Clinical Nursing Director; Diagnostic Radiology & Recovery Nursing

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Diagnostic Radiology & Recovery Nursing provides nursing support for the Diagnostic Imaging divisions in Radiology (CT, Ultrasound, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Breast Imaging, Cross Sectional procedures), pre- and post-procedure care for Interventional Radiology procedure patients and provides Radiology support at multiple Michigan Medicine ambulatory care sites. Patient populations range in age from pediatric to geriatric, and include inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory care sites.

Nursing staff in this unit provide focused, episodic care, from pre-op prep, to intra-procedural monitoring and administration of sedation/analgesia, to post-op recovery and patient/family education related to radiological exams and/or interventional procedures, as well as responding to emergency care calls in all areas of Radiology.

The Clinical Nursing Director in the Diagnostic Radiology & Recovery nursing unit is a key partner with Medical Division Directors, Radiology modality managers and the Director of Clinical Operations in providing patient- and family-centered care in a safe, efficient and timely manner, and actively collaborates with Radiology leadership in the development of annual budgets and activity forecasts; manages and provides variance reporting of activity, payroll, commodity and capital budgets, and participates in new program development and implementation.

This role assures implementation of patient care and quality assurance standards; plans, organizes, and evaluates clinical practice and educational activities. The Clinical Nursing Director provides professional nursing leadership and administrative direction for nursing practice for nurses, including Clinical Nurse Supervisor, RNs, and LPNs. This includes staff development programs and unit orientation to ensure compliance with practice standards, identifying and resolving unit operational problems and representing the unit on clinical area and hospital committees, maintaining compliance with Federal and State regulations regarding affirmative action, safety and patient care.

This individual participates as a member of the Radiology leadership team to provide and continually improve health care services and to support the mission and goals of the Health System.

The Clinical Nursing Director is responsible for the clinical practice of nursing personnel, nurse staffing, scheduling and administration of nursing, and provides supervision to clinical personnel. This role serves as the point of administrative and clinical leadership in a designated patient care unit for 24 hours, seven days a week. The Clinical Nursing Director provides coordination between management and patient care activities that is consistent with institutional goals and objectives and provides essential coordination between patient care units within the organizational structure of Nursing Services.

Develop and implement unit goals and objectives which include the establishment of standards of practice in patient care consistent with national professional and regulatory guidelines.

Integrate unit goals and objectives with Nursing goals and objectives. Advise and assist with the establishment of priorities and institutional program development.

Work closely with medical staff and other disciplines for…