RN / Director Nursing Practice

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.•Tallahassee, FL

66d

About The Position

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only: Level II Trauma Center Primary Stroke Center Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Pediatric Intensive Care The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices. Job Summary: Responsible for Clinical Division functions, e.g., communications, program management, research, professional development, and team relations. Plans individually and collectively to determine nursing care's future direction via nursing practice improvement. Collaborates with other clinicians to ensure systems are appropriate and adequate to support nursing and patient care. Works with nursing supervisors, managers, and directors to ensure departmental direction continuity and consistency across shifts. Coaches, mentors, and role models. Keeps current regarding nursing and health care trends for nursing practice integration. Promotes nursing practice improvement. Fosters a milieu supporting nurse training and skills development. Responsible for developing an evidence-informed nursing practice improvement program throughout nursing units in accordance with the nursing service's philosophy and the hospital's mission. Plans and directs nurse leaders in nursing practice improvement plans. Implements and monitors the plan continuously (as it develops) to provide reinforcement or make needed changes. Completes gap assessments; recommends actions to close nursing practice and care delivery gaps. Identifies opportunities to improve patient safety; participates in projects and programs designed to reduce error and improve safety. Oversees clinical aspects of the Centralized Telemetry Surveillance Center (department 7030) and Infection Prevention (IP) Wound Care Consulting (department 6259).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Three (3) years of relevant work experience
Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure]

Nice To Haves

Master's (or other graduate) degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

Responsible for Clinical Division functions, e.g., communications, program management, research, professional development, and team relations.
Plans individually and collectively to determine nursing care's future direction via nursing practice improvement.
Collaborates with other clinicians to ensure systems are appropriate and adequate to support nursing and patient care.
Works with nursing supervisors, managers, and directors to ensure departmental direction continuity and consistency across shifts.
Coaches, mentors, and role models.
Keeps current regarding nursing and health care trends for nursing practice integration.
Promotes nursing practice improvement.
Fosters a milieu supporting nurse training and skills development.
Responsible for developing an evidence-informed nursing practice improvement program throughout nursing units in accordance with the nursing service's philosophy and the hospital's mission.
Plans and directs nurse leaders in nursing practice improvement plans.
Implements and monitors the plan continuously (as it develops) to provide reinforcement or make needed changes.
Completes gap assessments; recommends actions to close nursing practice and care delivery gaps.
Identifies opportunities to improve patient safety; participates in projects and programs designed to reduce error and improve safety.
Oversees clinical aspects of the Centralized Telemetry Surveillance Center (department 7030) and Infection Prevention (IP) Wound Care Consulting (department 6259).