Director of Nursing, Emergency Services

UofL Health; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Director of Nursing to lead nursing practice and ensure high-quality patient care. This pivotal role involves directing personnel actions, formulating departmental goals, and collaborating with medical staff to enhance patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to quality improvement. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to excellence in healthcare delivery, where your expertise will shape the future of nursing services and patient care. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in nursing leadership and management.
• Strong understanding of quality improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees nursing practice and patient care services.
• Develops and implements departmental goals aligned with hospital strategies.

Skills

Nursing Leadership

Resource Management

Quality Improvement

Policy Development

Staff Development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing

Job description

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Responsible for directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating nursing care and patient outcomes. Responsible for resource management, policy and program development, and fiscal management. Some may be responsible for 24/7 operations of a particular department/unit.

Essential Functions

• Designs, directs and oversees nursing practice for delivery of services to patients and families
• Directs personnel actions related to areas of responsibility including, but not limited to hiring, performance management, staff development, disciplinary action, etc. Oversees recruitment and performance management for nursing leaders within scope of responsibility
• Formulates and implements hospital and departmental goals for assigned areas. Integrates goals with overall hospital strategies, objectives and plans
• Serves as resource in area of expertise within the facility. Maintains effective working relationships, communication, and collaborative decision making with members of the medical staff, other departments, leadership staff, employees, community and others
• Provides leadership and effective personnel management by maintaining and evaluating employee performance and attendance, and providing opportunities for staff development
• Develops base staffing patterns for each area and ensures availability of sufficient qualified nursing staff to meet patient care needs while maintaining productivity
• Responsible for delivery of quality care and ongoing quality improvement efforts. Assists with quality management hospital wide. Monitors patient outcomes and develops corrective action as needed
• Supervises employees to ensure quality work
• Develops and supports a shared governance structure. Assures staff participation in department and organizational nursing structures
• Partners with Finance with preparation of annual budgets; evaluates budget variances regularly. Ensures that supply inventories are adequately maintained in order to provide quality and continuity of care
  
  

Other Functions

• Maintains a spirit of inquiry utilizing nursing evidenced-based practice findings and research methodologies to improve the care delivered
• Maintains an active leadership role in support of UMC/BCC nursing, committees, and program development
• Current knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Leads the organization in maintaining and achieving licensure, regulatory and accreditation standards
• Performs duties as administrator on call as needed
• Participates in community activities on behalf of the hospital. Assists in community health events and education as needed
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

UofL Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of UofL Health to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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