Director of Nursing

Are you a compassionate and driven nursing leader ready to make a meaningful impact? Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau is seeking a Director of Nursing to guide our dedicated team, elevate patient care, and foster a culture of excellence. If you have a heart for leadership and a commitment to quality care, we’d love to hear from you!

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for the organization, development, management, and administration of day to day nursing activities, including supervision of RN, LPN, patient care and monitor technicians. They also assist in cost containment for supplies and staffing; ensuring staff receives adequate training/education to provide competent care to the patients. Collaborates with hospital leadership to implement best practices across nursing unit. Our leadership team is positively impacting the work environment and making the hospital a great place to work. We recently implemented the DAISY award to recognize our stellar nursing staff. If you enjoy working in a vibrant critical care atmosphere, with coworkers who are committed to learning, growing and providing compassionate care to the patients, come grow with us!

Typical Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
This is a salary position with a range of $75,000-$90,000 annually

We offer our team members competitive pay and a comprehensive compensation and benefits packagethat includes: PTO, Medical, dental, vision insurance, short/long term disability, life insurance, and 401K.

Responsibilities: Include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure adequate staffing on all shifts for the provision of safe, quality patient care.
• Adjusts staff as necessary due to census and employee absences, occasionally staffing when urgently needed.
• Makes daily patient rounds and ensures participation of staff in team meetings and family conferences.
• Assesses problem situations, and after thorough investigation plans and implements corrective action.
• Ensures time reporting and payroll inputs are accurate and timely.
• Identifies recruiting needs and participates in interviews.
• Supports regulatory compliance in the nursing unit.
• Reports all unusual occurrences and problems through proper channels, and facts of a thorough investigation are provided in a written report. Incident reports are completed and submitted as required.
• Promotes an environment in which Nursing Services personnel can work cooperatively and achieve potential for growth and improvement.
• Ensures appropriate orientation of new employees is completed in a timely manner.
• Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the patients served as needed.
• Plans and assists in implementation of patient/family teaching as needed.

Requirements:

• RN License (MO)
• BLS and ACLS Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Administration or equivalent or If no Bachelor’s, must have Associate Degree in Nursing, and agree to actively pursue Bachelor’s with a plan to obtain degree within 2 years of starting role.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience, preferably in an ICU/Critical Care environment.
• Minimum of 1 year management / supervisory experience (preferred),
• Ability to assess patients quickly in emergency situations in stressful environment.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills
• Team, detail, and goal oriented

Positive, professional, and empathetic demeanor

About us: Landmark Hospitals is a privately owned hospital system with locations in Georgia, Southwest Florida and Missouri. Landmark Hospitals are licensed as acute care hospitals and certified as long-term acute care hospitals in order to specialize in providing transitional care for medically complex patients. Each of our hospitals is recognized as the regional Transitional Care Hospital of choice in their respective markets. What makes Landmark Hospitals especially unique is that the company is owned by a surgeon, so the focus on people, quality, safety, and clinical outcomes resonates throughout the company.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment background verification checks.