Director-Medical Nursing

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director Medical / Surgical establishes and meets nursing care objectives either personally or through delegation by assuring that nursing policies procedures and practices are established and are consistent with those of the hospital and medical staff developing

allocating and administering the Medical/Surgical unit budgets; participating in policy decisions affecting patient care; representing nursing in institutional planning; providing liaison to the medical staff and other hospital departments; assessing and assuring the quality and appropriateness of nursing care; and participating in the licensing and accreditation process. Demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement of the unity and the organization. Applies good verbal and nonverbal skills to achieve service goals of customer satisfaction and a positive work environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable to the VP/Chief Nursing Officer.
• Oversight of Medical/Surgical unit operations quality and budget.
• Continues to assess and improve the performance of care and services provided.
• Coordinates and integrates inter and intradepartmental services.
• Determines the qualifications and competence of department personnel who provide patient care services and who are not licensed independent practitioners.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
• Displays professional commitment and supports the unit team by promoting unity and teamwork among coworkers by maintaining a positive attitude and positive working relationships.
• Integrates the departments into the hospitals primary functions.
• Maintains quality control programs as appropriate.
• Orientates and provides inservice training and continued education of all persons in the departments. Participates in the development and implementation of the hospitals plan for the provision of nursing care.
• Participates in the development of hospitalwide patient care programs policies and procedures that describe how the nursing care needs of patients or patient populations receiving nursing care are assessed evaluated and met.
• Participates in the selection of sources for needed services not provided by the departments or the organization.
• Participates with other governance managerial and medical staff and other clinical leaders in the decisionmaking structures and process of the hospital.
• Recommends enough qualified and competent people to provide care and services.
• Recommends space and other resources needed by the departments.
• Responsible for the coordination of an effective and ongoing program to monitor evaluate and improve the quality and appropriateness of nursing care delivered to patients of the hospital.
• Responsible for the effective leadership of departments either personally or through delegation.
• Responsible for understanding and participating in the organization wide.
• Performance Improvement Program through orientation education departmental and interdepartmental quality control performance improvement and quality planning activities.
• Responsible seven days per week/twentyfour hours per day for the management of the Medical/Surgical units.
• Serves as liaison to appropriate hospital and medical staff committees.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
EducationMinimum (Required)Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Preferred (Not required)Masters Degree in a healthrelated field (nursing health administration public health or business administration) strongly preferred
Work ExperienceMinimum (Required)Minimum of three to five years clinical nursing experience in Medical/Surgical Services.
Minimum three to five years experience in an administrative role.
Nursing career background of sufficient breadth to assure an understanding of the various nursing functions in an acute general hospital setting.


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Licenses and CertificationsMinimum (Required)A current RN licensure in the State of California is required.
Must successfully complete and maintain ACLS certification.
Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification.

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