Director - Med/Surg/Peds and CCU

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the operations of the Medical/Surgical/Pediatrics and Critical Care Units.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation.
• Serves as a clinical and professional role model for staff and demonstrates leadership consistent with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Collaborates with physicians, nursing leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to achieve organizational and departmental goals.
• Oversees staffing plans to ensure appropriate coverage based on patient volume, acuity, and organizational productivity expectations.
• Makes decisions to develop, implement, and evaluate departmental goals, quality initiatives, and performance improvement activities.
• Monitors productivity metrics and develops action plans when targets are not achieved.
• Identifies opportunities to improve operational efficiency, optimize staffing resources, and reduce premium labor utilization.
• Investigates patient safety concerns and implements corrective action plans as appropriate.
• Maintains survey readiness and ensures compliance with CMS, state, and organizational requirements.
• Develops annual operating, capital, and FTE budgets and manages departmental resources within approved budget parameters.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient, employee, and organizational information.
• Participates in leadership meetings, committees, and organizational initiatives as assigned.
• Serves in administrative on-call responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school for professional nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Iowa.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of acute care nursing experience, including medical-surgical and/or critical care nursing.
• Previous leadership, supervisory, charge nurse, or management experience preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, productivity management, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance preferred.