60100-1, Director of Nursing Services (RN)

Essential Functions: 

• Attention to Detail
  • Evaluates the workload and schedules staff to meet the needs of the department and to assure equitable duties and performance effectiveness.
  • Responds appropriately and timely to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the medical staff or other departments.
  • Assists with the department’s budget for personnel, operating expenses and capital equipment as requested by Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).
  • Ensures that the facility meets certification, accreditation and/or licensing standards.
  • Monitors schedule, payroll and personnel evaluations and ensures all are completed in a timely manner.
• Integrity
  • Supervises all drug storage and handling according to regulations.
• Cooperation
  • Works closely with the medical staff and other department managers in addressing issues as they are related to the services provided to all residents.
• Analytical Thinking
  • Participates in the development/revision, implementation and communication of policies, guidelines and standards for the department in accordance with the system’s policies.
• Professional Requirements

• • Develops and directs orientation programs, in-services and continuing education for the nursing and auxiliary staff in a designated clinical department.
  • Develops objectives for each in-service and evaluates presentation and teaching material through staff input and suggestions.
  • Participates in emergency management planning, including all phases, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
  • Orients new staff members; evaluates skill competencies during his/her orientation and makes recommendations as applicable.
  • Serves as OB Coordinator.
  • Serves as Stroke Program Coordinator.
  • Serves as Trauma Program Manager.
    1. Works in collaboration with the trauma medical director;
    2. Organizes the trauma service and system;
    3. Has day-to-day responsibility for process and performance improvement activities for nursing and ancillary staff and assists the trauma medical director with physicians (not at basic levels);
    4. Coordinates educational, clinical, research, administration and administrative outreach activities of the trauma program; and
    5. Is responsible for the trauma registry, data abstraction and submission to the regional trauma registry
  • Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
  • Completes annual education requirements.
  • Maintains regulatory requirements, including all federal, state, local regulations and accrediting organization standards.
  • Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
  • Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
  • Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly.
  • Completes in services and returns in a timely fashion.
  • Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled.
  • Leads department meetings and records meeting minutes. 
  • Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
  • Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire safety, emergency management and infection prevention and control.
  • Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
  • Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
  • Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility, as well as the focus statement of the department.
  • Actively participates in NPQIC

• Compliance
  • Exemplifies the mission, ethics and goals of the facility, as well as the focus statement of the department.
  • Promotes and adheres to the provisions of the compliance program.
  • Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility.
  • Complies with all organizational polices regarding ethical business practices.