Nursing Director Med Surg

• FINANCE
• Responsible for Budget preparation and adherence based on volume
• Responsible for Supply Chain Management for Department needs
• Monitor productivity/cost per unit of service on a regular basis to meet established budgetary guidelines.
• As necessary establish and implement action plans when variances occur
• Plans work assignments and resource allocation with full consideration of timeliness and financial impact
• GROWTH
• Support organization strategies to increase volumes
• Mentors and develops staff
• PEOPLE
• Complete timely 30 day stay interviews and 90 days and annual evaluations
• Hires, terminates, trains, evaluates performance and supervises staff to provide professional, courteous and timely services
• Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances
• Promotes employee engagement thru staff participation in department operations and activities as measured thru employee engagement tools
• Appropriately manages staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, adheres to organization's policies and procedures, including standards of behavior and safety guidelines
• Enhances communication between various levels of staff, departments and customers to promote a caring and respectful work environment
• Provides direction and delegation in a positive, professional manner and ensures follow-through
• Cultivates and promotes staff expertise and knowledge relevant to the needs of the specific environment.
• Assists with the formation, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, job descriptions, and competencies
• Performs the necessary edits for Kronos time management system and payroll
• Develops, reviews and updates policies and procedures, standards of care relevant to the department
• QUALITY
• Maintains and monitors JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
• Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity
• Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals
• Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience
• SERVICE
• Engage physicians to promote physician's relations as measured by physician satisfaction survey
• Assists and/or promotes positive patient experience thru various stages of care as measured by patient satisfaction survey
• Develops and implements actions plans to improve the overall patient satisfaction scores
• Promotes excellence in patient experience
• Interacts effectively and efficiently with management and staff to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Assures proper function, maintenance and repair of all instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules
• Serves as hospital representative on medical staff committees.
• COMMUNITY
• Participates in organization sponsored events
• Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned
• Special Skills
• Must be able to utilize independent decision-making skills in a wide variety of situations. Requires a high degree of accuracy in the performance of varied responsibilities.
• Personal computer skills required.
• Frequent contact with employees, physicians, customers, community
• individuals and volunteers.
• Must be self-motivated to complete work in a timely manner to meet deadlines.
• Computer skills required.
• Minimum Requirements
• Education:
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management or related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements.
• For Wound Care: Training in wound care and hyperbaric therapy from a nationally recognized provider.
• Experience: Five years experience in nursing management in a hospital setting with three years supervisory experience required.
• Licensure/Certifications: Current Arizona Registered Nurse License.
• Preferred Requirements
• Education: MSN
• Licensure/Certifications: For Wound Care – WOCN

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