Director Nurse | Obstetrics, Full-Time

Memorial Health•Marysville, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Nurse Director to join our collaborative team at Memorial Health! This role is responsible for the overall operation of the Obstetrics department. This includes policy and procedure development, payroll, staffing, departmental statistics, productivity reporting, capital and operational budgeting, performance evaluations, mandated employee training and competencies, recruiting and hiring of new employees, and personnel issues. The Nurse Director actively supports customer service and survey initiatives, creates and maintains a successful work environment, and plans, monitors, and evaluates the ongoing quality and appropriateness of patient care. They will suggest areas for system improvement within Nursing, lead improvement teams, and plan services in response to identified community needs. Ensuring compliance with regulatory services is also a key responsibility. The role may perform nursing duties as needed to ensure quality patient care, reviews literature for current developments to promote evidence-based nursing practice, and uses nursing theory to develop a philosophy and framework for providing nursing care. The Nurse Director consistently projects a positive professional image through appearance and behavior.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current registration in the State of Ohio
Two (2) years of supervisory nursing experience in the specialty of assignment with knowledge of the nursing process
Licensed as an RN in the State of Ohio
Completes twenty-four (24) contact hours of approved CE during each two (2) year licensure renewal period consistent with requirements of Ohio Board of Nursing
Maintains continuous certification in American Heart Association’s BLS certification
Maintains continuous NRP certification

Responsibilities

Overall operation of the Obstetrics department
Policy and procedure development
Payroll
Staffing
Departmental statistics
Productivity reporting
Capital and operational budgeting
Performance evaluations
Mandated employee training and competencies
Recruiting and hiring of new employees
Personnel issues
Supports customer service and survey initiatives
Creates and maintains a successful work environment
Plans, monitors and evaluates ongoing quality and appropriateness of patient care
Suggests areas for system improvement within Nursing
Leads improvement teams
Plans services in response to identified community needs
Ensures compliance with regulatory services
Performs nursing duties as needed to ensure quality patient care
Reviews literature for current developments to promote evidence based nursing practice
Uses nursing theory to develop a philosophy and framework for providing nursing care
Consistently projects positive professional image through appearance and behavior