Director, Nursing Unit - ED - SMH

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Job Description

This position oversees the delivery of patient care that promotes safety and well-being of all patients in the assigned department(s) on a twenty four hour basis. Plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the overall clinical nursing practice and administrative activities, including fiscal, material and human resource management. Participates in the development and implementation of hospital policies and procedures, maintains open communication with all staff and administrative team to promote improvement in performance, assumes responsibility for the role of administrative supervisor as needed, and provides leadership and support to encourage the optimum development and performance of each staff member.

Requirements to Perform the Job

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Job Description Details

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the companys discretion.

Education Requirements

• Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelors Degree Science of Nursing (BSN) required for all Ochsner Magnet Facilities.
• Preferred - Masters degree in nursing.

Work Experience Requirements

• Required - 5 years of experience as an RN including 2 years of experience as a charge nurse, supervisor or manager.

Certifications

• Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of nursing practice.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Good organizational skills and time management skills ability to be self-directed.

Job Duties

• Provides effective leadership to the assigned departments(s) of responsibility.
• Conducts financial and resource management.
• Participates in activities for professional growth and development.
• Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served in assigned area.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Nursing Officer, including participation in interdepartmental and extracurricular activities.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Compliance and Regulatory Requirements

• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue, but exposure or potential for exposure may occur.

• The incumbent works with patients who have known or suspected communicable diseases and may enter isolation rooms. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

• Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste.

Application Information

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