Nursing Director

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Nursing directs, plans, and coordinates service activities of professional nursing and auxiliary nursing personnel. Interprets facility policy and regulations to nursing personnel and ensures personnel compliance. Analyzes and evaluates nursing and related services to improve quality of patient care and better utilize staff time and abilities. Responsible for department budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs an intake assessment which includes obtaining and reviewing prior medical records and medical or program-related financial data, documenting a complete medical history, assessing cognitive/verbal skills and needs and identifying barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Makes frequent monitoring of patients for changes in health status after initiation of a new medication, a hospitalization or recent decline in function.
• Consults with CEO, CFO, and Medical Director routinely to support organizational mission and vision.
• Interacts with patients and families, clinical teams to promote individualized, person-centered, and recovery-oriented treatment.
• Creates and manages the department budget.
• Supervises, mentors, and evaluates all nursing staff.
• Maintains the standards of nursing practices.
• Oversees Infection Control to conduct risk assessment and documentation as outlined in our Policy #4007 Infection Control in Nursing Services.
• Oversight of Waived Testing.

Skills And Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from qualified nursing school and equivalent experience; master's degree preferred.
• State Registered Nursing license required along with 7-9 years nursing experience, minimum of five years supervisory experience preferred.
• Possesses strong leadership qualities and conflict-resolution skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrates group presentation skills and participates as a leader in meetings.
• Hires, directs, and evaluates nursing staff.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, and proprietary facility systems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.

TRAVEL

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.