Director, Nursing - Full-time, Executive Medicine Department - Miami, FL

Core Job Summary

The Director, Nursing administers the nursing program in a hospital or other medical facility to maintain standards of patient care. Moreover, the incumbent advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing services.

Core Job Functions

• Directs, oversees, and evaluates all nursing personnel and staff.
• Covers the activities of the department and guides staffing procedures.
• Sets objectives and long-term goals for the nursing department.
• Interprets policies and objectives of nursing service to staff and community groups.
• Recommends establishment or revisions of policies and develops organizational structure and standards of performance for legal compliance and high-quality standards.
• Controls budgets and monitors expenditures.
• Ensures that nurses are current in competencies, assessments, licensures, certifications, and annual training.
• Collaborates with other departments and professionals to streamline operations.
• Relying on extensive experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• Reports to upper management.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on university policy and procedures.

Core Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.
• Valid State of Florida RN license required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required.

Department Specific Job Summary

The Executive Health Department provides convenient and personalized attention to patients in our care. The Director, Nursing oversees all nursing services, daily clinical staffing and the efficient flow of patients receiving care and treatment throughout all Executive Health locations. The position reports to the Director, Executive Health and has a functional reporting relationship to the Department Administrator, the Assistant Vice President Nursing, Ambulatory and the Associate Chief Nursing Officer.

Department Specific Job Functions

• Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, supervising and performance management of all clinical staff.
• Provide leadership and expertise in performing clinical interventions and serve as mentor/trainer for clinical staff as needed.
• Ensure all staff meet mandatory continuing education requirements and yearly based competencies assessments.
• Create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.
• Establish effective interpersonal relationships with nurses, advanced practice providers, staff, clinical departments, and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Oversee all clinical schedules and arrange proper staff coverage for all locations as needed.
• Promote expectation among staff of cross coverage at all locations.
• Round on all clinical locations to supervise and monitor work performance in terms of patient care, staff regulations, and effective service.
• Collaborate with other members of the team, appreciating and valuing their contributions, and encouraging all to work at the top of their license/role, education and training for effective care and service to patients in the context of efficient use of resources.
• Utilize proper resources while maintaining a high level of customer service.
• Conduct on going utilization studies to improve efficiency.
• Optimize day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency, effectiveness, and engagement.
• Participate in regular performance improvement activities.
• Use performance and patient outcome data for continuous quality improvement.
• Develop policies, procedures, protocols, and standards of care to ensure legal compliance, high quality standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with physicians regarding patients to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Triage patient calls and assigns to the appropriate provider ensuring timely scheduling of appointments as needed.
• Perform physical examinations, make clinical assessments, diagnose and treat diseases, prescribe medications either independently or in collaboration with a physician.
• Perform phlebotomy, ear lavage, EKG, skin check, suture removal, and vaccine immunizations.
• Perform telehealth consultations or in person visits for established patients when provider is unavailable.
• Provide home visits for bed bound patients as needed.
• Provide onsite support as needed to all Executive Health clinics.
• Actively participates in quality assurance programs and initiates peer to peers for prior authorizations as needed for imaging and medications.
• Oversee In Baskets and nurse pools messages for all locations. Ensuring encounters are closed in a timely fashion according to department guidelines.
• Oversee refill and referral requests that come in via fax, call or In Basket message for all locations.
• Conduct monthly chart reviews for completeness and quality control and take appropriate action for any deficiencies.
• Establish and initiate care with home health agency referrals.
• Receive patient, family and employee grievances and refers information to appropriate leader as needed.
• Notifies leadership of urgent concerns as appropriate.
• Maintain and order supplies, equipment, and immunizations for the clinics as needed.
• Establish and maintain relationships with clinical vendors as needed to ensure accounts are set up, invoices are paid and any issues are addressed accordingly.
• Maintain high level of familiarity with systems and equipment that support clinical and business functionality.
• Participate in departmental and/or system level taskforces, workgroups, and committees as appropriate to refine team goals and objectives to ensure ongoing continuous improvements to care delivery model.
• Lead team through emergencies and ensure proper operating procedures and reporting process are followed.
• Adapt to changing work demands and environment.
• Anticipate potential problems and assist in the development of contingency plans.
• Partner with leadership on new clinic openings by reviewing floor plans for optimal operational workflow, ordering equipment, recruiting, and training new staff, and providing onsite support during opening.
• Work closely with leadership on annual clinical budget preparations by identifying equipment and supply needs and assistance with financial matters as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from accredited nursing program preferred.
• Valid State of Florida APRN license preferred.
• DEA license.
• BLS license.