Senior Director Nursing Operations and Patient Care Services

Senior Director Of Nursing Operations And Patient Care Services

The Senior Director of Nursing Operations and Patient Care Services is an active member of Med Star Health entity-based Division of Nursing's (DON) leadership/management team and is responsible for multiple defined areas of organized nursing services (clinical or administrative general or specialized). Maintains and demonstrates current knowledge of healthcare organizations and clinical practice providing leadership and expertise to professional nursing practice and the provision of quality healthcare delivery.

Creates and facilitates a learning environment and atmosphere of participative management within the framework of collaborative governance and shared decision-making. Contributes to the DON strategic plan and annual goals and is accountable for the implementation and attainment of these goals within the defined areas of responsibility. Promotes a culture in practice to assure the Med Star Health/hospital/entity mission of a Patient First environment and SPIRIT Values enhances productivity role engagement and job satisfaction.

The Senior Director of Nursing Operations and Patient Care Services is a Department Leader who assumes 24-hour administrative and leadership authority and responsibility for the management and direction of the operational personnel and financial activities of the specified division units or procedural areas. These functions are coordinated with the Executive Staff Hospital Leadership Medical Staff and others and are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and Med Star Health and entity's mission vision and values.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulates implements and interprets the philosophy objectives strategic plan goals standards of practice policies and procedures for the division of nursing. Assumes leadership for the planning development execution day-to-day operations and ongoing evaluation of patient care services within the assigned clinical areas/departments according to Med Star Health/entity mission vision and SPIRIT Values and Nursing's philosophy strategic plan and annual goals.
• Plans directs monitors and evaluates the nursing and patient care delivery systems to ensure the care performed exemplifies the Professional Nursing Practice Model; promotes continuous consistent efficient and accountable delivery of patient/family care; and adheres to the State Nursing Practice Act regulatory ethical and accreditation standards and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates responsibility for fiscal planning/financial management budget-related operational issues and oversight through advocacy budget development and allocation of resources. Engages in ongoing budgetary/productivity monitoring adherence to prescribed annual budget and assurance of adequate availability of personnel and other necessary resources to support the delivery of safe patient care and realization of organizational goals.
• Collaborates with senior leaders (system and entity-based) in strategic planning program development and execution of entity and divisional goals. Demonstrates accountability for quality safety and performance measures including nursing sensitive outcomes associate engagement and patient/family experience of care for areas/units of responsibility. Provides reports and statistical data related to the functioning of Nursing.
• Applies principles of cost effectiveness in resource utilization high reliability organization and culture of patient and associate safety. Upholds ethical principles and corporate compliance standards. Evaluates care incorporates quality improvement and patient experience data into departmental goals and implements appropriate changes improvements and action plans.
• Applies contemporary performance improvement frameworks and process improvement strategies in the development and implementation of priorities that ensure the achievement and sustainment of optimal clinical financial and administrative outcomes. Participates in capacity management patient throughput and other efforts to reduce patient length of stay. Collaborates with physician leaders and other departments/disciplines to facilitate timely patient's discharge and effective execution of strategic priorities.
• Acts as a liaison to hospital administration and as a nurse leader of entity-wide initiatives including service excellence quality and safety patient/family-centered care and patient experience. Collaborates with medical staff leaders physicians/providers and other associates to champion patient care and quality services that support optimal patient care outcomes promote success in the interdisciplinary model of care (IMOC) and its standards of excellence and demonstrate effective application of Contemporary Primary Nursing (CPN).
• Ensures that Magnet Recognition/Pathway to Excellence program structure and processes are implemented and maintained. Promotes and/or participates in…