Director of Nursing - Hospital

Cook Hospital & Care Center is seeking an experienced and collaborative Director of Nursing – Hospital to provide leadership and oversight for hospital nursing services and the Emergency Department. This position plays a key role in ensuring high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, staff development, and effective clinical operations.

The Director of Nursing – Hospital works closely with hospital administration, medical staff, department leaders, and nursing staff to promote safe, efficient, patient-centered care. This position also provides leadership oversight for Case Management and Utilization Review.

The Director of Nursing – Hospital is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating hospital nursing services to ensure that care is provided in accordance with professional standards, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

This position provides leadership for the Hospital Nursing Department and Emergency Department, including clinical operations, staffing, employee relations, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, budgeting, and professional development. The Director works collaboratively with Administration and Medical Staff to support the hospital’s overall goals and commitment to excellent patient care.

• Provide leadership and oversight for Hospital Nursing and Emergency Department operations.
• Ensure nursing services meet applicable federal, state, licensing, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor nursing documentation, processes, and outcomes to support regulatory compliance and survey readiness.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and update nursing policies and procedures.
• Promote safe, effective, evidence-based, and patient-centered nursing practices.
• Coordinate nursing services with other departments to promote continuity of care and effective patient flow.
• Participate in hospital planning, policy development, and operational decision-making.
• Support hospital emergency preparedness and response activities.

• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives related to nursing services and patient care.
• Monitor nursing quality indicators, patient outcomes, staffing indicators, and other measures of departmental performance.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Promote a culture of patient safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in committees and organizational initiatives related to quality, patient safety, infection prevention, compliance, risk management, emergency preparedness, pharmacy, medical staff, and other areas as appropriate.
• Assist with coordination of Swing Bed admissions and other patient care activities as needed.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and supportive environment for patients, visitors, medical staff, and employees.

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of the Hospital Nursing Department and Emergency Department.
• Recruit, select, orient, develop, and retain qualified nursing staff.
• Develop and maintain appropriate staffing levels while balancing patient care needs and departmental resources.
• Develop and oversee nursing schedules, including appropriate coverage for patient care needs and compliance with applicable meal and rest break requirements.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development.
• Address employee performance and conduct concerns in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Promote positive employee relations and a respectful, collaborative work environment.
• Ensure employees receive appropriate orientation, education, training, and competency development.
• Monitor employee turnover, overtime, absenteeism, and other workforce indicators.
• Interpret and consistently apply organizational policies and applicable labor agreements.

• Provide leadership and oversight for Case Management and Utilization Review functions.
• Collaborate with clinical staff, providers, payers, patients, and other…