DIRECTOR OF NURSING (RN)

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves policies and procedures relating to qualifications and employment of nursing staff.
• Revises as needed.
• Formulates and interprets nursing policy and procedures.
• Serves as nursing representative in accreditation process.
• Collaborates with organizational policy and revises and corrects as needed.
• Devises formal communication systems and monitors effectiveness.
• Serves as nursing representative in hospital planning meetings.
• Establishes and implements nursing policy and procedures.
• Provides administrative supervision to the Medical Records, Laboratory, Performance Improvement, and Pharmacy departments.
• Ensures the continuous and timely availability of nursing services to people served.
• Establishes, develops, and maintains performance standards of care of people served.
• Designs and evaluates delivery systems.
• Ensures nursing care objectives are established and met.
• Responsible for ensuring quality nursing care throughout facility and initiates corrective action when needed.
• Serves as liaison between nursing and the medical staff.
• Serves as nursing representative in Administrative meetings.
• Receives and responds appropriately to reports and recommendations of other committees concerned with patient care.
• Chairs nursing leadership to conduct nursing service function and review, conducts monthly nursing leadership meetings.
• Encourages nursing personnel to participate in staff education programs.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an approved program; graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Must have a current, unrestricted license to practice as Registered Nurse in the state where the facility is located.
• Maintains a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times.
• Four (4) years of direct work experience with two (2) years in a supervisory capacity.
• Must possess competence in the performance of the following services: crisis intervention, medical emergencies, physical assessment, medical nursing care, and psychiatric nursing care.
• Must have the ability to work without direct, immediate supervision in performing nursing diagnosis, and be able to provide appropriate follow through treatment.
• Excellent communication and team building skills.
• Able to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must be a United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident.