Director Nursing

About the Role:

This position reports to the Executive Nurse Director, Peri-Operative Services for the South Division. The Director works with the nursing leadership team to plan, organize, staff, direct, coordinate and control the activities within the designated departments.

Key Responsibilities include facilitating the development and management of the nursing care delivery process, promoting a positive professional image of nursing, and supporting strong nursing morale on unit by creating an environment that fosters personal investment and excellence.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, a Master's Degree in Business or health related field (obtained within 3 years of obtaining BSN), and 5 years of progressive managerial experience in healthcare.

They will also have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to bring diverse groups of people together as a team to achieve quality care, and advanced clinical nursing skills and theoretical knowledge.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements long-range staffing plans to ensure high-quality patient care staff.
• Promotes and maintains a positive, professional image of nursing, recognizing staff contributions consistently and facilitating educational and developmental opportunities for all patient care staff.
• Serves on appropriate committees within and outside the Medical Center, promotes participation and supports community education activities and events.
• Ensures excellent inpatient care delivery consistent with JCAHO, Title 22, and other related regulatory agencies through annual performance appraisal and competency-based practice standards.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes labor, operation, and capital expense budgets in assigned areas and assures appropriateness of human and material resources allocation.
• Promotes activities and processes aimed at recruitment and retention of staff.

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