Purpose of Position

To assist the Senior Nursing Director (SND) in planning and management of the patient care services. To provide professional nursing leadership and administrative direction for nursing practice for Registered Nurses, and, as indicated, for Licensed Practical Nurses and assistive personnel. To participate as a member of the transplant leadership team to provide and continually improve health care services and to support the mission and goals of Michigan Medicine. To ensure the quality of nursing services provided to patients.

Organizational Relationships

Supervision Received: Administratively responsible to the SND, Ambulatory Care Services, for nursing practice, administration of the nursing contract, and provision of operational leadership. Works collaboratively with all members of the leadership teams of the multiple organ transplant groups.

Supervision Exercised: Responsible for professional practice and clinical competence for regular and temporary of Registered Nurses and support staff members (including but not limited to Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistance). Works collaboratively with the ACU management teams in the management of other support staff not directly reporting.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

Personnel Management

Recruits, interviews and selects team members (Nurses and support team members). Works collaboratively with leadership teams in the hiring process.
Manages staffing and scheduling of all direct report staff. Assists SND in determining adequate complements of staff, scope of staff roles and appropriate workload.
Manages or facilitates nursing relief staffing for multiple clinics.
Provides supervision, counsel, discipline, payroll needs and performance evaluation of nurses and, as indicated, assigned clinical assistive staff, with feedback from medical faculty, peer groups, and ACU leadership teams
Manages PTO planning for direct reports
Manages the orientation and competency evaluation of all direct reporting staff.

Clinical Practice

Serves as a role model, mentor, and expert resource to nurses and assistive staff in the provision of direct patient care.
Provides leadership for the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of nursing practice and interdisciplinary clinical guidelines.
Facilitates and support a nursing practice environment in which empowerment, responsibility, autonomy, accountability, collaboration and peer review are exercised.

Support of Clinical Operations

Participates in planning and problem-solving of daily operations and priorities of patient services.
Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of area goals and objectives
Manages, directly and in collaboration with others, staffing, scheduling, benchmarking, work redesign and variances.
Organizes and facilitates educational activities and in-services.
Assures compliance with regulatory programs' standards related to clinical practice. Provides leadership, assists and advises Administrators, Medical Directors, in satisfying other regulatory standards.
Interprets and implements University and Health System policies and procedures.
Assists in the planning and implementation of new or expanded services and programs.
Payroll responsibilities as necessary for direct reports
Provides interface and liaison communications regarding programs external to the area which have implications for nursing staff.
Represents nursing, Ambulatory Care Services and/or transplant on assigned committee

Quality Management and Research

Participates in and conducts the analysis of data. Assists in the development of strategies to improve care management within the area.
Participates in and supports the involvement of nursing staff in quality improvement activities.
Provides leadership to staff in understanding and applying quality improvement principles and adoption of evidence-based changes in practice into daily work. Promotes the integration of research findings into clinical practice.
Supports research activities as indicated.
Support UNOS and CMS audit compliance needs, including monitoring necessary data

Professional Development and Education

Facilitates the education of transplant center staff.
Develops self professionally through continuing education, professional reading, and participation in professional organizations and networking.
Evaluates own performance periodically with the Clinical Nursing Director.