Director of Nursing
About The Position
The Director of Nursing (DON) works under the direction of the Vice President of Operations and in coordination with the Chief Operating Officer. The DON works with leadership to translate the organization’s mission and values into daily practice, contributes to the design and implementation of clinical workflows that promote safe, exceptional, quality patient care, and works with RN staff to revise policies and procedures. The role requires managing a demanding workload accurately, supervising assigned staff, and traveling across all OHCC sites. The DON leads clinical management and daily clinic operations; develops and implements nursing policies, staffing plans, and clinical training programs; and ensures alignment with the organization’s mission, values, philosophies, strategic plans, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based standards. The role oversees nursing-care quality, infection control, and emergency preparedness, and coordinates with providers and staff on patient access, coverage, standardized processes, and clinical best practices. The DON also supports reporting and program development by analyzing and presenting data, participating in regulatory and program site visits, delivering training and presentations, and helping executive leadership achieve operational objectives. The position requires maintaining current professional knowledge and skills through relevant in-service activities, continuing education, training events, conferences, and webinars.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required.
- Current Louisiana RN license.
- Minimum of 5–8 years of combined experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Public Health, master’s in health administration, or a similar field.
- Prior leadership experience within an ambulatory care setting or public health agency.
Responsibilities
- Ensure nursing practice and conduct meet professional, ethical, and applicable legislative requirements, FQHC standards, and Louisiana State Board of Nursing scope-of-practice requirements.
- Lead day-to-day clinic operations in alignment with the organization’s mission, values, philosophies, and strategic plans.
- Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, current laws, evidence-based standards, process improvements, and clinical best practices.
- Develop, maintain, implement, communicate, and monitor nursing policies and procedures.
- Resolve issues related to staffing and the use of facilities, equipment, and supplies.
- Coordinate with provider staff on patient access, coverage, and schedule management.
- Develop and administer an efficient, cost-effective clinic staffing plan.
- Develop training programs to support clinical competencies of nurses, medical assistants, and other clinical care team members.
- Manage relationships with nursing schools, professional organizations, and other relevant partners.
- Establish nursing-care quality standards and systems, policies, and procedures to meet them.
- Oversee the infection control program, including surveillance, data analysis, reporting, and development of policies and procedures.
- Implement the emergency preparedness program, including participating in executive management committee meetings and mock drills or tabletop exercises.
- Evaluate processes with clinic staff to assess and improve departmental performance.
- Serve as a resource on evidence-based measures for providers, nurses, and support staff.
- Coordinate with nursing staff and management to establish and implement standardized, evidence-based processes and protocols.
- Participate in regulatory or program site visits and preparedness activities as needed.
- Abstract, analyze, trend, and report data to committees using spreadsheets and graphs as indicated.
- Prepare and present in-service and training programs, and presentations on clinical care, quality, and regulatory topics.
- Support executive leadership in achieving operational objectives through recommendations, action plans, audits, trend identification, problem resolution, and system improvements.
- Maintain current knowledge, skills, and abilities by attending relevant in-service sessions, staff meetings, continuing education, community training events, conferences, and webinars.
- Perform other consistent duties as assigned and comply with agency policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
