Director of Nursing Job Mesa area,Arizona USA,Nursing

Job Title

Director of Nursing ? Interim - Hospital

Status

Exempt

Lines of Authority

This position is supervised by the Hospital Administrator and receives clinical oversight from the Medical Director and Psychiatric Nursing Director. Supervises directs all nursing personnel. Provides clinical guidance to all personnel.

Special Populations

SMI
Children/Adolescent
Substance Abuse
DD

Position Summary

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the management of the nursing department at ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital and for the direction and supervision of all nursing functions and activities. The Director of Nursing is also responsible for the quality of customer care and ensures that sufficient and competent personnel carry out the functions of nursing services. Administrative responsibilities include planning and managing nursing services, evaluating staff, and resource allocation.

Duties

and Responsibilities

Adhere to personnel policies and comply with agency requirements for ethical and professional behavior.

Assessment:

Collects and analyzes data to determine staffing patterns and overall nursing staffing plans. Participates in hiring of personnel to maintain a nursing unit that is adequately staffed.
Reviews work schedules, assignments and customer classifications.
Recommends changes in personnel and assignments accordingly.
Attends morning rounds.
Investigates complaints and takes appropriate action.
Together with the infection control nurse assesses the nursing care environment and equipment to sustain high standards of cleanliness, safety and infection control.
Conducts nursing assessments as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
Develops nursing care plans as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise staff.
Evaluates nursing care and trains staff in these procedures.
Performs skilled nursing care and therapies as needed and demonstrates skill in order to supervise, evaluate and train nursing staff.

Planning:

Serves as a manager participant in ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policy development.
Organizes, plans and directs nursing functions and activities together with administration.
Establishes philosophy goals, objectives, standards, policies and procedures for the nursing department.
Coordinates nursing salary with ChangePoint Administration.
Coordinates with Human Resources to develop job descriptions as needed.
Develops and maintains an effective patient classification system.
Develops a fair and objective system for evaluation of work performance.
Promotes growth and development of personnel through skills training and education and in‑service workshops.
Serves on committees including, but not limited to, Hospital Administration, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality/UR, Infection Control and nursing staff meetings.

Implementation:

Meets regularly with Psychiatric Clinical Director to discuss department objectives, staffing needs, and ChangePoint Psychiatric Hospital policies.
Maintains compliance with standards, policy and procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
Interprets policies and procedures to personnel and monitors for proper implementation.
Establishes, documents and implements an acuity plan that establishes nursing personnel necessary to meet patient acuity for the hospital and CSU.
Interviews and makes recommendation to the Hospital Administrator regarding employee status.
Keeps informed and up to date in all aspects of nursing care.

Evaluation:

Evaluates and analyzes incident reports and takes appropriate action.
Continually monitors and evaluates the care given, results from review of charts, care plans and other sources.
Oversees continual corrective and follow‑up action where deficient.
Monitors and evaluates performance of registry personnel.
Evaluates the effectiveness of problem‑solving techniques.
Constantly evaluates attitudes, morale, interpersonal relationships and promotes ways to improve in these areas.
Evaluates and oversees that nursing process is carried out in a continuous manner with all patients.
Determines staffing patterns; assists in the determination of the qualifications, competence and responsibilities of nursing services staff; and participates in…