DescriptionAt Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits we offer you something special - the chance to do Gods work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community every day.
Job Summary: The Director Nursing 4 will provide leadership and 24/7 accountability in the daily operations of the OR. The Director is responsible for planning organizing directing and evaluating the provision of services in the OR.
Responsibilities- Leadership
- Develops framework that integrates physicians and staff into the decision making process
- Develops working relationships with other agencies that meet our mission values and goals.
- Develops implements and revises policies and procedures standards of care standards of practice particular to the emergency department
- Responsible for meeting the requirements of all regulatory agencies licensing boards and state and federal laws
- Works as a team with other PCS staff to achieve PCSs goals and objectives
- Creates a working environment that promotes staff satisfaction as evidenced by high employee satisfaction survey scores low turnover and absenteeism rates. Hires and retains only the best
- Clinical Quality
- The Emergency Department should be externally recognized as a benchmark for delivering clinical quality.
- Develops a practice environment that is contemporary patient focused and evidence-based.
- Promote a professional practice model that encourages staff participation in the development of clinical standards
- Quality is measured and trended so that decisions about professional practice are based on data
- Financial management
- Achieves the position of local market share leader with continuous growth.
- Monitor the level of resources utilized in service delivery and determines the appropriateness of resource consumption according to benchmark data
- Identifies and maintains the number and level of personnel needed to provide quality patient care by determining activity/guidelines for unit and/or department
- Plan schedule and organize work ensuring proper distribution and delegation of assignments and efficient utilization of personnel space and facilities; overall accountability for the requisition care and maintenance of unit inventory equipment and supplies.
- Patient satisfaction
- Consistently scores in the top quartile on the Press Ganey patient satisfaction survey.
- Reviews customer satisfaction data and addresses areas that need improvement
- Develops concrete actions to address customer needs and expectations.
- Other Duties as Assigned
- Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values Service and Quality
QualificationsExperience - 5 years of increasingly responsible management experience. OR Nursing background required.
Education - Bachelors degree in nursing from accredited school required.
Must have a current RN license to practice in the State of Louisiana. BLS upon hire and ACLS & PALS Certification within 6 months.
Required Experience:
Director