Administrator on Duty

• Supervise daily operations of the hospital during assigned shifts, ensuring adherence to policies and procedure
• Monitor and manage the smooth flow of patient care, including admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Collaborate with department heads to prioritize patient care and ensure resources are effectively allocated
• Provide leadership support for clinical and non-clinical staff. Addressing personnel issues, including staffing shortages and conflicts
• Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department
• Directs, supervises, provides and evaluates nursing care provided to patients
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate
• Performs treatments and provides services to level of licensure
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.  Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families
• Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers
• Address patient and family inquiries, concerns, and complaints in a prompt and professional manner
• Evaluates patient needs for interpretive services
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients’ condition
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to management, co-workers, and physicians
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Service/Case Management regarding both in hospital and post discharge needs
• Participates in orientation, instruction/training of new personnel
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly
• Serves on hospital committees as assigned by the director/manager
• Performs and records chart audits as assigned by the director/manager
• Reports any crash cart discrepancies to pharmacy, director, and RL solution
• Performs daily briefs, debriefs, huddles according to facility/policy standards
• Participate in IDT discharge huddle and discharge phone call followup
• Coordinates the presence of Staff nurses at the bedside for IDT rounds daily
• Reports unexpected events by entering a RL solutions and adding scanned attachments of event related documentation.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• Basic computer knowledge
• Able to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities and function in stressful situations
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%
• Must read, write and speak fluent English
• Must have good and regular attendance
• Performs other related duties as assigned