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ASSISTANT NURSING DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION (ENTERPRISE CLINICAL INFORMATICS)
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ASSISTANT NURSING DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION (ENTERPRISE CLINICAL INFORMATICS)
Salary
$147,842.40 - $221,301.36 Annually
Location
Los Angeles County, CA
Job Type
Full time
Job Number
Y5295A
Department
HEALTH SERVICES
Opening Date
07/22/2024
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TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY
EXAM NUMBER:
Y5295A
FILING START DATE :
7/24/2024 at 8:00 a. m. (PT)
This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES :
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four (4) acute hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.
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MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:
Under general direction, administers an organizational area which has functional impact on the management and/or operations of departments across the nursing or health care operation, such as the development of policy, application of procedures and provision of services which broadly affect or control the management and operations of all departments and divisions within the nursing or health care operation.
Essential Job Functions
Plans, selects and devises nursing administrative methods, procedures, workflow and standards for quality and quantity of work, including staffing standards.
Determines personnel, material, equipment and facilities needed to accomplish program goals.
Interprets and directs the implementation of nursing philosophy and objectives, Department policies and procedures, and applies recognized standards of nursing care.
Prepares budget for assigned area, and is responsible for adherence to approved budget.
Assign, direct and review the work of subordinate supervisors and/or other employees.
Advises nursing managers and other nursing executives on management, administrative or technical procedures and techniques.
Monitors operational compliance with licensure, accreditation and regulatory standards, and recommends changes as needed.
Serves as the senior nursing executive in a large operation on the night or evening shift.
Serves as senior advisor to the Chief Health Informatics Officer and other executive leaders in technology strategy and implementation, lead and coordinate adoption efforts for major initiatives that improve clinical care and operations across the DHS enterprise.
Leverages experience and knowledge of clinical system tools to help DHS achieve essential business goals through enhancing these tools.
Leads clinical technology optimization efforts in coordination with clinical business owners, information technology, and clinical informatics by developing, planning, and recommending strategy related to improvements of clinical systems, and promotes consistency in implementation by regularly referencing enterprise, site, and department policies and expected practices at each step of a project including proposal, design, build, and launch.
Administers a team of clinical informaticists who support use of technology in patient care operations across the enterprise, including development of policy and strategy, monitoring of work quantity and quality, coaching, and mentoring, and communicating with program, departmental, and executive leadership.
Provides expert consultation within the department on organizational change management, clinical and technical governance, coordination of disparate stakeholders, and communication strategies /modalities.
Supervises and leads senior nurse instructors and other informatics staff in design and delivery of clinical informatics education and change management strategies across the enterprise, including curriculum updates, end user coaching, and professional development for informatics staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS:
A license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Board of Registered Nursing.*
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Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program Certification issued by the America Heart Association.**
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A Bachelor's degree*** in Nursing, Health Care Administration or Nursing Informatics from an accredited college or university.
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Four (4) years of experience in clinical nursing providing direct patient care, of which two (2) years of experience must be in the field of Informatics, such as, experience involving the support of an Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system including, but not limited to, Oracle Cerner, Epic, Meditech, Allscripts, or Athenahealth.
Experience related to the support of EHR/EMR systems involve working with engaged stakeholders to meet strategic priorities, leading new system implementation, troubleshooting/consultation, training and consulting on clinical data population, reviewing and assessing documentation compliance, consulting on projects for development, and clinical rounding related to workflows.
CERTIFICATE(S) AND LICENSE(S) REQUIRED:
*A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
The required license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cal
Compensation Information:
$147842.4 / Yearly - $147842.4 / Yearly
Starting At: 147842.4 Yearly
Up To: 221301.36 Yearly
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