NURSE EXECUTIVE (PEDIATRICS CLINIC)

Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.•Fort Defiance Agency, AZ

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About The Position

The Nurse Executive directs nursing operations and patient care in a pediatrics clinic, overseeing safe, high-quality, evidence-based care and supporting continuity of care from admission through discharge. The role assigns and evaluates staff work, manages schedules and workflow, provides staff direction and training, and maintains the clinical skills, licensure, and certifications needed to lead and assist with emergent nursing care. The position coordinates orientation, competency validation, ongoing education, infection prevention, safety, quality improvement, and compliance activities. It collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction; manages the department’s annual budget needs for supplies and equipment; participates in committees and goal-setting; and completes reporting, rounding, performance evaluations, and required CMS training. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Five years of clinical experience in an outpatient setting, including three years of pediatrics experience and two years of nursing leadership experience.
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
Valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in any U.S. state or territory.
Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and ability to maintain certification.
Valid American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and ability to maintain certification.
Valid American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification and ability to maintain certification.
Valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
Resume and references are required.
Applicants must email degree, transcripts, license, and certifications to the listed contact.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, and review work required to provide safe, quality, comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care.
Assign and direct staff tasks equitably and efficiently, considering staff skills, knowledge, and mix.
Provide staff instruction, training, daily direction, and performance feedback through huddles, chart audits, incident reports, direct observation, and surveys.
Identify opportunities to improve patient care and processes, and establish, review, and revise relevant policies and procedures.
Coordinate interdisciplinary care and continuity of services for patients and families from admission through discharge.
Plan and adjust schedules, assignments, and operations to meet objectives, priorities, deadlines, standards of care, and workflow needs.
Coordinate general orientation, ongoing education, staff competencies, credentialing, and department-specific competency assessment in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer and Clinical Education Department.
Ensure staff completion of mandatory annual in-services, certifications, and training; refer staff with identified training needs to appropriate resources.
Coordinate infection prevention, infection control, and safety activities; assist nursing staff in developing action plans to resolve safety concerns.
Participate in hospital committees, share meeting information with relevant staff and the Chief Nursing Officer, and submit reports in a timely manner.
Ensure compliance with the hospital QAPI Program, CMS Conditions of Participation, Health Care Financing Administration, Navajo Area Program requirements, and established CMS standards.
Participate in developing and implementing Standards of Care, age-specific care, and long- and short-term goals and policies.
Facilitate resource utilization to support health outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, and financial outcomes.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and patients and families to improve healthcare outcomes and support clinical guidelines and patient education.
Manage annual departmental budget needs by identifying and requesting necessary supplies and equipment.
Ensure timely completion of rounding and annual employee performance evaluations.
Complete required annual CMS training by the stated due dates.
Maintain required clinical skills, licensure, and certifications; assist with emergent nursing care and situations.
Perform other duties as assigned.