Director of Nursing
Director of Nursing
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Harker Heights, TX
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Overview
In a joint venture partnership with Seton Medical Center, Ardent operates Seton Medical Center Harker Heights (SMCHH) In Harker Heights, Texas. At SMCHH exceptional associates deliver exceptional care. The 83-licensed bed acute care hospital opened in 2012, offering an array of services such as cardiology, emergency services, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, a dedicated women’s center and a Level IV trauma center.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Acute Care is accountable and responsible for the effective delivery of competent, compassionate, and efficient patient care in the Med/Surg, ICU, and. This includes overall direction of clinical, human resources, and financial management.
Responsibilities
- Supports the professional practice model. Ensures compliance with standards of practice. Supports and advances shared governance structure. Collaborates effectively with organizational stakeholders.
- Supports organization objectives aimed at maintaining a culture of safety with aggressive error reduction at the department level.
- Identifies technologies to enhance outcomes. Drives departmental technology implementation and use.
- In all aspects of role/responsibilities, supports horizontal integration of the practice of nursing in alignment with shared governance model, nursing winning strategies, goals and objectives.
- Collaborates with all network stakeholders (horizontal and vertical) to develop nursing and operating strategic plans aligning with all overarching strategic plans. Develops collaborative relationships with medical staff.
- Provides transformational leadership as evidenced by: inspiring shared vision, enculturation of the concepts of Magnet, and safe and healthy work environments, physically, emotionally, and psychologically safe for nurses and others to practice.
- Provides leadership in applying the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice.
- In collaboration with senior leadership, develops/manages recruitment and retention strategies for their departments. Supports organizational strategies aimed at same.
- Owns and prepares capital and operating budgets, monitors/adjusts approved budget to meet targets. Mentors managers in budget compliance, driving fiscal accountability in subordinates.
- Manages resources to support quality patient care, service and patient safety. Supports measurement of nursing intensity/patient acuity to allocate resources appropriately.
- Manages nursing personnel functions including hiring, coaching, counseling, evaluating, mentoring, and goal-setting. Supports privileging, credentialing, licensure or certification processes. Promote succession planning within department(s).
- Drives accountability for compliance with external standards and regulatory bodies, including but not limited to Texas Board of Nursing, Magnet and Joint Commission.
- Accountable for clinical, financial and human resource measures that drive quality, efficiency, safety, satisfaction, and process improvement for assigned departments.
- Ensures the use of evidenced based practice & research to guide clinical and managerial decision-making. Supports organizational research and EBP initiatives at the unit, site and specialty levels.
- Ensures the development of enterprise-aligned, department specific programs to measure, analyze, and improve nursing care quality.
- Supports the personal and professional development of staff at the unit/department level to include formal education, certification and career development; aligns support with nursing and enterprise.
- Supports programs that drive a culture of safety with aggressive reduction of Associate injury.
- Provides service on committees, councils, and administrative teams at the system and site levels, as well as professional organizations.
- Supports department-level faculty/student activities.
- Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional and regulatory standards.
- Participates in peer review.
- Substantiates performance evaluation decisions.
Qualifications
Education/Skills/Experience:
- BSN required
- MSN preferred
- Three (3) years clinical nursing experience in a Med/Surg or ICU required.
- Three (3) years of nursing management experience prefered.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:
- Registered Nurse (RN) with Texas Board of Nursing – OR – current home state license is required for multi-state license recognition through the Nurse Licensure Compact
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Health Care Provider -
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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