Director Of Nursing - Med/Surg

Job Details

Description

The Director of Nursing (DON) for the Med/Surg department is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the nursing team within the medical/surgical unit. This role includes ensuring high-quality patient care, compliance with healthcare regulations, staff development, and efficient department operations. The DON will collaborate with other healthcare professionals to enhance patient outcomes and foster a positive working environment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services and/or ensures that clinical services are covered by staff nurses.
• Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age specific competency) as well as demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.
• Documents delivery of health care and nursing process in accordance with DHCHD’s policies and procedures in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner.
• Educates the patient and family/significant others about diagnosis and the plan of care. Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.
• Identifies and responds promptly to changes in patient’s condition and/or clinic environment.
• Coordinates and delegates the timely processing of patient referrals, prescribed medications, and other identified needs of the patient.
• Supervises, advises, counsels, disciplines, and evaluates all nurses in conjunction with the Chief Nursing Executive and Human Resources.
• Works with Chief Nursing Executive in the development of standard treatment protocols for disease conditions most prevalent in the Districts patient population.
• Works with District Committees to review and revise standard treatment protocols at least once a year to meet the medical needs of District patients.
• Directs Compliance and Performance Improvement activities for continuous quality improvement and risk management purposes, schedules meetings and maintains records for the committee meetings.
• Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the District, direct oversite of the Medical Surgical Nursing department.
• Completes medical record and nursing documentation audits and implements system changes for the nursing staff as necessary.
• Participates in the preparation of grant applications for the District as needed and assumes primary responsibility for developing and implementing the medical health care plan.
• Serves on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and other committees as assigned.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

• Business Acumen - Aligns work with strategic goals. Conducts cost-benefit analyses. Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Displays orientation to profitability. Understands business implications of decisions. Ability to efficiently and accurately participate in the budgetary developing for the nursing department.
• Business Ethics - Inspires the trust of others. Keeps commitments. Treats people with respect. Upholds organizational values. Works ethically and with integrity.
• Managing Customer Focus - Develops new approaches to meeting District as well as patient needs. Establishes customer service standards. Monitors customer satisfaction. Promotes customer focus. Provides training in customer service delivery.
• Strategic Thinking - Adapts strategy to changing conditions. Analyzes market and competition. Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals. Identifies external threats and opportunities. Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses.
• Visionary Leadership - Acts in accordance with vision. Communicates vision and gains commitment. Creates a clear, compelling vision. Displays passion and optimism. Mobilizes others to fulfill the vision.
  
  

Advantages And Benefits

DHCHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusiveness. We offer an employee-friendly work environment with a comprehensive benefit package including:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule due to shifts available 7 days/week
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long- and short-term disability
• Retirement Plan with company match
• PTO (paid time off)
• Continued education and required training provided at no cost to employee.