Director of Nursing

Overview

The Director of Nursing position is part of the management team of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The position practices within the American Nursing Association (ANA) Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The registered nurse facilitates the coordination of care across the continuum and demonstrates safe practice within the domains of:

• Clinical judgment and decision-making
• Professional relationships
• Clinical leadership
• Clinical scholarship

The role will be responsible for oversight, mentoring, and training of the RN’s, LPN’s and Medical Assistants in the clinical practices for the Department of OBGYN across multiple practice locations. Per the mission of the EVMS Medical Group, this position will lead all clinical quality initiatives in the practice and will work collaboratively with the Department Chair and Department Administrators to support providers in reaching these goals.

The Director of Nursing will be responsible for clinical staff compliance with procedures and processes put in place to ensure goal achievement. This position will work collaboratively and be a resource for the Divisional Practice/Office Managers in the department.

Travel will be required to all office locations and throughout all divisions to meet the department’s demands.

Clinical Leadership

Supports the development of others and creates a practice climate of responsiveness and learning. This leadership supports the retention and recruitment of clinically competent nurses. The ability to lead and influence the reasoning of colleagues in the patient’s best interest depends on skillful comportment, authoritative clinical knowledge and wisdom, the conviction to act as an ethical agent despite adverse consequences, and the ability to listen and enhance others’ strengths.

• Demonstrates professional behavior by adhering to unit policies and procedures, practice guidelines specific to the setting, and the ANA Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates the role of the nurse as a teacher.
• Demonstrates ability to fulfill a role in regulatory compliance and readiness.
• Achieves and maintains BLS certification as required by departmental standards.
• Serve as a patient advocate, within the limits of the law.

Clinical Staff Training and Development – 25%

• Clinical staff orientation, training, ongoing staff development, and clinical workflow implementations.
• Support protocols for delivery of clinical care through clinical staff training and workflow implementation.
• Supervises all clinical practice support functions (RN, LPN, MA) to ensure the delivery of quality healthcare safely and efficiently across multiple practice locations.
• Bears the full and ultimate responsibility that includes but is not limited to:
  • Properly and adequately teaching, directing, and supervising the clinical staff.
  • The outcomes resulting from the training and mentorship.

• Accountable for setting the standard for providing safe patient care by demonstrating organizational skills that maintain and coordinate safe delivery of quality care for assigned patients/families.
• Performs systematic patient assessment with the clinical teams relevant to practice settings and record the related health data.
• Coaches staff how to make informed judgments as to the specific problems and elements of nursing care mandated by a particular situation.

Support Department and EVMS-MG Quality initiatives-EVMSMG Quality of Standards and Patient Safety & Quality Care

• Continuously monitors activities across divisions to ensure the practices conform to the EVMS Medical Group Quality Standards and other external quality indicators.
• Keep abreast of requirements and financial incentives related to Quality Payment Program and AMA/NCQA/HEDIS Measures Initiatives.
• Support EVMS-MG participation in Sentara Quality Initiatives (SQCN, Optima Medicare Advantage).
• Support development and implementation of policies and procedures to Quality Initiatives at EVMS Medical Group.
• Inform and educate providers, managers, and staff about departmental quality objectives and targets.
• Present quality mission, goals, and data to the department or select groups within the department.
• Work in collaboration with the…