Overview:
Provide administrative support and structure for the delivery of professional nursing care in the Department of Nursing and Patient Services.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and revision of systems that support professional practice and achieve the nursing vision and organizational goals.
- Maintain 24-hour accountability for unit functions.
- Provide leadership to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.
Qualifications:
- Experience in the Emergency Department (ED) & managerial experience.
- Master's degree in nursing required or obtain degree within three years.
- National nursing board certification in specialty area required or obtain certification as contracted by the VP/AVP.
- Minimum of five years professional nursing practice experience required.
- Demonstrates leadership and management skills with knowledge and application of advanced professional nursing practice, CQI process, nursing care delivery models, health care delivery systems, and budgetary process.
