Director Nursing Operations, Brooks Rehab/Halifax Inpatient Hospital-Full Time (Daytona)

The Director of Nursing Operations supports the practice of Nursing at Brooks Rehab/Halifax Health Inpatient Hospital by ensuring consistency in the standard of practice across the clinical settings. As a member of the Brooks leadership team, the Director of Nursing supports and facilitates an interdisciplinary team approach to the delivery of care.  This includes a nursing environment in which collaboration is valued and excellence in clinical care, education, and research is promoted and achieved, and evidence-based nursing practice is facilitated. The Director of Nursing ensures the continued advancement of the profession of nursing at Brooks. Demonstrates a commitment to create a nursing culture, such as Magnet, to achieve higher quality indicators, elevate nursing services, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery systems.

 Job Responsibilities: 

• Maintaining standards of nursing practice in relation to safety, quality and evidence-based practice within the organization.  Ensure policies and procedures are in compliance with all appropriate regulatory and certifying bodies. (CARF, TJC and ACHA, etc.)
• Assures that a high quality of service is always provided to all patients and that all activities are in accordance with the mission, objectives, philosophy and standards of care of the organization.
• Supports research that contributes to improvement of nursing practice in a rehabilitation/post-acute setting. 
• Provides direction and structure for nursing education, quality improvement programs, nursing research programs and infection prevention programs. Assists the CNO, IP Nursing in oversight of nursing QI and nursing support services.
• Direct and implement processes to ensure/exceed compliance with ANCC Magnet Designation criteria in collaboration with nursing leaders (nursing managers), shared governance committees, program directors and other leadership staff. 
• Stays informed of nursing trends and new developments related to nursing practice in a rehabilitation/post-acute setting.
• Ensures delivery of nursing practice on a sound economic/ financial basis utilizing appropriate workforce staffing standards.
• Maintains channels of communication with peers and Senior Leaders as well as with management and staff within the hospital and system organizational structure.
• Facilitates development of programs for nursing staff development, orientation, continuing education and competency maintenance in collaboration with the Department of Learning.
• Supports nursing practice as it relates to licensure, regulatory requirements, accreditation requirements, documentation compliance and all other aspects of nursing that cross all inpatient programs and services.
• Support and assist with maintaining nurse practice policies, and procedures.
• Maintains current and ongoing knowledge of national/state laws and regulations that influence the practice of nursing and a sound understanding of their legal interpretation and implication.
• Promotes leadership through the assessment and further development of the current professional practice model and environment.
• Interprets the profession of nursing and the goals of Rehabilitation Nursing and the organization to the community.
• Assists the CNO, IP Nursing in the oversight of the nursing practice and collaborates with the programs in providing skilled, competent and knowledgeable staff to each specialty program.
• Participates in other related functions as directed by the senior nursing leaders. 

 

SUPPORTS the activities of the Nursing Department:

• Supports nursing practice and development to include the planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation of the professional practice model, nursing education, quality improvement and infection prevention. 
• Represents Brooks in the community, state and region of nursing leaders.
• Participates in planning of physical facilities and utilization of space that affect management of the Nursing Practice.
• Ensures a staffing system based upon patient and family needs, and types and preparation of workers for the in-patient hospital. (RNs, LPNs, CNAs and support staff.) 
• In collaboration with Hospital Administrator, designs and recommends hospital-wide nurse staffing standards. 
• Plans for the utilization of personnel for maximum efficiency and quality of patient care. 
• Oversees the management of all central, hospital wide nursing functions, including PRN pool.
• Assists the CNO, IP Nursing in maintaining up-to-date job descriptions and performance evaluation criteria that define requirements, competencies, responsibilities and functions of the positions and determines their placement within the organizational structure and provides for remun