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DIRECTOR INPATIENT PROVIDERS
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UNM Hospitals
Albuquerque, NM (In Person)
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Job Description
UNM Hospital is seeking a dynamic Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Director to lead critical care services across the Medical Cardiac ICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma/Surgical ICU, and the CTVICU in our new Critical Care Tower. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for APP teams, partnering with physician and nursing leaders to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while advancing workforce development, clinical excellence, and innovative care models. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of critical care delivery at New Mexico's only academic medical center. Compensation Disclaimer Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.
Department:
Advanced Practice Providers Admin FTE:
1.00Full Time Shift:
Days Position Summary:
Direct and coordinate the clinical and management activities of Inpatient Advanced Practice Providers and quality patient care. Support education and research in conjunction with area medical directors and division chairs. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.Detailed responsibilities:
SUPERVISION
- Develop efficient organizational structure.
SUPERVISION
- Direct APRNs, Physician Assistants and/or Psychologists, Clinical Counselors and Optometrists in accordance with Hospitals Policies and Procedures MANAGE
- Interview applicants, hire, train, supervise, evaluate, counsel, discipline and terminate departmental personnel BUDGET
- Develop and administer the division's annual budget; monitor and approve expenditures
STANDARDS
- Establish specific standards and objectives for clinical departments; ensure implementation of and compliance with standards, objectives and operating policies and procedures LIAISON
- Act as liaison as necessary between physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to promote and facilitate communication, problem solving, decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and conflict management RECORDS
- Maintain departmental reports and records; collect statistical data for administrative and regulatory purposes
COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
- Attend technical and administrative meetings; participate in committee functions; participate in hospital-wide activities and committees within the scope of this position or as directed
PATIENT CARE
- Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient within the scope of practice protocols as outlined by state statute
PATIENT CARE
- Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health
PATIENT CARE
- Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment
DOCUMENTATION
- Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicate them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, legible and confidential records
PATIENT CARE
- Work as a team member with medical/nursing/counseling staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care
EDUCATION
- Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource nursing and medical staff
RESEARCH
- Support research by conducting or participating in research studies; incorporate findings in clinical practice
EDUCATION
- Provide and coordinate clinical learning experience for staff; ensure patient education
DEVELOPMENT
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 1
- Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2
- Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3
- Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4
- Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5
- Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"