Administrative Director - Nursing Operations - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health•St. Petersburg, FL
•Onsite

About The Position

The Administrative Director for Nursing Operations serves on hospital committees and collaborates with Orlando Health leadership, the Hospital President and administration, the hospital management team, hospital medical staff leadership, and the medical staff. The role monitors quality and budgeting standards, ensures patient satisfaction, and manages operations to achieve hospital and organization-wide goals. It provides direction and oversight for multiple operational areas and/or multiple department leaders. The position is located at Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an approved school of nursing.
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a graduate degree in business or a health-related field.
  • Current registered nurse license in Florida or through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); NEA-BC required within two years.
  • Two years of experience managing an acute-care or outpatient setting.

Nice To Haves

  • Depending on the assigned patient population, one or more of the following certifications may be required: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS), or Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC).

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the environment and recommend actions to ensure patient comfort, safety, and compliance with standards of care and regulatory or governing-body requirements.
  • Plan, lead, organize, direct, and evaluate patient-care delivery to achieve sustained outcomes.
  • Promote patient and team-member safety, reliable processes, and quality outcomes.
  • Support workplace diversity and participate in organizational policy formulation and decision-making.
  • Implement continual improvement to measure performance against established nursing and patient-care standards.
  • Help leaders and team members understand and implement change.
  • Develop and maintain an effective, efficient nursing delivery model that reflects patient and family needs and achieves desired outcomes.
  • Integrate technology to improve patient care and team-member workload.
  • Manage team members, including recruitment, development, retention, supervision, evaluation, and productivity.
  • Apply sound business practices, operational excellence, financial principles, and organizational financial targets to departmental projects and budgets.
  • Develop capital and operating budgets and monitor operating expenses to meet financial and operational benchmarks.
  • Ensure evidence-based nursing practices are developed, implemented, and evaluated in alignment with nursing research and organizational and national standards.
  • Demonstrate initiative and situational leadership, and communicate and promote effective change.
  • Ensure an exceptional patient experience and serve as a liaison between team members and administration.
  • Maintain professional proficiency and participate in professional organizations; support team-member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
  • Hold self and staff accountable to ethical principles, corporate compliance, standards of practice, and Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values.
  • Manage human resources functions, including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
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