Admin Director Nursing - Department-Ben Taub

Harris Health System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Houston seeks an Administrative Director of Nursing (ADON) to oversee nursing operations across various departments. The ADON will ensure high standards of patient care, compliance with regulations, and lead nursing staff towards achieving departmental goals. This role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a Master's degree required.
• Five years of related management/leadership experience required.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for strategic, operational, human resource, quality and financial management.
• Leads implementation and evaluation of departmental plans.
• Ensures compliance with standards established by professional nursing organizations.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical

Medical Terms

Research

Statistical

Education

Masters degree in Nursing

Doctoral degree in Nursing

Tools

PC

Word Processing

Job description

Job Summary

The Administrative Director of Nursing (ADON) Department is accountable for the strategic, operational, human resource, quality and financial management of a pavilion-based nursing department. This director translates district and pavilion strategic plans and policies into a departmental plan suitable to the unique operational needs of the assigned department. Departments of responsibility include: Dialysis, Wound Care, Chest Pain, Stroke, Central Telemetry, Rapid Response Team, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Lab, and assigned system nursing projects. The ADON leads implementation and evaluation of the departmental plan and provides reports relevant to achievement of strategic goals. This ADON also leads the implementation and targeted goal achievement for the HCHD Nursing Professional Practice Model (NPPM) for assigned department. The ADON has authority to make decisions for assigned area and represent nursing in interactions with other professionals and departments in creating conditions conducive to meeting department goals.

The ADON is responsible for creating and maintaining an environment that cultivates exemplary patient care. As a member of the nursing leadership team, the ADON establishes a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines. The ADON facilitates continuous quality improvement through the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of departmental plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures. The ADON ensures compliance with standards established by professional nursing organizations, national, state, and local regulatory agencies, and institutional policies and procedures. The ADON is accountable for nursing practice that upholds high standards of integrity and ethical behavior. The ADON mentors others, role models professionalism, and participation in activities such as nursing organizations, nursing research, the community, and bodies that shape health care policies and practices.

Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a Masters degree in Nursing or related field required. Doctoral degree in Nursing or related field is preferred. Holds at least one (1) of the following in Nursing: Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree.

Licensure/Certification:
Nurse Executive Board Certified (Or) Certified Nurse Admin, Adv (08-NEA) (Or) Certfied Nurse Manager & Leader (Or) Certified in Exec Nursing Practice is to be completed within two (2) years, if not held at the time of appointment.
Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program.

Work Experience: Five (5) to Seven (7) years of work experience in related clinical are of practice.

Management Experience: Five (5) years related management/leadership experience is required.

Special Requirements
Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking), Writing /Composing (Correspondence / Reports)

Other Skills: Analytical, Design, Medical Terms, PC, Research, Statistical, Word Proc

Work Schedule: Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, Travel, On Call