Nurse Director

About the role

The position is located at Department 34409 Navicent Health Medical Center - Nursing: Medical/Surgical IU 6. Full-time benefits eligible.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and acts on opportunities to gain competitive advantage and enhance organizational growth.
• Develops and updates well-defined strategic plan (goals and objectives) that are congruent with nursing organizational goals and directions.
• Develops evidence-based policies and procedures that are consistently applied and support the strategic plan of the organization.
• Enhances positive image of Advocate through community participation.
• Maintains an appropriate working environment where activities are planned and scheduled as well as assures proper distribution/utilization of personnel.
• Holds employees accountable for doing their part to achieve results.
• Engages in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Pursues formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes PI approach for process design and nurse sensitive indicators.
• Affirms regulatory quality control (QC) is completed/documented in a timely manner.
• Uses an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Affirms timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels.
• Values diversity of opinions, perspectives and approaches and encourages others to do the same.
• Appropriately addresses controversial issues that are in the organization's best interest.
• Sets clear guidelines and expectations for staff.
• Establishes effective interpersonal relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Networks with peers at the local, state and national levels through membership in professional organizations.
• Develops and implements customer (patient, physician, and staff) satisfaction/utilization programs and corrective actions.
• Proactively interacts with patients and families to assure care meets expectations.
• Participates in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Participates in formal education, certification, and other professional development opportunities.
• Obtains at least 12 hours of continuing education.
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary and shared governance approach to resolve problems.
• Ensures timely throughput patient processes via demonstration of “pull” behavior, effective/proactive discharge planning, utilization of visual and RFID technology to enable communication and flow, monitoring and intervening to assure appropriate turnaround time.
• Utilizes the change management process in implementing changes within the department, service line or organization.
• Assists department/service line in adapting to changing environment while ensuring appropriate workflow and time frames.
• Participates in pilot studies to evaluate innovative processes and techniques.
• Utilizes and role models effective communication techniques to deliver timely information relative to quality of service, goals and vision.
• Utilizes effective communication techniques through appropriate channels