Director of Nursing: Acute Care Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Position Summary: Under the direction of the administrator and in coordination with Greater Kansas Chief Nursing Officer, directs and facilitates the establishment and implementation of plans, operations, programs and growth of services in the department; establishes and works towards the accomplishment of short-term and long range goals, objectives, and strategies; directs financial budgetary processes.


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Provides positive leadership by an environment of teamwork, open communication and customer service.
• Establishes and oversees compliance with regulatory and certifying agencies standards, participates in the evaluation and selection of products, supplies, space and capital equipment.
• Responsible for human resources processes including interviewing and orientating staff, ongoing performance management and timekeeping/scheduling and required documentation.
• Assists with financial management by developing and maintaining budget, strives to keep operations within benchmarks and communicates variances.
• Ensures the compliance of policies and work instructions with regulatory standards and to improve the overall operation of the facility.
• Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient.
• Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
• Assists in developing policies, procedures and protocols to maintain standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a liaison between patients and providers and other members of the support team.
• Responsible for schedule and timekeeping of ER Providers.
• Submits recommendations for selection of new equipment and ensures proper maintenance of equipment.
• Documents and communicates all required components of patient care.
• Maintains familiarity with all relevant emergency management policies and procedures; participates in drills and post-event debriefings and provides constructive input to improve the processes.
• Responsible for coordinating system performance improvement activities which monitors clinical outcomes and system issues related to quality of care delivery, audits and case reviews, and identifying trends.
• Coordinates developing and planning for regulatory reviews.
• Coordinates the trauma registry including data collection, data entry, and validation of data and determines which elements should be tracked concurrently or retrospectively and conducts chart reviews.
• Coordinates and participates in the Trauma committee meetings on a regular basis.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate Degree Nursing in Nursing
• Triage experience
• Knowledge of general nursing and practice
• Ability to manage and direct associates

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing in Nursing
• 3 or more years supervisory experience in hospital or business administration.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course Certification Instructor - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.