Director of Nursing

**Job Summary**:
Responsible for daily operations including budget, program development and nursing services of the Long Term Acute Unit and its clinical partners at Sonoma Specialty Hospital.

**Education, Training and Licenses**:

- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
- Current license by the California State Board of Nursing required.
- Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or related field preferred or in progress
- Master’s degree in nursing or related field preferred.
- Specific knowledge of the following is sought:

- b) Current leadership, management, and performance improvement concepts and the ability to participate in developing and implementing strategies to address opportunities for improving the nursing care delivered to patients.
- BLS and ACLS required.

**Experience**:

- Five or more years of acute care nursing experience, one of which is in critical or emergency care preferred.

**Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required**:

- Organizational ability to plan, implement, and evaluate activities of the Nursing Departments in relation to patient care and services.
- Cooperates with interdisciplinary staff to maintain a well-organized facility.
- Adheres to professional decorum at all times.
- Willingness to accept direction from administrative team.
- Maintains tactful and cheerful relationships with patients, visitors, and staff.
- Must speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
- Must respect patient confidentiality. Math knowledge including algebra to evaluate statistical data and to make various computations in planning departmental operations and budget.
- Participates in In-service Education programs.

**Equipment Knowledge Required**:
Ability to understand functions of machines utilized in patient care for product evaluation and purchase. Ability to assist MD/RN with procedures. Ability to use office equipment and A.V. equipment with dexterity. Competency with the electronic documentation system must be obtained within 30 days of hire with full proficiency by 90 days of hire.

**Working Conditions (Noise, Environmental, Demands, Shift, Setting, Human Interface, etc.)**:
Work is sedentary. Walking about office and to/from various hospital areas. Low noise level.

**Safety Requirements**:
Employees are responsible for all aspects of the hospital safety and health program including compliance with safety rules and regulations, remedying unsafe working conditions, and for continuously practicing safety while performing duties.

**Physical Requirements**:
While performing the duties of this job, the position is frequently required to do the following:

- Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time.
- Walk, push, pull, lift, carry objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally from position to position or otherwise move objects.
- Feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
- Express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly.
- Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
- Minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction.

**Supervisory Requirements (if applicable)**:
This position supervises the LTAC and the clinical teams: CNAs, RNs, LVNs, Tele Techs, PCTs, PCAs, Clinical supervisors.

**Equipment Knowledge Required**:
Ability to understand functions of machines utilized in assigned departments for product evaluation and purchase. Ability to use office equipment with dexterity and A.V. equipment. Competency with the electronic documentation system must be obtained within 30 days of hire with full proficiency by 90 days of hire.

It is the policy of Sonoma Specialty Hospital not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.