Director Professional Practice and Education - Forbes Hospital

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description : 

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities.  AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

Forbes Hospital is a 315 bed, Level II trauma hospital located in the community of Monroeville. Our hospital offers the service lines of a city hospital, inclusive of trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics and psychiatry, while also building relationships across the organization in a community setting.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Assist the Chief Nurse Executive in directing all administrative components for designated areas of responsibilities, inclusive of all nursing care delivered in the Department of Nursing for AGH and Suburban campuses and affiliate hospital activities.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and operationalizes an Annual Hospital Education Plan coordinating educational resources while creating synergy with other West Penn Allegheny Health System facilities. (20%)
• Provides a professional work environment through organizational analysis, strategic planning and sound management principles while practicing sound fiscal management for areas of responsibility. (20%)
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills. (10%)
• Ensures quality performance improvement and organizational compliance with legal and regulatory requirements by monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of nursing care and patient outcomes. (15%)
• Coordinates with key personnel to collect, monitor and distribute data and information in order to evaluate key initiatives that support the vision of the Department of Nursing. (10%)
• Collaborates with key hospital, community leadership, and management staff to facilitate, coordinate, communicate and educate performance initiatives and designations. (15%)
• Facilitates the Dept. of Nursing's readiness to implement new initiatives in the Sunrise system. (10%)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• Master's Degree
• Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• 5 years educational and managerial experience
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Preferred

• Certification in specialty

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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