Nursing Director- Telemetry

About the organization

Saint Mary’s Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, is an award-winning team dedicated to quality, compassion, and community. With a 116-year history, Saint Mary’s serves Northern Nevada with inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America’s Best 250 Hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program. The health system also operates a fully integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics.

Responsibilities

• Assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all nursing service functions within Telemetry unit(s).
• Supervises, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
• Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
• Assumes 24-hour accountability for the departments.
• Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the unit and effectively utilizes nursing personnel, time, and resources for the unit.
• Directly accountable to the CNO or Administrator.
• Consults and communicates with staff, physicians, and administration both written and verbally on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Assumes house supervisory responsibilities as assigned, including responding to codes throughout the hospital, assessing and charting, and following through with appropriate documentation.
• Oversees the provision of patient care for adolescent, adult, and older adult patients.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state registered nurse license.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Tele RN (PCCN) or (CCRN) or Medical Surgical Certified (ANCC) certificate(s) upon hire, preferred.
• A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
• Minimum of three years of continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting preferred.
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• MSN preferred.
• Facility Specific: Current PALS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

Full-time, Day shift.