Regional Director of Nursing Flint Hills Campus - Nursing Admin - FT - Day

Position Status:

Full time

Shift:

First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)

Hours per week:

40

Job Information
Exemption Status: Exempt

A Brief Overview
Regional Director of Nursing provides overall leadership and daily 24/7 oversight of nursing practice and policy integration at Flint Hills Campus, Rural Health Clinic and Manhattan Clinic. Over sees operations for acute care & OB/GYN clinics including emergency department, medical specialties, labor and delivery, patient flow and case management at Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills campus. In addition, as the Regional Director of Nursing, this position is responsible for the clinical practice and professional standards for hospital patient care services departments, ambulatory teams and clinics in Junction City and Manhattan campuses and areas of potential future growth. This position is responsible for long-term operations and strategic planning of multiple departments encompassing the scope of nursing services. Responsibilities include program development, goal setting, developing relationships with key physicians, management of financial operations, human & material resource management, quality management, marketing, and management. This position leads nursing management teams in Junction City and Manhattan and working with Regional Director Operations and Hospital Administrator to develop and maintain services in support of the strategic goals of Stormont Vail Health. This position reports directly to the Regional Director of Operations and Hospital Administrator, with matrixed reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer. Will work in conjunction with Stormont Vail Administrative Directors in Primary and Medical Specialties, Acute Care, Diagnostic & Interventional, Maternal Child, and ambulatory teams to standardize & optimize nursing services across the region. The delivery of professional nursing care at Stormont Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared Governance, both of which are congruent with the mission vision, and values of the organization.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN). Required

• Master's Degree Business, Nursing, Health Care Administration; Health related. Required

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years Clinical staff nurse experience in acute care. Required

• 3 years Management experience. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates understanding of the provision of service and knowledge of LEAN principles. (Required proficiency) (Required proficiency)

• Maintains Registered Nurse competencies as designated by Federal and State organizations and as outlined in SVH policy. (Required proficiency)

• Lives within 30-minutes travel distance from hospital. (Preferred proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - KSBN Required

What you will do

• Through effective leadership, provides strategic and operational direction for the departments, staff and processes which encompasses all Patient Care Services staff in acute care, ambulatory clinics and rural health clinic at Flint Hills and Manhattan campuses.

• Fosters a positive, professional atmosphere that encourages and enables employees to perform at their maximum potential to include development of a management team.

• Ensure that the scope of services and quality of services meet the needs of customers and regulatory organizations to include achieving and maintaining various program accreditations.

• Creates and maintains an environment which fosters the principles of continuous quality improvement. Develops a quality nursing program at both Flint Hills and Manhattan campuses.

• Develops communication vehicles that facilitate communication with managers, physicians and staff.

• Develops and administers capital and operating budgets and is accountable for compliance with approved budgets.

• Evaluates the education and training needs of personnel and directs development and implementation of in-service programs in coordination with the Learning and Talent Development team. In collaboration with department Managers, oversees staff competency process. Coaches and teaches staff while consistently providing leadership and clinical expertise.

• Responsible for ensuring follow up and resolution of grievances, patient/family complaints and events entered into the organizational reporting system. Routinely conducts leadership rounds with patients/families and team members.