Keck Medicine of USC · 16 hours ago
Lead Specialist
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$158K/yr - $261K/yr
5+ years expKeck Medicine of USC is seeking a Nursing Director who will hold 24-hour accountability for the quality of patient care and efficiency of operations. This role involves collaborating with hospital administration, managing human resources, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while leading the nursing team to achieve organizational goals.
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Responsibilities
Displays understanding of governing regulations, Title 22, and JCAHO requirements, defining and maintaining the standards of nursing practice while ensuring consistency with the hospital standards
Responsible for identifying and implementing cross-training ideas and changes in staff design and task distribution which promotes a more effective method of service delivery, ensuring that the care is safe, legal and is customer service oriented
Facilitates the training of nursing students and other students as necessary in coordination with the Education Department
Contributes to developing and monitoring the operational budget each year, continually analyzing both positive and negative variances, and using the budget as a tool to finding more effective methods of care delivery
Participates in planning and goal setting for the nursing department and for own unit of responsibility
Promotes effective communication and working relationships within the nursing areas, and between nursing staff, physicians, and other departments
Serves as a coach and mentor
Participates in establishing systems within the departments which support and practice shared governance management philosophy
Contributes to the development of customer service standards and expectations
Assists in establishing methods for monitoring employee, patient and physician satisfaction with the services provided within the department
Coordinates and integrates department services on intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital wide levels
Plans for provision of services through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff
Policies and procedures are in place to support scope of services
Monitor space/resource requirements and utilization of outside resources
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Nursing Degree in Nursing
5 years Experience in a formal management position
5 years Experience as an RN required
Prior management experience in area of specialty
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Committed to excellence in patient care and customer service
Commitment to continuous quality improvement and results driven outcomes
Ability to build credibility as a champion for patient care, quality and the professional practice of nursing
Committed to the development of professional practices
Organization/time management skills
Ability to lead change while achieving business goals and objectives
Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing) Valid California License
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
Preferred
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Specialty Certification
Company
Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC is a Healthcare Center.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rod Hanners
CEO of Keck Medicine of USC | President and CEO of USC Health System
Paige Asawa
Co-Founder & Program Director
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