Director Nursing

Overview

CHI St. Francis Health is a ministry serving the head of the Red River basin, located in Breckenridge Minnesota, founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls in 1899. St. Francis is an organization that provides a full continuum of health care services. We promote health healing and community through works of care and compassion. We are committed to a holistic healing ministry and a quality management philosophy using the St. Francis Core Values for its foundation. Our employees and medical staff take pride in providing innovative and high-quality service in a healing environment. St. Francis Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health a national health care ministry that shares the following mission vision and values.

Responsibilities

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

* Management of clinical nursing practice and patient care delivery.
* Plan for and manage human, fiscal and other resources.
* Maintains and retains core nursing staff by recruitment, selection, interviewing and training and the completion of Staff Performance Appraisals
* Address behavioral issues, including disciplinary actions.
* Compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
* Participate in and ensure support for quality improvement.
* Participate in and ensure support for patient and employee safety programs.
* Participate in and ensure support for efforts to foster and strengthen the patient experience.
* Participate in development and implementation of strategic and operational department plans.
* Fostering interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Maintain clinical practice knowledge.
* Customer Satisfaction including patient rounding, addressing patient complaints thru service recovery, IRIS and Grievance Process.
* Maintain a safe and effective work environment by investigating all IRIS reports within timeframe and follow up.
* Responsible for trauma, stroke Readiness and Stemi designation.
* Completes billing for hospital services rendered (Telepsych, Avel, OPTUM); validates charges for MU requirements, LYNX, and Charge Reconciliation.
* Responsible staffing for each scheduled shift and productivity.
* Direct and cordial contact with ER physicians - Acts as a resource for ER and MedSurg nurses.
* Complies and supports change with all CHI policies.
* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by completion of Education assignments, attending mandatory in-services, and participation in professional networks
* Responsible for annual review of department policy/procedures/Development of new nursing policies/procedures.
* Management of Ambulance Services.
* Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline

Graduate of accredited professional nursing education program

MN RN Licensure, BLS

Preferred

Master's Degree