; delegating tasks related to the

investigation and resolution of patient / family / member concerns

regarding patient care and services; facilitating collaboration

with physicians, outside healthcare providers, and other health

care team members to achieve optimal and safe patient care across

the continuum; proactively monitoring resource needs in several

• clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization;

managing the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and

medications; ensuring a safe environment for patients and

employees; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical

supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job

and performing clinical duties as

required.

Note :

Depending on assignment, this position may require technical

or supervisory experience in one or more specialty areas, including

but not limited to Operating Room / Procedure Suite, Emergency

Services, Critical Care, Maternal Child Health,

etc.

Essential

Responsibilities :

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Creates and advocates for developmental

opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional

relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works

with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback

and coaching to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional

growth; hires, trains, and develops talent for growth

opportunities; strategically evaluates talent for succession

planning; sets performance management guidelines and expectations

across teams / units. Oversees implementation, adapts, and stays up

to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best

practices, processes, and industry trends; shares best practices

within and across teams. Fosters open dialogue amongst team

members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and

across teams; motivates teams to meet business objectives.

Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate

support, guidance and scope; encourages development and

consideration of options in decision making; fosters access to

stakeholders.

Manages designated units or teams

by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees

the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for

partners with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure

products and / or services meet requirements and expectations while

aligning with departmental strategies. Aligns team efforts; builds

assumes responsibility for decision making; fosters direct reports

to resolve escalated issues as appropriate. Communicates goals and

objectives; incorporates resources, costs, and forecasts into team

and unit plans; ensures matrixed resources are fulfilling service

or performance requirements across reporting lines. Removes

obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses

improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops

contingency plans accordingly; influences teams and units to

operate in alignment with operational and business

objectives.

Manages hospital administrative

functions to support patient care by : negotiating timelines for

action item implementation and monitoring compliance to financial

commitments; developing and implementing ad hoc reports that

capture workflows and developing strategies to achieve performance

targets; developing and guiding short- and long-term operational

assuming accountability for activities across functions including

workplace and patient safety, human resources (e.g., recruitment,

selection, promoting active recruitment, performance evaluation and

management), labor relations, training and development, and

quality / risk management issues; designing continuous survey

readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to

maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and developing

procedures for preparing audit documentation, information, and

reports; and leading in the development, monitoring, and control of

departmental payroll and non-payroll budget and other aspects of

financial management and cost

control / reduction.

Manages care delivery

operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day,

seven-days-a-week operational environment by : developing strategic

partnerships with physicians, subject matter experts, and service

area leaders, and overseeing highly complex work steams with large

program impact; leading the development and implementation of

plans, policies, and processes for data-gathering and analysis

while ensuring alignment with guidelines and regulations; aligning

direct and / or indirect patient care management solutions across

departments; managing resources in hospital areas to ensure

appropriate assignment and utilization; leading multidisciplinary

assisting the design of emergency preparedness programs; ensuring

the departments emergency preparedness and recovery plans are

current, ensuring managers and staff are trained and understand

expectations for during and after an emergency; leading project

teams and / or initiatives and monitoring implementation, equitable

distribution of resources, and delivery on objectives; and leading

teams responsible for the delivery of nursing services and patient

care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week

operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and

clinical and utilization standards.

Manages

improvements to operations and technology processes by : leading and

implementing long-term cross-functional strategic projects designed

to achieve goals related to issue remediation and improved quality,

service, affordability, and / or operating efficiency; developing and

managing a structured approach for identifying root causes and

implementing solutions to improve the performance of operations

collaborating with senior leadership on the development of

strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated services

across the continuum of care; and ensuring performance metrics used

to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects are tied

to strategic organizational

initiatives.

Ensures safe, quality, and

standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day,

seven-days-a-week operational environment by : driving the

continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical

practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; holding

staff and direct reports accountable for maintaining compliance

with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act,

The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements)

updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and leading the

design and implementation of systems, processes, and methods to

evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and

across the continuum of

care.

Minimum

Qualifications :

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Minimum five (5) years of experience in patient

care delivery.

Bachelors degree in Nursing

(BSN) AND minimum five (5) years of experience in business

operations, clinical health care, or a directly related

field.

Minimum four (4) years of experience in

a leadership role with or without direct

reports.

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Registered Nurse License (California) required at

hire

Basic Life

Support required at hire

Additional

Requirements :

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) : Patient

Safety; Nursing Principles; Emergency Preparedness; Evidence-Based

Medicine Principles; Change Management; Business Process

Improvement; Compliance Management; Confidentiality; Employee

Training; Conflict Resolution; Stakeholder Management; Health Care

Quality Standards; Health Care Compliance; Maintain Files and

• Records; Workforce Planning; Legal And Regulatory Requirements;

Microsoft Office; Information Systems

Preferred

Qualifications :

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Pediatric

Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart

Association.

Certification from the American

Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in related practice

area.

PrimaryLocation :

California,Antioch,Antioch Medical Center

HoursPerWeek : 40

Shift : Day

Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu,

Fri

WorkingHoursStart : 08 : 00

AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 05 : 00 PM

Job Schedule : Full-time

Job Type : Standard

Employee Status : Regular

Employee Group / Union Affiliation :

NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level : Manager

with Direct Reports

Job Category : Nursing & Care

Delivery Leadership

Department : Antioch Hospital -

UR-Discharge Planning - 0201

Travel : No

Kaiser

Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair,

respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered

for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national

origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected

characteristic or status.