Director Nursing

Leads and supervises nursing and diagnostic services staff. Provides primary and preventative care with adherence to current nursing standards.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and supervises nursing and diagnostic services, including all issues regarding personnel, budget, annual goals, and outreach activities.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and professional standards of care. Manages University health programs to ensure compliance.
• Develops nursing goals, objectives, policies and procedures for improvement in patient flow. Works with the clinical team to develop and execute new clinical services.
• Serves as nurse clinician responsible for direct patient care. Approves standing orders.
• May serve on departmental or University-wide committees.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.

• Five years' relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Nurse supervisory experience with both clinical and budgetary oversight.
• Direct care experience in ambulatory or emergency care setting.
• Proven leadership as a nurse supervisor.
• Experience with electronic medical records.

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2020-02-18