The Director is responsible 24 hours a day, with full accountability for the staffing and management of patient care, for providing professional nursing services in specified patient care areas, and the acquisition, development and utilization of resources including human, material and fiscal needed to meet those responsibilities. Interpersonal and management skills and knowledge of employee relation laws in order to deal with Complex management problems and communicate with unit personnel, physicians, administrative personnel, a variety of other hospital personnel and community persons.