Director of Nursing

Company: Baylor, Scott & White Health
Location: College Station
Posted on: August 3, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description JOB SUMMARY The five-story, 143-bed hospital is located on a 98-acre campus in College Station. A four-story medical office building, is also located on the campus adjacent to the hospital. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center College Station is a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and Level III Trauma Center, having demonstrated expertise and ability to effectively treat patients experiencing chest pain, heart attack or traumatic injury. Reporting to the CNO, the Director of Acute Care manages the 48-bed Medical Surgical floor and newly-expanded 40-bed IMCU/ICU floor. The Director of Nursing has responsibility for planning, selecting, and/or devising methods, policies and procedures for Managers and Staff employees to accomplish designated goals. Negotiate interdepartmental resources, communicates and plans with various cross-functional departments to ensure effective level of service to Nursing Units. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Oversee the operational, personnel and fiscal management of assigned areas of responsibility with an emphasis on high quality, cost effective patient care. - Monitor daily productivity, addressing variance from established standards and adjust staffing to maintain established productive standard. - Establish annual unit-specific quality improvement goals, conduct monitoring, analysis, process changes, reporting and re-evaluation of prepared goals to Nursing Quality Council and Clinic Quality Council. - Investigate adverse events, review data and findings, assessing for trends, acting on self-remediation needs and identify opportunities for development. - Collaborate with non-nursing departments to establish processes and address issues which enhance the provision of patient care and satisfaction. - Conduct and participate in daily rounds to identify immediate needs, monthly patient room rounds, monthly Environment of Care Rounds, Tracers, and Patient Safety Rounds, and acts on findings in a timely manner. - Establish opportunities to acquire input, to include unit monthly Action Unit Committees, input at staff meetings and other creative mechanisms. - Comply with requirements of regulatory, licensing, and accrediting agencies. - Design measurements and tools to evaluate achievement and education strategies. - Identify and clearly communicate communication gaps in staff knowledge and/or competency. - Directs the effective management of financial, informational and personnel resources to ensure efficient operations and continuity of care. PREFERRED CANDIDATE PROFILE - Three to five years progressive nursing management experience - Advanced certification (NEA-BC, CCRN, etc.) - Strong people-management experience, ideally leading a team >100 FTEs - Keen understanding of healthcare finance and operations - Cardiac nursing background preferred, but not required - Track record of promoting a Shared Governance model - Masters Degree - 5 years of experience - BLS - RN License

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