Director of Nursing, Acute Care

UNC Health•Goldsboro, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Nursing, Acute Care is responsible for planning, designing, coordinating, and evaluating Acute Care Nursing, Cardiopulmonary, and the Emergency Department. The Director also provides input, coordination, and ongoing financial oversight of departmental budgets. The role ensures safe, effective, high-quality services that meet regulatory and accreditation requirements; leads improvement and strategic initiatives; oversees financial stewardship; and manages recruitment, development, performance, and retention of staff. The position is full-time, onsite, and scheduled as a day job at Wayne UNC Health Care, with 40 standard hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
Seven years of relevant work experience, including at least five years in a management role.
In-depth knowledge of nursing practices relevant to the area of specialty.
In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations and legislation.
Solid decision-making and critical-thinking skills.
Proven leadership qualities, including maturity, job knowledge, professionalism, and communication skills to lead, guide, and motivate others.
Excellent interpersonal and customer-service skills.
Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
Proficiency with EMR and ability to learn new software rapidly.
Ability to stand, walk, and meet the physical requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

Ensure services are safe, effective, and compliant with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Analyze sentinel events and errors, and develop and implement strategies to address contributing conditions.
Monitor unit performance and work-product quality, and ensure performance scores improve.
Maintain familiarity with applicable rules, regulations, and accreditation issues; ensure the work unit complies and participate in compliance monitoring and improvement activities.
Align work-unit goals with organizational strategic direction and participate in forming departmental strategic goals.
Support organizational initiatives and use appropriate administrative, clinical, and financial systems.
Use quantitative skills for data analysis and lead change efforts to improve work quality.
Develop and submit budget requests by required deadlines; monitor and analyze budget trends.
Implement strategies to increase revenue, decrease costs, and manage personnel, supply, and equipment resources cost-effectively.
Adjust operations as needed to achieve goals and budget projections, and identify opportunities for productivity, cost savings, and revenue generation.
Recruit, select, hire, coach, and take appropriate corrective action with staff in accordance with policies and procedures.
Maintain accountability for annual staff competency assessments.
Foster an environment that supports staff retention and learning.
Provide accurate annual performance feedback and opportunities for staff to set development goals.
Conduct and document recurring staff meetings to communicate pertinent information, including policy and procedure changes.
Encourage staff to celebrate successes, express concerns, and identify improvement opportunities.
Implement employee-satisfaction strategies, including involving employees in decision-making.