Nursing Director - Children's Nursing Services

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates the daily patient care operations of assigned areas and ensures compliance with applicable regulatory statutes.
• Maintains an organizational structure and staffing to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; supervises employees to include scheduling, training, evaluation, and problem resolution.
• Participates in the planning, preparation, and prioritizing of operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility; monitors and investigates variances to improve the overall use of resources.
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service.
• Ensures that transparency is an organizational value through the sharing of outcomes and results and the promotion of effective two-way communication between management and employees.
• Leading change to improve nursing quality and patient experience.
• Mentor nurse leaders to make evidence-based decisions, and how to improve the quality, throughput and productivity.
• Represents assigned areas on appropriate committees.
• Collaborates with medical staff and other interdisciplinary caregivers in planning and facilitating optimum patient care.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
• Physical and Environmental Demands
• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of rad

Additional Information

Hello, Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application: Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. You can only apply one time to a job requisition. Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process. Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted. After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile. Thank you, Human Resources Important Applications Instructions: Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/ license. You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted. Job Requisition ID: R00050900 Job Category: Nursing Organization: Children's Nursing Services Leaders Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Nursing Director - Children's Nursing Services Job Summary: To direct, manage, and coordinate the operational activities of assigned departments or areas in the hospital and clinics. To ensure that processes and procedures in patient care are in compliance with UMMC and regulatory standards. To provide guidance and leadership in the delivery of optimum patient care. Education & Experience Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in nursing and four (4) years of progressive leadership experience. Master's degree preferred. Experience cannot be substituted for educational requirement. Certifications, licenses or registration required : Valid RN license, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification in Nursing Administration or ACHE Certification preferred. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge and understanding of clinical patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and the coordination of people and resources. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal and negotiation skills. Ability to develop and implement measures to maintain a stable work force. Analytical and conceptual skills. Must be able to implement quality improvement measure and facilitate clinical education. Ability to build and sustain collaborative inter-professional relationships.

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