Director of Nursing

Shriners Hospitals for Children•Lexington, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is seeking a Director of Nursing for their Ambulatory Surgery Center. This role holds administrative authority and responsibility for patient care services, policies, procedures, evidence-based nursing standards, and compliance with the Nurse Practice Act. The Director reports directly to the site administrator and indirectly to the Regional Nurse Executive and System Chief Nursing Officer. This position involves maintaining strong relationships with various stakeholders, including the Board of Governors, site leadership, physicians, and department leaders. Key functions include developing and evaluating short and long-term goals for nursing and assigned departments, directing and planning process improvements in patient care, and ensuring care aligns with the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) Professional Practice Model. The role also emphasizes effective communication, staying informed about legislation affecting nursing practice, and acting as a resource for nursing standards and practices within the ambulatory center. As part of the Senior Leadership team, the Director contributes to the site’s strategic plan, policy formulation, and committee participation. They will provide administrative coverage in the administrator's absence and represent the site in community educational programs. Leadership involves mentoring and guiding patient care leaders and staff, role-modeling professional practice, and coaching the leadership team. Collaboration with site leadership is crucial for developing patient safety initiatives, quality improvement strategies, and enhancing patient and employee satisfaction. The Director will embrace shared decision-making, conduct frequent patient care rounds, provide timely feedback, and foster harmonious relationships. Budgetary oversight, development, allocation, and administration for assigned departments are key responsibilities, ensuring quality management within resource constraints. This includes analyzing complex data, developing and implementing nursing care plans aligned with the organization's mission, evaluating patient care services and staffing, and managing human resources through workforce planning, performance management, and identifying future needs. The Director will also participate in interviewing key leadership positions and collaborate on the selection and evaluation of information technology to support patient care.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Related Field
RN Licensure in state of practice
Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC) within two years of hire
5+ years of experience in a Pediatric/Ambulatory Care/Surgery Center
4+ years of nursing leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Nursing Leadership Certification(s)

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and evaluates long and short-term goals for nursing and assigned departments.
Directs, plans, and facilitates process improvements in patient care in a safe, consistent environment that promotes quality care and optimal patient outcomes within the constraints of available resources.
Maintains awareness of legislation affecting nursing practice and implements practice or process changes as needed.
Acts as a resource person for the ambulatory center related to nursing standards and practices.
Participates in the development, monitoring and execution of the site’s strategic plan demonstrating systems thinking and change management skills.
Contributes to planning, decision making, and policy formulation in collaboration with unit/department leaders.
Attends/holds membership on site and medical staff committees as appropriate.
Attends Board of Governors and physician meetings to report on activities of nursing and assigned departments.
Provides administrative coverage in the absence of the administrator.
Participates in community educational programs and meetings as the site’s representative.
Leads/directs Patient Care Services (PCS) team by providing leadership, mentoring and guidance to patient care leaders and staff using principles of management.
Identifies needed changes, facilitates/directs the change and role models positive attitude toward change.
Role models professional nursing practice and behaviors.
Coaches (PCS) leadership team in leadership principles.
Collaborates with members of the site’s leadership team.
Identifies, develops, and facilitates patient safety initiatives, quality improvement strategies, nursing and employee satisfaction initiatives and other programs to maintain and improve the patient-focused culture of assigned departments and services.
Embraces shared decision making by energizing staff and others in decision making that is patient and family centered in an environment that is conducive to discussion and opinion sharing.
Makes unit/department and patient rounds frequently to keep channels of communication open.
Gives appropriate feedback in a timely manner to questions.
Promotes and facilitates harmonious relationships among assigned personnel, the Medical Staff, patient and public, and acts as liaison between assigned departments and other departments of the ambulatory surgery center.
Responsible for oversight, development, allocation, and administration of the budget for assigned departments, based on past requirements, forecasted patient care needs, best practice, available resources and for quality management.
Reads, analyzes, and interprets the most complex data documents.
Develops, implements, and assures the organization's plan for providing nursing care and other assigned patient care services in accordance with the mission / vision of the organization.
Evaluates problems and concerns in the patient care services areas and overall site in terms of ensuring safe, effective, quality patient care, and staffing.
Manages human resources via workforce planning, employment decisions, reward & recognition for exemplary performance, performance issue management, identification of current/future needs and skill sets.
Participates in the interview process of key leadership positions.
Assists in the selection, implementation and evaluation of information technology assuring optimal support of patient care function in collaboration with system and other site leaders.