Director of Nursing

JOB SUMMARY:

Administers the nursing program at Origins Texas Recovery to maintain high standards of patient care and ensure all regulatory requirements are met for the department. Supervises the nursing staff, oversees patient care, and is responsible for administrative functions for the nursing department such as record keeping and budgeting. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Lead the nursing staff in delivering excellent care to patients and offering quality support to the medical staff.
• Supervises nursing staff including:
  • Responsible for the selection and retention of nurses.
  • Develops the initial nursing assessment and trains all nursing staff in its facilitation.
  • Trains nursing staff in any nursing testing at admissions and at time of discharge.
  • Oversee orientation and continued training for nursing staff.
  • Oversee scheduling and coverage, providing fair and consistent coordination of staff and their schedules, and ensuring adequate levels of competent staff to meet organizational needs adhering to budget and staffing guidelines.
  • Develops organizational structure and standards for nursing performance.
  • Demonstrates excellent management skills through staff development including coaching, performance appraisals and corrective actions.
• Responsible for the education and implementation of the organization’s infection control program.
• Monitor, report, and mitigate medication errors and other nursing incidents.
• Manage quality improvement programs designed to help us deliver the highest possible levels of service.
• Create new policies and update existing policies to help improve the level of care for each patient.
• Collaborate with the contracted NP and MD.
• The Director of Nursing may be required to perform patient care duties.
  

JOB SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Able to solve problems, engage in creative thinking, able to respond quickly to crisis situations, and interpret medical abbreviations in writing and orally. Able to interpret a variety of instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Able to utilize basic math skills and mathematical concepts.
• Able to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Must have excellent written/oral communication skills.
• Must possess strong ethics and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Possesses good attention to detail.
• Able to deal effectively with distractions.
• Is reliable in achieving results within expected time periods.
• Is highly committed to workplace safety.