Assistant Director, Inpatient Services - Asheboro, NC

Job Description

Job Description

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position

Schedule : Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

This position coordinates the delivery of quality interdisciplinary care for the patients and families in the IPU and acts as a resource for primary nursing staff to ensure continuity of care. The Assistant Director, Inpatient Services, supports the referral and admission process. The Assistant Director, Inpatient Services assumes clinical management responsibilities in the absence of the Director of the IPU.

Essential Duties

• Provides supervision of nursing assistants, PRN staff and administrative assistants to ensure that care provided is appropriate, delivered according to the approved plan of care and is fully compliant with all applicable rules, regulations and standards of practice.
• Responsible for related personnel functions for said employees including hiring, orientation, performance evaluations, counseling, professional development and employee problem resolution.
• Provides on-site leadership and supervision for nursing and support staff within the hospice in-patient unit.
• Assigns and adjusts patient care responsibilities based on clinical acuity, staff skill mix, and workload.
• Serves as a mentor and clinical resource to nurses, aides, and volunteers, fostering a culture of learning, compassion, and collaboration.
• Supports orientation, ongoing education, and performance development for inpatient clinical staff.
• Collaborates with Director, Inpatient Services, Medical Director and IPU nurse to determine ongoing appropriateness for services and level of care.
• Coordinates with the referral department and IPU Leaders to effectively communicate pending patients and bed availability on a daily and ongoing basis.
• Offers support and oversight to IPU nurses in the development of plan of care, medication order entry and data entry for assigned patients.
• Monitors and supports adherence to infection control, medication management, and safety protocols.
• Accurately and timely documents concerns or complaints reported by the patient / family and other medical personnel involved in a patient’s care.
• Evaluates quality of care delivered by the interdisciplinary team by performing record reviews.
• Facilitates and documents weekly interdisciplinary team meetings by collaborating with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Complies with organizational nursing standards.
• Participates in AOC on-call schedule.

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