Nurse Director - EmPATH - Full Time
Company: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Location: Huntington Park
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
If you are interested please apply online and send your resume
to anjimenez@mlkch.org POSITION SUMMARY The Nurse Director is a
skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN)
responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and
the management of patient care. Reporting to the Sr. Director
Critical Care Services, the EmPATH Manager has 24 hour
accountability for the clinical practice of nursing and the
delivery of patient's experiencing acute behavioral health issues
in the EmPATH Unit, Emergency Department, and the Acute care
setting. The Director will be competent in the identification and
demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations
of Age and Population Specific awareness. This role encompasses the
development of staff competency through assessment and education,
compliance with regulatory and professional standards, improvement
of quality, service levels, safety, customer satisfaction and of
collaborative relationships. This position requires full
understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. It is expected that the
employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values.
The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community
Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the
quality and performance improvement process activities. ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Demonstrates positive interpersonal
relationships in dealing with peers, physicians, and other
customers to promote an efficient teamwork and quality patient
care: interpersonal complaints are remedied in a mature fashion;
works at establishing good rapport and professional working
relationships with all department staff; maintains appropriate
interdepartmental communications; able to identify
interdepartmental problems and resolve them promptly at the manager
level. Participates in hospital committees and unit specific
multidisciplinary conferences, as well as unit staff meetings:
distributes staff meeting minutes in a timely manner.
Implementation of unit specific Quality and Performance Improvement
Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to the Sr.
Director Critical Care Services. Models leadership and promotes
professionalism to assist staff in developing the following:
priority setting; team work; flexibility; coordination of
activities; organizational skills; delegation; and behaviors
consistent with MLKCH Mission & Values. Facilitates patient
progress through the health care system: assists staff in
identifying patient's specialized needs and finding the appropriate
resources to meet patient's needs; intervenes in interdepartmental
patient care issues which impact the patient's movement through the
system; advises staff in development of patient plan of care;
communicates frequently with the House Supervisor for the
coordination of room assignments and staffing. Completes schedule
for unit, assuring adequate coverage at all times to meet
regulatory requirements. Maintains standard of care by monitoring
staff activity and adjusting assignments as needed: monitors
orientee's activities and assists preceptors in enhancing
orientee's experience; assist with difficult orientation situations
and/or assignment needs; delegates patient care activities to
ensure they are completed by the end of the shift; assigns patient
admissions and transfers; monitors patient care and provides
feedback to staff members on patient care practices. Holds staff
accountable for the care of assigned patients; ensures staff
education; confers with staff and makes rounds on patients during
the shift and as needed; audits patient charts/records for
compliance; assesses the patient and family responses to nursing
care; performs specialized technical skills related to specific
clinical patient population. Participates in hiring process, which
may include: review applications; interviews applicants after
initial screening; includes shift staff, as appropriate; completes
appropriate interview documentation; makes recommendations
regarding staffing needs / skill mix. Counsels staff members as
indicated by performance or behavior: utilizes steps in progressive
discipline in collaboration with Sr. Director; documents according
to prescribed procedures and maintains an objective relationship
with staff; issues are promptly identified and staff counseled
during same shift or next working shift; Sr. Director is appraised
of all staff counseling. Conducts evaluations: completes
evaluations within the month of the due date; works with staff to
determine their realistic goals; meets regularly with assigned
staff throughout the year, providing constructive feedback and
direction; maintains documentation of progress of employees.
Develops and uses a system to continuously evaluate and respond to
customer concerns. Assures that the Watson Model of Care is
implemented in the EmPATH setting. Collaborates with Social Work in
planning for discharge and/or transfer of patients. Promotes staff
compliance with hospital safety and emergency procedures on a daily
basis. Guides staff in investigation and completion of incident
reports and forwards completed reports to Sr. Director Critical
Care Services. Reviews Payroll: monitors overtime; monitors usage
of agency personnel; monitors tardiness and absenteeism.
Responsible for budget and monitoring variances and reports to Sr
Director Maintains intimate knowledge of EmPATH policies and
procedures and acts as a resource for the RN's in the ED and
throughout the acute care patient units. Collaborates with the
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatry team on coordination
of care for patients experiencing acute behavioral care issues in
the Emergency Department and EmPATH unit. Responsible for creation
and management of Code Grey team. Responsible for collaborating
with the Acute Care Team Leaders to discuss patients with
challenging behavioral health circumstances. Ensures that the
EmPATH unit complies with regulatory requirements from the
Department of Mental Health and other regulatory agencies. POSITION
REQUIREMENTS A. Education Bachelor of Science degree in nursing
required; Master's in Nursing preferred (individuals without a
Master's will be required to complete the degree within 5 years of
their hire date). B. Qualifications/Experience Minimum of four (4)
years of clinical nursing experience in behavioral health nursing
with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice;
minimum three (3) years management experience. Internal candidates
will be considered at management's discretion. Current California
Nursing license C. Special Skills/Knowledge Bilingual skills
preferred (Spanish) Basic computer skills Current Basic Life
Support (BLS) Must complete annual Workplace Violence Prevention
Program/Certificate, per hospital policy, during initial
training/orientation but not to exceed 30 days from hire/transfer
Experience with an Electronic Medical Record Preferred LI-AJ1 MLKCH
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