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Applications are being accepted for a Permanent Part Time After-Hours Administrator. The successful applicant will be required to work Monday to Sunday from 1500-2300 with on call coverage until 0700. Weekend shift hours are 0700-1500. The On-Site After-Hours Administrator is the most senior management person on site and is responsible for addressing any and all issues that arise in consultation with the Senior Leadership Administrator on-call as required. Responsibilities include the coordination of patient flow for all corporate programs and services; providing support to staff and coordinating nursing staff.

Duties

Facilitates the effective flow and/movement of patients throughout the organization by:

• Understanding and acting on the corporate priority of ensuring that the emergency department has as few patients awaiting an in-patient bed as possible
• Understanding the process for assigning beds to patients when all “existing” beds are in use (for example, flex beds and the use of surgical bed)
• Understanding the process(s) for transferring patients to other health care facilities in Canada or the United States
• Facilitating the admission, discharge and transfer of patients in collaboration with all hospital services including the admitting and emergency departments and with the most responsible staff nurses (charge nurses/MRP’s)
• Identifying issues and /or barriers to having patients admitted to in-patient beds and offering solutions to the issues identified

Facilitates the effective utilization of nursing staff resources throughout the organization by:

• Understanding the corporate programs and services
• Understanding the staff to patient ratios for the various programs, services and clinical areas and the variability of these ratios (for example, patient acuity and experience of staff)
• Being knowledgeable about the Collective Agreements that govern the roles and responsibilities of staff
• Effectively coordinating nursing staff resources according to patient and nursing staff needs

Supports the on-going development of effective and efficient program teams by:

• Facilitating regular communication with the nursing and support teams to ensure the effective flow of communication through the program and services and across the organization
• Providing nursing leadership with regular reports and feedback regarding opportunities for improvement
• Providing input into nursing staff performance appraisals as required especially in situations where disciplinary actions are required

Education

• Regulated Health Professional required, in good standing with associated regulatory body.
• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Master’s degree an asset.

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years recent experience in an acute medical or hospital setting.
• Minimum two (2) years related acute hospital nursing leadership experience, preferably in a hospital supervisory/managerial capacity
  
  

Erie Shores HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations available on request in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process as required under ESHC’s Accommodation Policy.

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital’s Occupational Health and Safety department.