Nursing Director, Neuro+ Division

OhioHealth•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Nursing Director ensures quality patient care by nursing personnel and other staff in the designated area through effective planning, organization, and evaluation of material, fiscal, and human resources. The position integrates the Nursing Philosophy with OhioHealth’s mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives in department operations. It provides direction and supervision to managers, nurse administrators, and other specialty roles, and collaborates with the CNO to support one standard of professional nursing care and practice across the organization. The role has 24-hour accountability for patient-care operations across a division or service line comprising multiple nursing or patient-care areas. It leads staff and managers, supports organizational planning and service-line growth, oversees budgets and resources, and works with other departments to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care. The director also promotes safe, culturally competent care and a healthy work environment. The position provides executive-level leadership in nursing practice, education, professional development, and research. It advances quality improvement, outcome measurement, evidence-based practice, and the integration of research into care and management systems. It also supports staff development and professional learning.

Requirements

Master’s degree with a focus in Nursing.
Graduate degree in nursing or a related field from a program that includes organizational science and management concepts.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Ohio.
Five years of management experience.
Three years of clinical nursing experience in a health-care setting.
Knowledge of administrative concepts, organizational behavior, change management, planning and budgeting, nursing practice standards, process management and improvement, program development, evidence-based concepts, legal and ethical matters, and healthcare computer applications.
Knowledge of health-care economics, health and public policy, consumer health issues, and health-care evaluation and outcome measures.
Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal communication, written communication, and adult-learning-principles skills.

Responsibilities

Ensure the ongoing delivery of patient care across a division or service line, with 24-hour accountability for multiple nursing or patient-care units.
Oversee daily operations and provide leadership and guidance to managerial and support staff.
Participate in strategic planning, service-line growth, and practice innovation.
Help staff identify and resolve ethical and interdepartmental issues; participate in process improvement and root-cause analysis.
Guide managers on performance-related issues and establish clinical, scholarly, and administrative nursing goals and processes.
Monitor and recommend nursing productivity levels and participate in planning, acquiring, allocating, and evaluating human, material, and financial resources.
Develop and administer annual capital and operating budgets within the area of responsibility; review variances and take corrective action.
Collaborate with other departments to ensure efficient and effective patient-care activities.
Maintain clinical and administrative records and reports that meet regulatory and licensing standards and support administrative decision-making.
Promote workforce diversity, culturally competent care, and a safe and healthy working environment.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating organizational policies, procedures, and programs at the executive level, and in organizational committees and decision-making.
Interpret and implement organizational philosophy, objectives, and standards; identify methods and monitor achievement.
Promote an environment in which registered nurses govern their practice and provide effective, efficient, safe, and compassionate care.
Foster participative management and collegial relationships; collaborate across professional disciplines and build interdepartmental relationships.
Serve as a professional role model and mentor to help motivate, recruit, and retain staff.
Identify methods to achieve and monitor compliance with regulatory requirements.
Manage nursing practice, nursing education and professional development, and nursing research for the service line.
Implement and maintain programs to measure, assess, and improve the quality and appropriateness of nursing care; evaluate department services.
Support outcome measurement and evidence-based practice, using data to initiate quality and process improvements.
Participate in developing and evaluating nursing standards, policies and procedures, job descriptions, competency assessments, and documentation systems.
Evaluate patient-care services for safety, outcomes, effectiveness, cost, and social impact.
Support research and the dissemination and integration of research findings and evidence-based guidelines and practices; advocate for research resources.
Identify suitable areas of clinical and administrative inquiry for nurse researchers and define and monitor measures aligned with organizational goals.
Maintain professional competencies through education, leadership programs, and participation in professional and community organizations.
Promote learning and staff participation in internal and external educational activities; support managers’ administrative, leadership, and managerial development.