Nursing Services Director

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Nursing Performance in all aspects of care delivery and professional practice.
• Responsible for acquiring and allocating human, material, and financial resources for the functions of the service line.
• Performs all duties of a manager to the leadership of the individual departments including setting goals and objectives, monitoring progress and performance, providing feedback. Leads, manages and supports the leaders of these departments.
• Accountable for ongoing analysis, evaluation and strategic planning for med/surg and surgical services departments, staff development, front line staff orientation and nurse residency program that includes staff clinical competencies, standards of behavior and patient experience.
• Evaluates, coaches and disciplines staff performance as needed.
• Conducts regularly scheduled department meetings and communication
• Attends and participates in committee meetings, educational programs and in service meetings as required.
• Establishes, implements, evaluates goals and objectives for the Inpatient Services Department.
• Collaboration in development and accountability for implementation and compliance to hospital and intra and interdepartmental work flows, procedures, policies.
• Identifies, addresses, resolves and responds to issues/problems through cooperation, collaboration and teamwork both intra and interdepartmentally.
• Reviews department performance and effects changes as needed to improve services streamline workflows and assure compliance with regulatory standards and good clinical practice.
• Prepares, monitors and adjusts annual operating budget.
• Establishes, implements, reviews and consults with appropriate disciplines to maintain updated policies and procedures current with accepted professional standards, current literature and practice.
• Maintains records, reports, statistics, and budgetary information for administrative and regulatory review
• Develops and maintains job descriptions and scope of practice for department personnel
• Demonstrates working knowledge of potential safety legal and liability issues
• Maintains personal and staff professional growth and development.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Requires 5 years RN clinical hospital experience with minimum of 3 years recent management experience or related experience.

• Current Iowa RN License