Associate Director Heart and Lung RN Registered Nurse

Employer located in Portsmouth, NH
(Full time)
Great Coastal New Hampshire Location!

The Associate Director Heart and Lung is responsible for a total of 18 FTE's in Heart & Lung, CardioPulmonary, Vascular Lab and Sleep Lab

Description:

Full time opportunity for Associate Director - Heart & Lung Dept (40 hrs/wk, 8a-5p). Primary responsibilities are both administrative and clinical accountability to Heart & Lung Dept. Works with Director to plan budget, staffing needs, manage daily department operations and oversee competency of staff. Provides leadership in growth and development of new services. Critical thinking skills and good customer service needed for outpatient cardiopulmonary service line.
Previous experience in cardiopulmonary outpatient stress testing and sleep studies a must. The successful candidate will have critical care experience with 2-5 years of management experience, interpersonal skills and budget management experience.

Position Responsibilities:

Demonstrates critical thinking skills, scientific judgment and leadership in planning, directing, and the provision of care to the patients. Provides leadership to staff and serves as management representative for the area(s) of supervision. Works cooperatively within the department and other services to create a system of quality health care. Performs leadership functions associated with the following areas: staffing, staff competencies, department QA, patient satisfaction, JCAHO compliance and management of hospital and department specific policy and procedures. Works with interdisciplinary team to provide leadership in compliance with applicable JCAHO standards, safety standards and provide leadership in growth and development of new services in area(s) of supervision..

Requirements:

Current licensure as an RN
Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider.
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
Critical care nursing experience.
Previous experience (2-5 yrs) in leadership/management position required.

Population 20,000. Beautiful New Hampshire town situated on the Seacoast. Less than 1 hour to Manchester, NH, 1 hour to Boston, MA and Portland, ME.

Golf, coastal scenery, Children's Museum, historic seaport, music hall, lighthouses, arts festivals, theatres, and more!!

Fran Wiernusz
Julia Edmunds Associates, Inc
10 VIlla Drive
Old Forge, PA 18518
United States
Tel: 570-457-5050
Fax: 570-457-5034
Please quote Job Code jeafl01 when contacting the employer by phone about this position.
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( AllHealthcareJobs Job ID:565523 last updated on 7/9/2009)