CLINICAL SUPV (RN) - NICU

Job Description

Responsibilities

The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) continues to be a leader in providing the highest level of quality and compassionate healthcare for the D.C. Region. U.S. News & World Report has just released the 3-4 ratings and rankings, in which GW Hospital is recognized as a Best Regional Hospital . GW ranks 5th in the region, which includes hospitals in D.C. and parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

GW Hospital achieved "High Performing" status in two specialty areas, Neurology and Neuroscience.

In addition, GW Hospital receiving “High Performing” designations for the following procedures: COPD, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pneumonia, Prostrate Cander Surgery and Stroke.

Measured by factors such as patient outcomes, "High Performing" is a designation U.S. News & World Report bestows to recognize performance in these specialties that is significantly better than the national average. GW Hospital received the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain – Myocardial Infarction (MI) Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 3. *GW Hospital is the only hospital in Washington, D.C., to be recognized for this service line.

"At GW Hospital, we are proud to offer a range of advanced services and treatments. Our multidisciplinary care teams are dedicated to outstanding clinical services, research, and education to improve care, quality, and outcomes for our patients," says Ulises Torres, MD, Chief Quality Officer at GW Hospital. "These recognitions by U.S. News & World Report,which place us within the top hospitals in the region, highlight the expertise, commitment and diligence delivered to each patient in our care.”

Children’s National Hospital, GW Hospital’s NICU partner, was recently ranked the number two hospital in the country for neonatology by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to these recent U.S. News & World Report recognitions, GW Hospital also provides high-quality care in the region through its designation as a Level I Trauma Center and designation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

The mission of GWU Hospital is to provide the highest quality of healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Provides shift to shift oversight for clinical practice, staffing, patient flow, safety, service, and utilization of resources for
  operations.
• Maintains the environment of care.
• Provides care to patients in a competent, capable, caring and efficient manner. Care provided is appropriate to the age of
  patients served.
• Role models organizational values.
• Provides real-time feedback to staff to improve performance.
• Leads/Participates in department process improvement to improve projects outcomes.
• Facilitates employee engagement activities including professional/shared governance participation.

Education/Qualifications:

• BSN required.
• Professional experience that demonstrates ability to understand the clinical practice environment. 2 years clinical nursing
  experience preferred.
• Certification in specialty preferred.
• Successful completion of unit specific certifications (PALS, ACLS, TNCC, NRP, chemotherapy certification.
• Member of professional practice organization pertinent to area of practice preferred.

Skills:

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to adapt to multiple and changing priorities.
• Ability to conceptualize the patient flow process and its impact at the unit and hospital levels.
• Ability to implement and sustain process changes to improve department and organizational outcome.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and developmental opportunities within UHS and its subsidaries.
• Competive compensation.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans.
• K plan with company match.

Pay Transparency - To encourage pay transparency, promote equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all of its subsidiaries will comply with all applicate state and local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. A posted salary range applies to the current job posting. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

GW Hospital is jointly owned and operated by George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), adjacent to the hospital, is the th oldest medical center in the country and the first in the nation’s capital.

The mission of GW Hospital is to provide the highest quality healthcare, advanced medical technology, and world-class service to its patients in an academic medical center dedicated to education and research.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has , employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities in U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.