RN Nurse Director-Periop Services

Employment Type:Full time
Shift:Day Shift
Description:At Mercy One, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
Mercy One Dubuque is the leading hospital in the tri-states, offering the only comprehensive cardiology center and Level II regional neonatal intensive care unit in the area as well as the newly constructed Mercy One Dubuque Cancer Center. Other services include a trauma center, a CARF-accredited inpatient rehabilitation unit, orthopedics, retail pharmacies, palliative care and a wide range of outpatient and community services.

Mercy One operates two hospital-based skilled nursing units and a 40-bed nursing home.
In recognition of the strength of its nursing service and the overall quality of patient care, Mercy One Dubuque has been designated a Magnet hospital four consecutive times – the nation’s most prestigious award for nursing excellence. Join the Mercy One Dubuque team as the Nurse Director of Periop Services!

• Monday-Friday
• Day shift hours
• 8-hour days

The Nurse Leader (NL) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) accountable for leading, managing & advancing people, processes & / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The NL promotes & advocates for patients, nurses / colleagues & the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area (s) of expertise & assignment.

Provides operations & / or optimization leadership focus;
Directs clinical specialty (patient-facing) department(s) / area(s) or specialty non-clinical (non-patient facing) department(s) / area(s);
May provide leadership & direction through managers;
Balances between staff leadership, broader organizational direction & administration;
Accountable for the performance, regulatory readiness & results of a single large, strategic area / related disciplines or multiple small to medium-sized departments / areas / clinics in a small to medium-sized single functional domain within a limited geography.

• Our Trinity Health Culture:Knows, understands, incorporates &demonstrate sour Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions.
• Professional Nursing Practice:Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area. Supports safety by adhering to standards & acting as a champion role model. Accountable for personal learning & development byparticipatingin knowledge, skill & competency enhancing activities.
• Professional Nursing Process:Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice:
  Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate(ANA);
  Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative, collegial & supported by current & relevant evidence-based practices, science, trends & data (clinical & administrative) & patient care (AONL).
• Professional Leadership Practice:Inspires team to embrace the organization’s Mission, Values & Vision;
  Cultivates excellence by supporting growth & development of team;
  Advocates for continuous development with focus on mentoring & succession planning;
  Engages & fosters transpersonal teaching & learning in the context of the caring relationship;
  Embraces & encourages humanistic-altruistic values & behaviors;
  Advances nurses & others in the provision of quality-focused, patient-centered & relationship-based healthcare;
  Utilizes transformational leadership principles (Magnet);
  Leads team effectively through change, recognizing…