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Chief Nursing officer

3 days ago

Houston

Job DescriptionDescription: Responsible for planning, organizing and directing the overall operations of Nursing/Patient Care Services (i.e., Medical Floor, ER, Employee Health, Infection Control, Education, Quality, Discharge Planning, Utilization Review). Ensures compliance with patient care quality standards as it relates to the care provided to all age groups of patients ranging from neonate to geriatric. Maintains performance improvement activities within the hospital. Assures competency of all nursing personnel. Assists in formulating the budget and maintains efficient and effective departmental operations while required compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations laws, standards, and protocols. Direct the training and instruction of nursing staff. He/she reports to the Regional Director of Operations/Chief Operations Officer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization., • Organizes, directs, and administers the Nursing/Patient Care Services in order to provide the level of care required by current medical and nursing standards., • Plans and coordinates with the CFO, utilizing the respective Nursing Leadership members for planning the budgeting requirements for personnel, supplies, and equipment., • Responsible for cost controls to ensure maximum effectiveness of funds expended from the approved departmental budgets., • Supports and develops Nursing/Patient Care Services in the coordination of the employee selection process, work assignments, performance evaluations, and staff development for these services., • Maintains continuing quality assessment and improvement analysis and evaluation of patient care delivery and communicates with Administration on the activities/issues of Nursing/Patient Care Services., • Plans and recommends to Administration new services or equipment, or modification thereto, needed to provide patient care., • Recommends, supports, and participates in education services, programs of education, and training, including orientation of new employees. Encourages and facilitates the professional advancement of employees by affording opportunities for further education and experience., • Recommends the modification, addition, or deletion of personnel policies to ensure reasonable hours and acceptable working conditions to provide patient care coverage. Initiates and participates in problem-solving, policy-forming conferences for Nursing/Patient Care Services. Maintains close coordination with all departments to ensure continuity and collaboration of services., • Ensures that cordial relationships are maintained with patients, their families and friends, clergy, and other interested groups in the community. Interprets the goals of the Nursing/Patient Care Services areas to the community by maintaining harmonious and effective relationships with the education system, volunteer groups, agencies, and the community., • Participates in policy decisions that affect Nursing/Patient Care Services in the hospital., • Participates in the Administrative Counsel, Governing Board, and Medical Executive Staff Meetings., • Responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of performance improvement and QIC. • Coordinates special projects and provides leadership for special projects. Qualifications, Education Experience, Skills EDUCATION &EXPERIENCE • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, • Bachelor’s degree in nursing required with master’s degree in nursing or related field., • Minimum of three to five years’ experience in patient care services management required., • Critical Care Nursing experience preferred., • The ability to demonstrate leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships, and the application of sound administrative principles., • Maintains valid, current RN licensure in the State of Texas., • Maintains clinical credentials and competencies to be able to work clinically., • Complete annual education requirements., • Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean., • Always maintain patient confidentiality., • Reports to work on time and as scheduled., • Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations., • Always represents the organization in a positive and professional manner., • Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices., • Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the organization., • Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities., • Attends designated committees, and management meetings as appropriate., • Ensures compliance with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety, and infection control., • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general instructions, correspondence and memos., • Ability to write general correspondence. Have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public., • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry., • Professional Maturity: ability to separate emotional feelings from the real issues at hand, • Responsibility: The ability to accept choices you have made and the outcome of those choices, • Communication: The ability to write and speak effectively; actively listens to others, and give feedback, • Flexibility: Demonstrate responsiveness and adaptability following change initiatives, • Intelligence: Understand information and apply new knowledge, • Energetic: Exhibit high levels of energy and enthusiasm, • Organized: Efficient in structuring tasks to be accomplished, • Computer Savvy: The ability to use technology efficiently and effectively., • Customer Service: The ability to enhance customer satisfaction., • Job Knowledge/Technical Knowledge: Knowledgeable of current role and technical systems, and the impact it has on the organization., • Integrity and Respect: Demonstrate the utmost level of integrity., • Interpersonal Communication: Write and speak effectively based on the psychological,relational, situation, environmental and cultural dynamics within the situation, • Collaboration and Partnership: Encourage participation from team members, • Manages Change: Demonstrate flexibility with changing environments • Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature. • Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, pull, or otherwise move objects Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials., • Physical: ascending or descending stairs, ramps and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms; maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces; bending legs downward and forward by bending leg and spine; using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward; standing, particularly for sustained periods of time; using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion; raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving object horizontally from position to position; substantial movements(motion) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers in a repetitive manner • Work environment is in a comfortable indoor area and travel to all locations whenever needed. • Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes, • cause discomfort., • Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required such as walking, standing and lifting materials, equipment, objects and/or patients., • Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs., • Vision, hearing, talking and sense of touch abilities must be adequate enough to enable., • one to perform tasks quickly and accurately such as: reading small print, reading from, • monitoring equipment, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate verbal, • communication., • Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual,, • auditory and sensory inputs., • May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, radiation,, • and disoriented or combative patients. 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