Nursing Director Med Surg

Conifer Health Solutions•Glendale, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Director Med Surg is responsible for the overall effective operation of the assigned Nursing department, acting as a department administrator. This role establishes and enforces policies, procedures, standards, and objectives, while directing and supervising staff and workflow. The position holds budgetary and fiscal accountability and is responsible 24 hours a day for the department's operations, supporting the hospital's mission, vision, goals, and objectives. Key focuses include patients, physicians, employees, volunteers, and the community as customers. The role involves ongoing accountability for the continuous assessment, improvement, coordination, and integration of department services and standards of care into the hospital’s primary function. Responsibilities include approving timekeeping, employee evaluations, meeting regulatory standards, approving supply orders, and department strategic planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management or related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements.
Five years experience in nursing management in a hospital setting with three years supervisory experience required.
Current Arizona Registered Nurse License.
Must be able to utilize independent decision-making skills in a wide variety of situations.
Requires a high degree of accuracy in the performance of varied responsibilities.
Personal computer skills required.
Frequent contact with employees, physicians, customers, community individuals and volunteers.
Must be self-motivated to complete work in a timely manner to meet deadlines.
Computer skills required.

Nice To Haves

For Wound Care: Training in wound care and hyperbaric therapy from a nationally recognized provider.
MSN
For Wound Care – WOCN

Responsibilities

Responsible for Budget preparation and adherence based on volume
Responsible for Supply Chain Management for Department needs
Monitor productivity/cost per unit of service on a regular basis to meet established budgetary guidelines.
As necessary establish and implement action plans when variances occur
Plans work assignments and resource allocation with full consideration of timeliness and financial impact
Support organization strategies to increase volumes
Mentors and develops staff
Complete timely 30 day stay interviews and 90 days and annual evaluations
Hires, terminates, trains, evaluates performance and supervises staff to provide professional, courteous and timely services
Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances
Promotes employee engagement thru staff participation in department operations and activities as measured thru employee engagement tools
Appropriately manages staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, adheres to organization's policies and procedures, including standards of behavior and safety guidelines
Enhances communication between various levels of staff, departments and customers to promote a caring and respectful work environment
Provides direction and delegation in a positive, professional manner and ensures follow-through
Cultivates and promotes staff expertise and knowledge relevant to the needs of the specific environment.
Assists with the formation, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, job descriptions, and competencies
Performs the necessary edits for Kronos time management system and payroll
Develops, reviews and updates policies and procedures, standards of care relevant to the department
Maintains and monitors JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity
Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals
Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience
Engage physicians to promote physician's relations as measured by physician satisfaction survey
Assists and/or promotes positive patient experience thru various stages of care as measured by patient satisfaction survey
Develops and implements actions plans to improve the overall patient satisfaction scores
Promotes excellence in patient experience
Interacts effectively and efficiently with management and staff to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
Assures proper function, maintenance and repair of all instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules
Serves as hospital representative on medical staff committees.
Participates in organization sponsored events
Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned