Clinical Administrator (RN)

About The Job

General Summary of Position: The Clinical Administrator is a member of MedStar Health entity-based Division of Nursing and leadership team. The role is accountable for directing and supervising clinical and administrative resources to ensure the provision of holistic culturally competent quality safe and cost-effective evidence-based nursing care for patients and families. This is accomplished by direct action delegation coaching and support of the Division of Nursing's associates and shared/collaborative governance activities. The Clinical Administrator is recognized as a professional role model and clinical expert who promotes a professional practice and care environment that supports continuous learning.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Affirms clinical and administrative supervision of nursing and patient care services for multiple units/departments or hospital/entity.
• Consults advises or informs nursing providers and other leaders concerning issues that arise and their resolution as appropriate unit needs and/or problems during the shift worked.
• Escalates concerns applying the chain of command.
• Consults and communicates with nursing and hospital administration as well as senior medical staff and other Nurse Leaders concerning any operational issues or matters pertaining to staffing and the management of assigned areas.
• Fulfills the role of liaison between patient care administration and medical staff.
• Creates a professional atmosphere and an environment of coaching and development that supports shared/collaborative governance.
• Ensures effective utilization of the interdisciplinary model of care (IMOC) and associated standards of excellence.
• Rounds on patients during the shift for the purpose of engagement satisfaction and improvement in the care experience.
• Investigates and follows through on patient complaints and safety events.
• Aids Nurse Leaders in selecting training and orienting department personnel.
• Contributes to the development of standards of performance evaluating performance and conducting performance management planning for associates as appropriate.
• Initiates or makes recommendations for associate counseling and corrective action.
• Maintains ongoing communication with leaders to review programs provide feedback discuss new developments and exchange information.
• Manages materials equipment and supply activities assuring adequate availability and utilization.
• Communicates material and supply needs to departmental leaders.
• Participates in product selection and evaluation as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the Capacity Management and/or Admissions Departments to strategize for the daily flow of patients into and out of beds.
• Rounds routinely on each nursing unit and other departments to identify empty beds actual/potential discharges and transfers. Communicates this information back to the Admissions Department.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of bed turnover and communicates with Environmental Services as necessary.
• Maintains and demonstrates a professional patient-first atmosphere and an environment of coaching and development that supports shared decision making interdisciplinary collaboration and a high level of patient and associate satisfaction as evidenced by outcomes data.
• Provides shift-based clinical leadership through role modeling professional practice behaviors proper delegation of activities and management of the nursing team by maintaining staff accountability.
• Evaluates the need for and contributes to improvement in the professional practice environment.
• Participates in hospital/entity committees task forces interdisciplinary forums and projects (e.g. serious safety event reviews and performance improvement teams) at the request of Nurse Leaders.
• Attends departmental meetings and contributes to the achievement of Magnet Recognition or Pathways to Excellence program.
• Promotes a public image of professional nursing excellence and represents the hospital in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the fields of nursing and health care through a variety of professional activities including but not limited to reading the appropriate literature attending related seminars and conferences and maintaining membership in professional nursing associations.
• Demonstrates accountability for own professional development and advancement.
• Maintains clinical knowledge and skills and engages in the provision of direct care for a caseload of patients as required.

Minimal Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing required and Master's degree in Nursing or health related field preferred and must be from a nationally accredited program required.
• Experience: 3-4 years 4 years of progressive nursing care experience required and leadership and management experience preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the State of Maryland or Compact Upon Hire required and CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required.
• Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment on complex situations. Verbal and written communication skills. Basic knowledge of various computer software applications and online learning applications especially Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.

Hiring Range

This position has a hiring range of USD $83,720.00 - USD $136,129.00 /Yr.