Director of Nursing

8 hours ago

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States Ortho Rhode Island Full time
Director of Nursing Job Description

Ortho Rhode Island is a world-class group of talented providers and professionals, all working together to offer value and quality in everything we do. Each Ortho Rhode Island team member is dedicated to thinking like a patient, and to offering the best experience in our industry, driven by our core values: delivering on our word, respecting each other, innovating in orthopedics, valuing every individual, and engaging our community.

Key Responsibilities
  • Clinical Responsibilities:
    • Assess, plan, and deliver safe patient care according to facility policies and procedures
    • Demonstrate appropriate and continued knowledge and competence of designated nursing skills
    • Maintain and evaluate own clinical expertise and clinical practice
    • Communicate patient information to assure confidentiality and continuity of care
  • Leadership Responsibilities:
    • Analyze nursing care provided in the facility related to the established standards of care
    • Lead and attend clinical education, facility training and development workshops scheduled by the facility
    • Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual clinical competencies for all clinical staff
    • Responsible for required event trainings including but not limited to Adult/pediatric codes, disaster drills, and MH drills
    • Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care provided
    • Maintain accurate records and oversee the purchase of medications for the facility
    • Monitor the documentation of nursing care and physicians' orders according to facility policy and best practice guidelines
    • Responsible for infection control, standard precautions, and universal precautions for the center
    • Lead ongoing clinical skills improvement training and initiatives
  • Personnel - Managerial:
    • Responsible for establishing an engaged and positive team culture
    • Interviews, selects, and retains qualified staff to meet facility needs
    • Participate in staff orientation and onboarding process
    • Maintain certification requirements and required evidence of certification and licensure of all team members of the facility
    • Generate performance standards, perform performance reviews, and implement performance improvement plans
    • Responsible for the coordination, staffing ratios and scheduling of the nursing care provided in the facility
    • Assign patient care responsibilities based on patient needs, abilities of staff and facility policy
    • Supervise center personnel to assure maximum productivity and quality of patient care
    • Responsible for direction, teaching, and managerial growth of other clinical leaders
    • Responsible for interpretation, in-service education, implementation, and compliance with OSHA guideline to assure minimal exposure for patients, staff, physicians, and visitors
  • General:
    • Responsible as the primary clinical contact for surgeons and physician shareholder
    • Advance the continued growth of the facility through identification and implementation of initiatives
    • Promote a culture of continuous improvement focused on operational efficiency, patient safety, case volume, surgeon and staff satisfaction, and patient experience
    • Oversee day-to-day and future state scheduling and case coordination activities
    • Responsible for ongoing accreditation programs in areas of Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Infection Control, facility, and fire safety
    • Oversee the Quality and Risk programs of the center including evaluation and assessment, improvement initiatives and reporting to the governing body
    • Responsible for advancing and maintaining the facility Safety Program
    • Demonstrate complete understanding and ability to educate others on the established emergency procedures for facility
    • Represent the facility during interactions with all patients, families, and visitors ensuring a positive and professional environment
    • Engage as the lead point of contact and communication for vendors engaging the facility including, medical device, equipment, and supply
    • Actively participate in creating, communicating, and upholding policies as required by the facility, governing and accrediting bodies
    • Responsible for the planning, preparation, ongoing maintenance, and day-of activities for AAAHC accreditation
    • Actively participate in the preparation and execution of Medical Executive Committee activities and meetings
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements and functionally of all elements of life safety within the facility
    • Participate in the development of budgeting and planning including staffing, equipment, and inventory
    • Demonstrate and oversee sound cost containment techniques
    • Demonstrate an understanding of Ambulatory Surgery Center revenue cycle process, reimbursement, and case costing

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position supervises employees.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care
  • Ability to manage a multitude of priorities
  • Ability to provide direction to others that is clear, concise, and promotes efficiency throughout the clinical areas of the facility
  • Ability to communicate well with patients, families, teammates, physicians, other healthcare workers, etc.
  • Recognize legal and policy limits of individual practice

Work Environment:

  • General pleasant working environment with little or no distractions or exposure to unpleasant or hazardous elements
  • Meets all safety training requirements associated with the Surgical Center
  • Indoor Climate Controlled Environment
  • Patient care environment with potential exposure to unpleasant odors, to blood and body fluids which may carry infection, to infectious disease, and to chemical and electrical hazards
  • Occasional exposure to outdoor climate
  • This job operates in a professional, clinical office environment
  • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets

Physical Demands:

  • Requires mobility, frequent walking, standing, and sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching and periodic lifting of up to 50 lbs
  • Requires coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate office and clinical equipment
  • Requires normal (corrected) vision and hearing

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday and may vary depending on location hours and company schedule.

Experience:

Experience in ambulatory surgery nursing, at least two (2) to five (5) years of nursing and management experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center is desired.

Education:

Has successfully completed the program at an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's degree required.

Certifications and Licensure:

Current RI State Licensure. BLS/ACLS/PALS required. Certification/Eligibility to be certified in Infection Control.

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