CLINICAL NURSING DIRECTOR (University Hospital: 8A3 Oncology Acute Care Unit)

About the Role

The Clinical Nursing Director (CND) will plan and manage the clinical and administrative operations of a 32-bed Adult Oncology Acute Care Unit. This role assures implementation of patient care and quality assurance standards and plans, organizes, and evaluates clinical practice and educational activities. The CND participates in planning, development, and implementation of unit policies, goals, objectives, and standards of nursing practice. This position counsels and evaluates the performance and clinical practice of nursing staff, including staff development programs and unit orientation to ensure compliance with practice standards. The CND identifies and resolves unit operational problems, represents the unit on assigned committees, and maintains compliance with Federal and State regulations. This role actively collaborates in the development of annual budgets, manages and provides variance reporting of activity, payroll, commodity, and capital budgets, and participates in new program development and implementation. The CND works closely with the Medical Director to create and support an environment where cutting-edge and innovative care is provided to adult medical and surgical patients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement unit goals and objectives which include the establishment of standards of practice in patient care consistent with national professional and regulatory guidelines.
• Integrate unit goals and objectives with Nursing goals and objectives. Advise and assist with the establishment of priorities and institutional program development.
• Work closely with medical staff and other disciplines for the successful implementation of patient, unit, departmental, and institutional objectives. Assist in the resolution of interdisciplinary operating problems.
• Supervise operations of the unit. Establish minimum/maximum staffing patterns to ensure quality patient care. Initiate and implement a staffing schedule which is consistent with care requirements and respond to varying patient activity and patient mix.
• Identify and recommend specific staffing needs and position qualifications consistent with unit and department objectives and patient mix.
• Recruit, interview, and select qualified personnel. Manage, supervise, and coordinate nursing staff for Interventional Radiology nursing. Supervise unit operations. Plan, assign and review the work of nurses and support staff.
• Initiate and implement staffing consistent with the needs of patient activity in collaboration with other members of Radiology leadership teams.
• Initiate and implement in-service guidelines for unit level orientation and staff development. Encourage and provide opportunities for continuing education of unit staff. Initiate, plan, analyze and participate in Nursing and ancillary staff development programs and workshops.
• Evaluate and provide ongoing feedback about performance of nursing staff responsible for patient care. Make recommendations for merit awards and personnel classification changes. Counsel and discipline nursing staff to enable achievement of unit, Radiology, and institutional objectives, particularly related to high quality patient care.
• Interpret and implement University, hospital and Radiology policies and programs and ensure their uniform and correct application. Work collaboratively with medical director, operations director, and administrative managers to identify and resolve unit operational problems and process improvements.
• Participate and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary patient care activities and programs.
• Partner with Diagnostic Radiology nursing services in problem-solving regarding patient care.
• Project and monitor personnel budget for the Interventional Radiology nursing unit. Provide information regarding budget variances to Operations Director.
• Participate in concurrent and retrospective evaluation of patient care consistent with the hospital quality improvement programs. Through this review process, evaluate and recommend changes and improvements in areas affecting the quality and safety of patient care.
• Collaborate with Nursing Supervisor in all aspects of unit operations. Collaborate with Educational Nurse Coordinator to initiate and implement guidelines for unit level orientation and staff development. Encourage and provide opportunities for continuing education of the nursing staff.
• Plan, coordinate and evaluate patient safety/quality improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate the education of health sciences students. Establish guidelines with nursing faculty which support the institutional goal of providing the primary clinical environment for nursing students. Facilitate, coordinate, and monitor the clinical experience of nursing and other students.
• Initiate and cooperate in applied research in health care in keeping with the institutional objectives of maintaining prominence in developing new modes of clinical practice.
• Formulate professional goals and prepare written evaluations for appropriate staff.
• Provide coordination between management and patient care activities that are consistent with the institutional objectives for achieving high standards of patient care, as well as other institutional goals and objectives.

Reporting Relationship

This position reports directly to the Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Medical and Therapy Services.

Required Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
• Master's degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration, Public Health, Business, or related field (a Juris Doctor degree may be considered). If Master's degree is not in Nursing, a bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
• Two (2) years recent leadership experience, to include demonstrated leadership, management, communication, counseling, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and group process skills.
• Minimum of five (5) years of nursing experience with demonstration of progressive clinical competence.
• Nurse Leadership certification or completion of a nursing leadership certification within one (1) year of accepting this position or when eligible to certify, whichever comes first. Certification is expected to be maintained while in this leadership role. Examples include Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML) or Nurse Executive (NE-BC). The nursing leadership certification must be recognized by the Magnet Recognition Program and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• RESUME REQUIRED (for Both Internal & External Applicants): You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

Desired Qualifications

• Two (2) years recent supervisory experience in a healthcare setting; preferably in a medical-surgical or oncology care setting.
• Minimum of five (5) years of nursing experience with demonstration of progressive clinical competence in area of specialty. Recent experience in Nursing Management in a tertiary care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, interpret and analyze nursing practice in a procedure-focused area independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills including personnel management and the ability to perform as a role model for Nursing Staff.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a manner that fosters teambuilding and provides visionary direction for team members.
• Experience with change management process.
• Evidence of successful implementation of initiatives positively impacting and improving patient care outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, encourage and support a positive work environment.
• Experience with interest-based problem solving and negotiations.
• Expertise and familiarity with High Reliability Organization Skills training.
• Certified Nurse Manager and Leader Certification (CNML).

Work Schedule

• Hours: Full-time; FLSA status: Exempt
• Shift: Shift and hours will vary based on unit needs
• Location: University Hospital – 8A3

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day.
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings.