Director of Nursing

Director Of Nursing

The Director of Nursing will be responsible for ensuring that assigned Surgery Center(s) are operating efficiently and consistently and are staffed appropriately, including scheduling, downtime, and overtime. The Director of Nursing will ensure all clinical best practices and policies are followed while proactively solving problems. The Director, Nursing will be responsible for training and onboarding nurses and all Surgery Center staff.

The Director, Nursing will participate in the recruitment and selection process of new staff. The Director, Nursing will develop team members through effective leadership, coaching, and mentoring. The Director, Nursing will collaborate with physicians and Company management to operate profitable Surgery Centers while providing the best patient care.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Develops, maintains, and implements nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing practice, facility philosophy, and operational policies while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff and monitors staff practices and implementation.
• Participates in all patient care decisions and performs staff annual performance evaluations and competency testing on an ongoing basis as assigned by management.
• Participates in daily or weekly management team meetings to discuss patient status, census changes, personnel, or resident complaints or concerns.
• Participates in the recruitment and selection of staff and ensures sufficient staff are hired and fully utilized.
• Participates in coaching, counseling, and disciplinary actions of nursing staff and other surgical staff.
• Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care and nursing supervision as evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage.
• Exercises overall supervision of patient assessments and care plans.
• Develops, maintains, and reviews weekly reports to monitor and ensure timely, effective communication to significant changes in condition and care plans.
• Collaborates with physicians, facilities, community agencies, and institutions to improve the quality of services and to resolve identified problems.
• Works with management in overseeing nursing schedules to ensure they meet patient needs and regulatory and budgetary standards.
• Works as a staff nurse as needed and maintains the highest quality of nursing care as a role model.
• Maintains required licensure and certifications and ensures all nursing staff and surgical personnel maintains their requisite licenses and certifications.
• Maintains industry knowledge and looks for ways to improve patient care in all areas of the surgical center, including preop, pacu, and intraoperatively.
• Develops and delivers in-service education to equip nursing staff with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide compassionate, quality care and respect for patient rights.
• Performs rounds when not scheduled as a staff nurse to observe care and to interview staff, patients, families/caregivers or other interested parties.
• Proactively develops procedures to promote workplace safety and safe work practices.
• Coordinates and/or develops ongoing QI/QA activities for nursing services to monitor nursing compliance with standards and regulatory requirements through rounds, interviews, and record reviews. Compiles summary of findings for the Compliance Department.
• Communicates directly with patients, families, medical staff, nursing staff, interdisciplinary team members, and regional management to coordinate care and services, promote the participation of care plans, and maintain a high quality of care and life for patients.
• Promotes customer service and hospitality and responds to and adequately resolves complaints or concerns from patients or families about nursing services.
• Monitors service incidents and complaints as needed to identify those defined as unusual occurrences by State policy and promptly reports such occurrences to the Doctors/Managing Partner and/or administrator.
• Collaborates with other facilities, medical professionals, consultants, and organizations, including government agencies, to develop, support and coordinate patient care, and related administrative functions and to represent the interests of the organization.
• Leads and supports care programs and research and assists in marketing, business development, outreach, education, quality improvement, and other initiatives as needed.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Actively share ideas in a constructive and positive manner by listening to and objectively considering…