Unit Director - Cardiac Processing Unit (Harrisburg)

About the role

The Cardiac Processing Unit (CPU) is a pre and post prep recovery area supporting Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Cath lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and Neuro intervention. The Unit Director oversees 34 beds, with 6 beds designated for overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with medical staff to monitor patient outcomes; set clinical quality priorities, recommend and implement professional improvements and initiatives and implement unit-based patient safety initiatives.
• Maintains 24-hour accountability for leading and managing the CPU in order to ensure an outstanding experience for patients and employees by continuously improving the quality of patient care, creating a healthy workplace for staff, and overseeing clinical, and administrative/business functions.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication.
• Establishes a culture of caring by promoting decisions that are patient centered and within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process that meets the clinical, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient, family and staff.
• Ensures that nurses practice in accordance with established Clinical Standards of Performance as defined by organization, system, professional and regulatory organizations. Applies national best practices and uses evidence-based practice to build a culture of excellence in patient care.
• Supports shared governance through a unit-based professional practice council and utilizes staff feedback to make changes to improve care, nursing practice, and /or the work.
• Assists with planning, implementing, and verifying that all direct care providers and direct care staff have the required knowledge and skills/attitude-based competencies assessed to address gaps and verified.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of progressive leadership experience required with relevant clinical experience preferred.
• Analytical ability necessary to evaluate staff, address and improve clinical issues and devise solutions to complex problems.
• Leadership ability to develop staff, establish and maintain standards of performance within a national context for professional nursing practice and comply with administrative requirements.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to effectively create relationships to support a healing environment with patients, families, staff, physicians and hospital personnel including senior management in both written and verbal communication.
• BS/BSN required at time of hire and master’s degree/MSN required.