Director of Nursing

AMSURG•, MA

91d

About The Position

The Director of Nursing is responsible for analyzing and evaluating nursing care to improve quality of care. This role involves coordinating patient care with physicians and anesthesia providers, identifying and solving problems, and responding to emergency situations while maintaining competency. The Director of Nursing will analyze clinical documentation to ensure Center policies and procedures are followed. Additionally, this role monitors FTE utilization for cost-effective scheduling, shares knowledge from continuing education with staff, and prepares clinical staffing schedules. The Director works with the Center Leader to evaluate suggestions, grievances, and processes for improvement, and promotes adherence to safety policies and procedures. This position oversees the care, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and maintenance of instruments, supplies, and equipment, and ensures OSHA requirements are met. The Director actively participates in center committees, meetings, and activities, shares input on goals, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Ability to analyze and evaluate nursing care to improve quality of care.
Ability to coordinate patient care with physicians and anesthesia providers.
Ability to identify and problem solve.
Ability to respond to Emergency situations and maintains competency.
Ability to analyze clinical documentation to ensure Center policies and procedures are followed.
Ability to monitor FTE utilization to promote cost-effective scheduling practices.
Ability to share knowledge gained in continuing education with staff.
Ability to prepare clinical staffing schedules in accordance with daily assignments and duties.
Ability to ensure staff are cross trained (as appropriate) to provide a productive and efficient work environment.
Ability to work with Center Leader to evaluate suggestions, grievances and processes to identify opportunities to improve.
Ability to promote adherence to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities.
Ability to work with Center Leader to implement best practices.
Ability to oversee the care, cleaning, high level disinfection, sterilization and required maintenance of instruments, supplies and equipment.
Ability to identify and report deficiencies in services.
Ability to ensure OSHA requirements are met by healthcare team.
Ability to actively participate in center committees, meetings, in-services and activities.
Ability to share input regarding short and long term goals.
Ability to perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Analyze and evaluate nursing care to improve quality of care.
Coordinate patient care with physicians and anesthesia providers.
Identify and problem solve.
Respond to Emergency situations and maintains competency.
Analyze clinical documentation to ensure Center policies and procedures are followed.
Monitor FTE utilization to promote cost-effective scheduling practices.
Share knowledge gained in continuing education with staff.
Prepare clinical staffing schedules in accordance with daily assignments and duties.
Ensure staff are cross trained (as appropriate) to provide a productive and efficient work environment.
Work with Center Leader to evaluate suggestions, grievances and processes to identify opportunities to improve.
Promote adherence to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities.
Work with Center Leader to implement best practices.
Oversee the care, cleaning, high level disinfection, sterilization and required maintenance of instruments, supplies and equipment.
Identify and report deficiencies in services.
Ensure OSHA requirements are met by healthcare team.
Actively participate in center committees, meetings, in-services and activities.
Share input regarding short and long term goals.
Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.