Director, Nursing, Patient Care Services, Med Surg and ICU - Newark Wayne Community Hospital & Clifton Springs Hospital

Director, Nursing

Location:

Newark

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday, 8am - 4:30pm, Administrative On-Call Requirement.

Summary:

This position is responsible for fulfilling the mission of the Rochester Regional Health clinical programs. Works with each Medical Director and physician staff to assure the delivery of state of the art clinical care. Operationalizes the core RRH values by developing and sustaining an environment which supports excellence in clinical practice and the care of the patients in all settings. Facilitates both clinical education and clinical investigation to advance the art and science of professional nursing practices.

Promotes the development of nurse professionals, technicians and support staff. Ensures consistency in the implementation of the philosophy of nursing and nursing standards of care.

• Develops and sustains an environment that supports excellence in clinical practice and patient care.
• Communicates and models RRH values for patient care, clinical education and clinical investigation.
• Demonstrates the core values of all leadership positions: open communication, mutual respect, and collaboration.
• Anticipates and communicates change in the health care environment, and interprets implications for the patient care unit. Encourages creativity and innovation in response to a need for change. Provides leadership for the change process.
• Maintains a safe and caring environment for patients and staff; one conducive to positive health teaching and health maintenance.
• Develops programs and strategies to monitor the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes.
• Establishes the unit-based continuous improvement program. Facilities the identification of quality indicators that are most pertinent to the unit's patient care goals.
• Consults with patients and families through clinical nurse requests direct family request and/or direct assessment of patient/family response to nursing care.
• Continuously reevaluates the effectiveness of the department's clinical program. Makes changes as indicated.
• Promotes collaboration with medical and administrative colleagues in establishing patient care goals.
• Facilitates joint planning with own staff, peers, and colleagues to develop programs to improve patient care and/or meet the needs of changing patient populations.
• Role models and assists clinical nurses to problem solve with medical staff and to establish mutual goals for individual patients.
• Participates in the house-staff training program as appropriate for the clinical area.
• Ensures that the philosophy, standards and policies of the RGHS affiliates are translated into action on the dialysis units.
• Assures there is a unit resource available to clinical nursing staff and others involved in the delivery of patient care.
• In collaboration with CNO and peers, holds decision-making authority for all department programs and activities.
• Collaborates in establishing expectations for other departments in relation to the services needed.
• Facilitates the experience of and ensures understanding and adherence to unit standards.
• Allocates human and material resources to achieve clinical care goals.
• Develops the long-term staffing pattern, personnel complement needs and recruitment plan for unit. Submits accompanying data and rationale to support these recommendations to Sr. leadership.
• Prepares, monitors, and maintains approved salary and wage budget, supply and expense operating budget and capital equipment budget.
• Utilizes clinical knowledge and information to articulate the activities of the unit in relation to the allocation of resources.
• Is knowledgeable about issues in health care economics that directly or indirectly affect cost/quality assessment on the patient units.
• Selects and develops staff to meet patient care goals.
• Assumes responsibility for the selection of staff with authority to hire, evaluate, counsel or terminate as necessary.
• Provides guidance to clinical nurses in identifying developmental needs and strategies that foster effective problem solving, collaboration, consultation, sound clinical judgment, and leadership.
• Assures the development of programs and provides support for all…