Nursing Director, Transport and Respiratory Care

6 days ago

Orlando, Florida, United States Nemours Foundation Full time

Reporting to the Senior Director of Nursing, this individual is responsible for the administration and operation of Nemours Children's Hospital's transport and respiratory care services which include Neonatal and Pediatric Transport and Respiratory Care.

Responsible for technical program planning and development, financial management to include operating budgets, revenues and expense management, contract management, capital equipment, strategic planning, process improvement, outreach, customer service , patient satisfaction, associate satisfaction/engagement, and policies and procedures development and implementation.

Ensures programs and services are in compliance with administrative and business policies of Nemours as well as federal, state, local agency and accrediting organizations regulations.

The nursing director co-creates a culture of excellence, innovation, and transformation with professional nurses, other leaders, and Associates.

The nursing director fosters healthy work environments, advances professional autonomy, clinical competences, and safe, ethical, and high-quality nursing care; and assures that nurses are allowed to practice within their full scope.

The main goal is to assure the alignment of nursing's goals, activities, and practices with the values and mission of the organization, governing boards, and constituencies.

In addition to accountability for the direction of nursing practice, nurse administrators are responsible for the oversight and direction of all aspects of the clinical or educational enterprise.


Nursing director has core accountabilities for the following: (a) safety, quality, and risk; (b) patient and population health advocacy; (c) clinical care delivery and optimal patient outcomes; (d) healthy work environment; (e) strategic, financial, and human resource management; (f) legal and regulatory compliance; (g) networking, partnering, and collaboration; and (h) accountability/advocacy for their Associates.


Nursing director, at this level of influence, has line authority over a service line or multiple units that have registered nurses working who deliver nursing care in inpatient, hospital outpatient departments, or ambulatory care settings.

At Nemours Children's Hospital these may include, but are not limited to, acute care, critical care, cardiac services, transport, and perioperative services.

The nursing director reports directly or indirectly to the SVP, Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer.

The nursing director is charged with handling the daily operation of multiple units or departments. Typically, the nursing director is supported by a unit manager(s) who executes daily operations within defined clinical area(s). The nursing director efforts are directed toward program management, including program goals, objectives, and quality organizational outcomes. The nursing director mobilizes internal and external stakeholders to assure programmatic goals and objectives are met.

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Position Responsibilities

  • Strong management skills in healthcare administration
  • Strong planning, financial and analytical skills for effective preparation and management of budgets
  • In coordination with the Medical Directors of all departments and Senior Director of Nursing monitors policies and procedures to ensure safe, efficient operation of all departments.
  • Oversees the development of continuing education programs for all departments.
  • Responsible for the overall safety and patient care activities of all employees under areas of his/her responsibility.
  • Recruits, develops, mentors and coaches personnel according to hospital policy and procedures.
  • Responsible for satisfactory compliance with all state and national regulations and contractual obligations associated with areas performance.
  • Participates on hospital-wide committees as requested.
  • Responsible for departmental Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate.
  • Maintains and improves both Clinical and Administrative skills through continuing education and professional associations.
  • Works effectively with all levels of the organization to achieve goals.
  • Builds internal and external relationships
Position Responsibilities

The Standards of Nursing Administration Practice are authoritative statement of the duties for all nurse administrators.

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR NURSING ADMINISTRATION

  • Assessment: Collect comprehensive pertinent data and information relative to the situation, issues, problem, or trend.
  • Identification of Problems, Issues, and Trends: Analyze the assessment data to identify problems, issues, and trends.
  • Outcomes Identification: Identify expected outcomes for a plan tailored to the system, organization, or population, problem, issues, or tend.
  • Planning: Develop a plan that defines, articulates, and establishes strategies and alternative to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
  • Implementation: Implement the identified plan.
a

Coordination:
Implement the plan and associated processes.

b.

Promotion of Health, Education, and a Safe Environment:
Establish strategies to promote health, education, and a safe environment.

  • Evaluation: Evaluate progress towards attainment of goals outcomes.

STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR NURSING ADMINISTRATION

  • Ethics: Practice ethically.
  • Culturally Congruent Practice: Practice in a safe manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
  • Communication: Communicate effectively in in all areas of practice.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with health care consumers, colleagues, community leaders, and other stakeholders to advance nursing proactive and health care transformation.
  • Leadership: Lead within the professional practice setting, profession, health care industry, and society.
  • Education: Attain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
  • Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Integrate evidence and research findings in to practice.
  • Quality of Practice: Contribute to quality nursing practices.
  • Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluate one's own and others' nursing practice
  • Resource Utilization: Utilize appropriate resources to plan, allocate, provide, and sustain evidence-based, high quality nursing services that are person, population, or community centered, culturally appropriate, safe, timely, effective, and fiscally responsible.
  • Environmental Health: Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
  • Assume responsibilities of Nurse Executive, as needed.
Position Requirements

  • Current Florida RN license required at hire
  • Current American Heart Association BLS Health Care Provider course completion required upon hire.
  • Master's degree in nursing leadership, management, policy, or administration required (must hold BSN and/or Graduate degree in Nursing)
  • Professional certification in nursing administration or other relevant management or applicable specialty; obtain within one (1) year of eligibility and maintain national certification, preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience required

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