• Manages departmental budget
• Accountable for adherence of regulatory and practice standards applicable to the Emergency Department.
• Interviews, selects, hires, and retains employees, including other management positions
• Ensures orientation and training for employees, including other management positions
• Manages performance, including other management positions
• Promotes, demotes, or transfers employees to meet organizational needs, including other management positions
• Executes progressive discipline up to and including termination
• Manages departmental productivity standards
• Provides strategic leadership for department(s)
• Performs long range planning and overall direction setting at the departmental level
• Responsible for department organizational structure and alignment to meet forecasted business needs
• Responsible for development, implementation and interpretation of system policies within a major organizational/functional area or the development and review of system policies within a recognized discipline
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Approves payroll and is responsible for accurate payment of employees, including other management positions
• Supports and clearly articulates the mission and values of DCH Regional Medical Center.
• Communicates and collaborates with other department directors, administrative personnel, patients, families, and medical staff to assure problem identification and resolution.
• Plans, directs and evaluates departmental activities.
• Assumes accountability for Nursing Practice by monitoring quality indicators and implementing changes necessary for the department to maintain and improve quality of patient care in a cost effective manner.
• Develops and monitors operating and capital budgets and adjusts expenses in relation to changes in patient volume.
• Plans and develops appropriate staffing for patient services and monitors compliance with appropriate paid hours for each cost center.
• Ensures the development and implementation of sound patient centered policies, procedures, and practices.
• Monitors subordinates and staff to enable professional growth and development on an ongoing basis.
• Assures the availability of competent personnel to provide a total range of services required by patients.
• Develops clear performance and expectations. Directs guides, supervises and evaluates supervisory personnel and their staff in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.
• Serves as representative to hospital and medical staff committees as assigned.
• Participates in strategic business planning and development.
• Intervenes in times of crisis by directing personnel and organizing material resources needed.
• Promotes public relations within the Regional Medical Center and the community by participating in community activities and/or sharing information for increasing awareness of services provided.
• Maintains professional competency through formal or informal continuing education programs.
• Creates an atmosphere of mutual trust, collaboration, acceptance, recognition, respect, responsibilities and support.
• Maintains knowledge of age specific needs of the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and the geriatric patient.

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Includes exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazard material
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment

• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• H-Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
• Is able to push stretcher/wheelchair with average adult patient.
• Is able to do frequent stooping and, on occasion, crouching, crawling or kneeling.
• Ability to reach reasonable distance in any direction.
• Ability to run in emergency situations.
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner.
• Must have ability to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips.
  

• Includes demonstrating leadership skills, delegating to team members, addressing conflict, communicating with all types of personalities, and being responsible for outcomes/results.

For over 90 years, when the people of West Alabama needed healthcare, they’ve turned to DCH Health System. Based in Tuscaloosa, AL, DCH Health System has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to the residents of West Alabama. Comprised of DCH Regional Medical Center, Northport Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center, the DCH Health System provides comprehensive services in: cancer treatment, critical care, cardiac services, bloodless medicine, home health care, sleep medicine, occupational medicine, sports medicine, spine/pain care, therapy services, women’s services and much more!