Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
ARIZONA STATE HOSPITAL
Address: 501 N. 24th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008
Salary: $114,296
Grade: N2
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer evaluates the standards of nursing practice for each specialized program in accordance with all regulatory and professional practice standards as well as applicable state and federal laws.
Directly supervises the Psychiatric Nurse Unit Managers (PNUMs) and staffing office personnel (and other personnel as may be assigned) and provides direction, supervision, guidance, and counseling to subordinate nursing personnel. Establishes and evaluates mechanisms to assure qualified nursing staff is available to provide nursing care 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Responsible for reviewing potential candidates for hire in all nursing positions, as well as promotions. Oversees the onboarding process and maintains rosters of filled and open positions. Works with contracted staff ie. dietary, and pharmacy to ensure compliance with hospital policy, protocols and rules.
Responsible for compliance with rules/regulations/standards from CMS, Joint Commission and State Licensing related to nursing issues. Gathers data related to patient care as well as nursing services practices/processes and provides for a continuous program evaluation and performance improvement activities. Develops and administers policies and procedures related to patient care. Collaborates in developing and managing the budget, position allocation and other related administrative functions. Acts in the capacity of the Chief Nursing Officer when necessary.
Conducts data validation activities and monitoring of corrective action plans submitted by the nursing functional area. Monitors, tracks, trends and provides analysis of data. Creates reports and graphical presentations for reporting to nursing leadership and other committees, as directed by the CNO.
Communicates performance improvement issues, trends and recommendations to nursing leadership, internal committees and the Governing Body, as directed by the CNO. Supervises PNUMS, CNO's, subordinate staff and contract workers. Manages and directs the staffing office. Provides supervision to the and other staffing officer personnel as assigned. Responsible for all hiring, staffing actions and the onboarding process.
Reviews and interprets relevant CMS, Joint Commission, Licensing and Nursing Practice standards to identify areas of potential performance improvement within the nursing department. Ensures Performance Indicators are identified and monitored for each nursing area as applicable for the civil, forensic and ACPTC hospitals campuses.
Utilizes Continuous Quality Improvement principles and methodologies to identify, create, implement and monitor nursing performance improvement plans.
Collaborates and communicates with nursing staff and other disciplines/departments as needed to effectively implement and monitor performance improvement plans. Attends various meetings related to incidents effecting patients and nursing practices/processes, survey readiness, performance improvement, strategic planning, and executive management/leadership.
Provides timely monthly, quarterly and annual Performance Improvement reports and trends analysis.
Assist with the development and management of the nursing budget including position allocation and other administrative functions.
Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): |
Knowledge of:
-Advanced knowledge and application of psychiatric and medical nursing
-Hospital policies and procedures, standards of nursing practice, infection control, ethics and confidentiality, management and leadership responsibilities, regulatory rules/regulations/standards, program development and budget management
-Developing and performing research and publication as well as team building knowledge
-Methods and practices of performance improvement and quality management, performance improvement plans, project management, data reporting, and continuous quality improvement methods in a public health setting
-Adult education and supervision principles and techniques
-Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies
Skill In:
-Supervision and personnel management
-Effective communications
-Program development and evaluation; and in interviewing and reporting development
-Strong oral and written communication skills, including: presentation of information and research findings; analysis of data that ranges in difficulty from simple/concrete to highly complex and abstract
-Decision making and problem solving and process flow and process analysis
-Performance improvement, analysis and interpretation of policies, in planning and designing PI projects, in technical report writing and graphical presentations, in using research to develop recommendations of the decision-making process for programs, policies, performance improvement and quality management
-Adult education and supervision of various levels of personnel
Ability to:
-Evaluate nursing care needs, provide leadership, evaluate nursing service delivery processes, interpret policy and procedures and organize activities
-Effectively collaborate and communicate with various stakeholders to coordinate and collaborate on projects and studies
-Identify, create and monitor performance improvement plans
-Apply continuous improvement principles and methodologies in the development of PI plans
-Interpret nursing practice, CMS, Joint Commission and licensing standards to apply performance improvement activities
-Provide data analysis, interpretation and recommendations to nursing leadership
-Effectively communicate issues and trends to nursing leaders and administration
-Effectively supervise adult employees
-Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
The preferred candidate will have at least three (3) years experience as a psychiatric nurse, with at least two (2) years of leadership experience in a lead capacity, as a supervisor or higher.
Pre-Employment Requirements: |
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and possess a valid license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
A State hospital employee must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.RS. 41-1758.07 or must apply for a level one clearance fingerprint clearance card within seven working days after beginning employment.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 220-6462. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.