Chief Nursing Officer

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Petersburg, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is one of 12 inpatient facilities operated by the
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center, located in Petersburg, Virginia, is a 94-bed
medical facility providing acute medical diagnoses, skilled care, intermediate
care, and long-term care to individuals receiving services in DBHDS facilities
and within the community that have intellectual and/or developmental
disabilities. Admissions to HWDMC are generally either permanent placement or
special hospitalization. Patients typically come to HWDMC as a special
hospitalization for step-down to stabilize, post-surgery rehabilitation, or
long-term care.

Hiram W. Davis Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Full-Time Chief
Nursing Officer to join our team. The Chief Nursing Officer will be responsible
for organizing, directing all operational and clinical functions of the Nursing
Department. The Chief Nursing Officer provides clinical leadership in the
operations of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Nursing Facility (NF) and acute
general medical (GM). The role will ensure that qualified nursing staff are
available to provide nursing care 24 hours a day. The position will also
maintain accreditation and certifications of regulating organizations. Th Chief
Nursing Officer develops policies, procedures, strategic planning, budget
planning, and goal achievement for the Nursing Department. The role also
directly supervises all Nursing Supervisors.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Extensive experience in professional and progressive nursing management and administration.
• Experience in a hospital and/or Skilled/Long-Term Care inpatient facility with demonstrated effectiveness in management, supervision, teaching, and/or consultation of varied nursing disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Concentration in psychiatric nursing.
• Clinical, administrative, and management experience in a hospital setting.
• Advanced degree in nursing, or nursing administration.
• Knowledge of CMS/VDH, The Joint Commission and Virginia Board of Nursing regulations

Responsibilities

• Directs all clinical functions of the Department of Nursing by ensuring the entire Nursing Department through Shift Supervisors by providing the highest standard of care and ensuring the resident care delivery is based on compliance with all regulatory standards.
• Ensures adherence to nursing policies and procedures that are current and accurate. Communicates and interprets nursing philosophy, practice standards and policies to nursing personnel, hospital administration and other clinical and non-clinical department heads.
• Makes frequent rounds on each nursing unit (to include all 3 shifts) to ascertain the quality of care given by personnel and discusses patient's care with staff, stays abreast of resident/patient care information for resolution of problems related patient care issues, and ascertain unit operation for resolution of problems related to staff and other departments.
• Ensures Nursing department compliance with license, orientation, yearly mandatory trainings, competencies, and other identified required documents.
• Oversee the regulatory compliance on care delivery by ensuring self-awareness of current standards through research, seeking assistance from the PI Director and by participating in the workgroup initiatives and ensuring staff awareness and staff compliance of the current, standards including enforcement of established plans of corrections and audits.
• Evaluates performance of Nursing Supervisors based on their compliance and enforcement of CMS/VDH and Joint Commission regulations.
• Establishes and promotes harmonious working relationship, teamwork, and collaborative behavior among all Nursing Supervisors, and other assigned positions.
• Works with the hospital's Joint Commission (JC) accreditation and VA Department of Health (Medicare/Medicaid) certification preparation processes.

Benefits

• DBHDS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including your choice of health plans, paid life insurance, retirement plans, 13 paid holidays, annual leave, family personal leave, sick leave, employee discount programs, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed