ASSOCIATE CNO

About the role

The Associate CNO is responsible for the assistance of the day to day operations of the hospital and clinical units. The ACNO works with the Chief Nursing Officer, Administrative team members and department heads to ensure compliance with goals and objectives established by the hospital. The ACNO oversees the following departments: Nursing Administration, Infection Prevention, Employee Health, Quality/Risk, Regulatory Affairs and Patient Care Departments as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the effective and efficient management of nursing department operations.
• Affords assistance to the CNO with patients', physicians', employees' concerns or issues as they relate to hospital operations.
• Ensures the follow-through of the issues being delegated to appropriate personnel.
• Efficiently and effectively takes minutes for department management meetings and other meetings as assigned.
• Assists in the preparation, planning and execution of agenda.
• Ensures compliance with title 22 and other regulations for staffing, patient classification systems, and other nursing administration department functions including contract labor compliance, dialysis, wound care services, etc.
• Works with appropriate directors, Quality and education to ensure compliance with standardized procedure requirements for RNs.
• As directed, follows up with unresolved situations to gather information, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards and reporting requirements (i.e. CDPH, Federal/State regs, Never 28, etc.).
• Conducts on-going surveillance using Center of Disease Control (CDC) infection criteria, documentation, and investigation of nosocomial infections through review of admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, post-discharge surveillance, and autopsy findings.
• Responsible for NHSN data accuracy and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Works collaboratively with Perioperative, Perinatal, SPD and other applicable areas to ensure appropriate processes are in place for patient safety and infection control compliance.
• Assesses environmental control through surveillance of water supply systems as needed, air pressure relationships for high risk environmental monitoring.
• Conducts environmental rounds in all inpatient and outpatient care areas. Collects data on the incidence of selected device use in identified intensive care units.
• Participates in investigations of unusual hospital infection outbreaks utilizing the microbiology laboratory, consultation with Infectious Disease Division, county/state public health departments, and when necessary in consultation with the Center for Disease Control. Reports epidemiologically significant findings to appropriate customers.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the surveillance plan and modifies as necessary.
• Reports all in-house patients with communicable disease to the county and/or state health department and maintains appropriate records.
• Compiles and interprets surveillance reports to Infection Control committee, specialty areas, and executive medical committee on a regular basis.
• Collaborates with the CNO and directs and participates in the preparation and administration of nursing services, budgets and capital outlay requests; evaluates staffing, equipment and supply needs; prepares justifications and cost benefit analyses; reviews and recommends approval of expenditures; oversees the procurement of supplies and equipment for assigned areas.
• Ensures development of subordinates and succession planning.
• Independently recognizes and performs duties which need to be done without being directly assigned. Establishes priorities; organizes work and time to meet them. Recognizes and responds to priorities, accepts changes and new ideas. Has insight into problems and the ability to develop workable alternatives. Accepts constructive criticism in a positive manner. Adheres to attendance and punctuality requirements per hospital policy. Provides proper notification for absences and tardiness. Takes corrective action to prevent recurring absences or tardiness. Uses time effectively and constructively. Does not abuse supplies, equipment, and service. Observes all hospital and departmental policies governing conduct while at work (e.g., telephone and computer use, electronic messaging, smoking regulations, parking, breaks and other related policies).

  Qualifications

  Demonstrates knowledge of hospital operations and Policies & Procedures. Familiar with Administrative policies and procedures. Fully aware of the company’s confidentiality policy and fully complies with it. Demonstrates respect for privileged and confidential information. Knowledgeable with proper office procedures and ensures an efficient and effective office environment. Demonstrates fully functional filing systems for different projects, e.g. Contracts, Regulations, TJC/CDPH/CMS, etc.