Director of Nursing- Labor and Delivery
Apply NowCompany: St. Josephs Medical Center
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
Summary: The Director champions best practice and evidence-based initiatives and serves as a catalyst for change. The Director supports professional nursing practice and empowers and supports nurses to continuously improve in the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines. This position is responsible for participating in the strategic planning for nursing services and the realization of nursing goals. The Director ensures compliance with standards established by professional nursing organizations, national, state, and local regulatory agencies, and institutional policies and procedures. The Director is accountable for supporting professional nursing practice that upholds high standards of integrity and ethical behavior. The Director 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. Listen to and honor patient and family perspectives and choices.
Duties and Responsibilities: Values of St. Joseph Medical Center. Upholds the Standards of Conduct and Corporate Compliance. Adheres to all Steward Healthcare policies on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) Participates as a productive member of the Nursing Services leadership team. Serves as a change agent, assisting staff in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change. Collaborates with inter and interprofessional colleagues to ensure quality outcomes. Maintains visibility and open communication within the facility.
Fosters relationships and communication with executive and nursing leadership, directors, managers, and staff that enable collaborative problem identification and resolution. Assesses, addresses, records and tracks staff competence. Fosters a proactive vs. reactive approach to problem identification and resolution. Actively participates on committees and task forces to meet goals. Promotes staff retention.
Collaboratively establishes realistic, measurable, goals with each direct report. Provides regular performance feedback and appraisals based on individual goals and objectives. Ensures personnel management is consistent with state and federal laws and facility policy and procedure.
Utilizes progressive disciplinary action process to address staff performance and behavior issues in a timely manner. Ensures that the development and dissemination of materials, policy, and training increase the understanding and skills necessary to build effective partnerships. Actively solicits the ideas and perspectives of patients, families, clinicians, and staff encouraging everyone to share their safety
stories. Consistently circulates and talks with staff, clinicians, patients, and families Offers empathy to a patient and/or impacted by an adverse event.
Growth: Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments. Enhances the patient experience by fostering a positive relationship with customers. Contributes to improving HCAHPS results. Proactively plans for succession.
Finance: Promotes stewardship of hospital resources while ensuring quality patient care. Effectively plans, prepares, and monitors the annual budget for areas of responsibility to achieve effective financial performance. Uses data and other relevant information to explain variations in
operational expenses. Effectively plans, allocates, and monitors acquisition of supplies, services, equipment, and capital resources.
Effectively plans for the maintenance and replacement of essential equipment and contracted services. Allocates personnel effectively and monitors and limits overtime and supplemental staff usage. Adheres to internal controls established for the department and organization.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field. National Certification as recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center within two years of appointment. Three or more years of experience in the specialty area. Comprehensive knowledge of nursing procedures, processes, and acute care organizations. Technical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills relevant to area in order to
effectively and work collaboratively with the leadership team, executive team, and staff.
Certification requirements as defined by the certification policy (BLS, ACLS by American Heart Association and NRP). Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Adept using Microsoft Office, online applications.
Preferred: Bi or Multilingual, Previous leadership experience. Master's Degree, DNP/PHD
Duties and Responsibilities: Values of St. Joseph Medical Center. Upholds the Standards of Conduct and Corporate Compliance. Adheres to all Steward Healthcare policies on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) Participates as a productive member of the Nursing Services leadership team. Serves as a change agent, assisting staff in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change. Collaborates with inter and interprofessional colleagues to ensure quality outcomes. Maintains visibility and open communication within the facility.
Fosters relationships and communication with executive and nursing leadership, directors, managers, and staff that enable collaborative problem identification and resolution. Assesses, addresses, records and tracks staff competence. Fosters a proactive vs. reactive approach to problem identification and resolution. Actively participates on committees and task forces to meet goals. Promotes staff retention.
Collaboratively establishes realistic, measurable, goals with each direct report. Provides regular performance feedback and appraisals based on individual goals and objectives. Ensures personnel management is consistent with state and federal laws and facility policy and procedure.
Utilizes progressive disciplinary action process to address staff performance and behavior issues in a timely manner. Ensures that the development and dissemination of materials, policy, and training increase the understanding and skills necessary to build effective partnerships. Actively solicits the ideas and perspectives of patients, families, clinicians, and staff encouraging everyone to share their safety
stories. Consistently circulates and talks with staff, clinicians, patients, and families Offers empathy to a patient and/or impacted by an adverse event.
Growth: Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments. Enhances the patient experience by fostering a positive relationship with customers. Contributes to improving HCAHPS results. Proactively plans for succession.
Finance: Promotes stewardship of hospital resources while ensuring quality patient care. Effectively plans, prepares, and monitors the annual budget for areas of responsibility to achieve effective financial performance. Uses data and other relevant information to explain variations in
operational expenses. Effectively plans, allocates, and monitors acquisition of supplies, services, equipment, and capital resources.
Effectively plans for the maintenance and replacement of essential equipment and contracted services. Allocates personnel effectively and monitors and limits overtime and supplemental staff usage. Adheres to internal controls established for the department and organization.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field. National Certification as recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center within two years of appointment. Three or more years of experience in the specialty area. Comprehensive knowledge of nursing procedures, processes, and acute care organizations. Technical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills relevant to area in order to
effectively and work collaboratively with the leadership team, executive team, and staff.
Certification requirements as defined by the certification policy (BLS, ACLS by American Heart Association and NRP). Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Adept using Microsoft Office, online applications.
Preferred: Bi or Multilingual, Previous leadership experience. Master's Degree, DNP/PHD