Director, Patient Care Services, Level 3, Pediatric Service Line, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT

Director Of Patient Care Services

Holtz Children's Hospital at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the southeast United States, where UHealth - University of Miami Health System physicians treat children from throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Holtz Children's is known worldwide for its care of critically ill newborns in its neonatal intensive care unit, which is one of the largest in the United States and boasts some of the best medical outcomes.

In collaboration with the Miami Transplant Institute, Holtz Children's is one of only three centers in the country that specializes in pediatric multi-organ transplants. It is home to one of only three state-accredited comprehensive children's kidney failure centers and one of the largest pediatric kidney transplant programs in the world. The Children's Heart Center at Holtz Children's is the only comprehensive children's heart program in South Florida. In partnership with the University of Miami, Holtz Children's also trains the most pediatric physicians of any medical center in the southeastern United States.

Responsibilities

• Provides the leadership framework for planning, directing, coordinating and improving services of the Division that are responsive to the needs of the Jackson Health System (JHS).
• Plans, develops and implements programs to insure that all patients are provided with appropriate care.
• Provides leadership support in the communication and integration of the JHS Mission and Vision Statement.
• Insures that all areas of responsibility reach or exceed the standard required by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals and State of Florida License requirements.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates programs to provide comprehensive quality care to all patients within areas of responsibilities.
• Develops, implements, and supports strategies to elevate quality and innovative nursing practice.
• Develops and monitors departmental operating budgets, which include personnel, contractual services, supplies and capital equipment.
• Monitors and analyzes services that are presently being provided and need to be provided in the best interest of the JHS and the community.
• Establishes departmental goals and objectives with target dates for completion.
• Recruits, motivates, evaluates and maintains an effective staff to carry out assigned responsibility.
• Provides for the training, education and development for the advancement goals of staff members.
• Develops and maintains effective collaborative relationships with professional staff as well as ancillary support staff.
• Provides leadership support in the development and execution of the Performance Improvement Program.
• Assures continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of services provided to patients.
• Establishes standards of performance for all personnel and insures that those performances are properly evaluated and based on the productivity and the contribution of each employee to the overall organization.
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Experience

Generally requires 7 to 10 years of related experience. Management experience is required.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field is required. Master's degree is preferred. At least one degree must be in Nursing.

Credentials

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