Nurse Administrator - Gracewood Campus

Overview

Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Department of - DBHDD

Work hours:

7:00 a.m.

- 7:30 p.m.

• Manages, plans, organizes, and directs all nursing activities in assigned facility.
• Responsible for the quality of nursing care delivered in hospitals, public health facilities, and community based programs. Directs subordinate supervisors and staff.
• Coordinates response to disaster and emergencies.
• Develops and manages the budget and makes cost effective decisions.
• Develops policies, sets standards and plans objectives for the nursing program in accordance with established policies.
• Develops staffing patterns.
• Evaluates nursing standards and nurse protocols for all nursing programs. Initiates and participates in the development of community wide policy to improve the health status of the stakeholder. Interprets policies and communicates changes in regulations and procedures.
• Makes long-range plans and regularly reviews activities, problems and functions of services being delivered.
• Organizes and plans a systematic and continuous quality/performance improvement program for the practice of nursing.
• Oversees the collection of data for statistical records.
• Plans and directs the work of nursing or other professional staff and assures an adequate level of nursing care.
• Provides staff development including orientation, in-service training, workshops and continuing education for all levels of nursing staff. Reviews state, federal, and other regulatory standards information in order to direct the quality improvement activities and achieve compliance

Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of experience as Registered Nurse, two (2) years of which in an administrative or supervisory capacity and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse; or eight (8) years of experience at the lower level as a Registered Nurse (HCP
073) or position equivalent, two (2) years of which in an environment related to the area of assignment, three (3) years of which as a supervisor and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse.