The Associate Director, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, is responsible for organizing, directing and oversight the daily operations of the Certified Nurse Anesthetist Program in the Department of Anesthesiology. Responsible for management of operational programs and services, financial oversight and staff management. Assumes fiscal responsibility through the preparation of operational and capital budgets for respective departments. Serves as liaison with medical staff, ancillary departments and other personnel to ensure patient advocacy. Guides and precepts Certified Nurse Anesthetist staff in the provision of care/practice consistent with standards. Promotes the maximum growth and development of each employee, supports research and participates in strategic planning, both long and short-term departmental goals.
Promotes departmental focus by establishing goals consistent with organizational practice. Collaborates and coordinates interdepartmental problem solving which supports and enhances operational flow and department efficiency.
Develops business and operation plans for the departments and for specific programs by preparing, monitoring and controlling budget and ensuring conformity with established budgetary goals. Manages monthly reports to explain variances and make recommendations for corrective action, as needed.
Reviews and approves departmental expenditures for appropriateness and compliance within budget; reduces expenses and generates increased revenue.
Creates policies and procedures and implements performance improvement initiatives. Sets up data collection processes and reporting systems as necessary.
Develops staffing plan to ensure appropriate staff level based on patient volume and activity. Responsible for hiring, maintaining and improving competencies, and staff development to increase their skills, knowledge and experience. Conducts performance reviews, disciplinary actions and action plans.
Responsible for assuring staff competency for implementation regarding the provision of age related patient care. Provides appropriate assessments, interventions and evaluations of patients with consideration of developmental milestones in the adolescent, adult and geriatric patient population.
Drives and ensures positive and effective full service patient care to include patient advocacy. Assures that the unit maintains a patient focus by serving as a role model with consistent focus of customer relations. Provides feedback regarding positive and negative patient comments and participates in customer satisfaction initiatives.
Ensures compliance with all federal, state and municipal laws, regulations and ordinances of respective clinical support programs. Maintains staff compliance with CSMC policies, procedures, standards of care, clinical guidelines and protocols.
Maintains positive work climate, ensures appropriate staff education, promotes environment that foster self-directed staff, assists employees to develop and contribute to the organization, and applies human resource policies fairly and consistently.
Applies Improving Organizational Performance principles in daily oversight of the department/unit.
Leads and manages nurse anesthetists inclusive of implementation of operational processes and workflows that contribute to improvement of quality of care.
Qualifications
Master's Degree - minimum
Nursing or relevant field of study along with Certification as a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Doctorate Degree - preferred
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP/DNP)
5 years - minimum
Current working experience as a CRNA, along with management experience overseeing department(s)/service line in a healthcare and clinical setting.
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
Req ID : 7344 Working Title : Assoc Dir, Cert Reg Nurse Anesthetist - Beverly Anesthesia Department : Beverly Anesthesia Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job Category : Nursing Job Specialty : Advanced Practice (RN) Overtime Status : EXEMPT Primary Shift : Day Shift Duration : 8 hour Base Pay : $103.37 - $175.73
