Director of Nursing - Surgery

At Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.

Job Summary : The Director Nursing 4 will provide leadership and 24 / 7 accountability in the daily operations of the OR. The Director is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the provision of services in the OR.

Responsibilities

• Develops framework that integrates physicians and staff into the decision making process
• Develops working relationships with other agencies that meet our mission, values and goals.
• Develops, implements, and revises policies and procedures, standards of care, standards of practice particular to the emergency department
• Responsible for meeting the requirements of all regulatory agencies, licensing boards, and state and federal laws
• Works as a team with other PCS staff to achieve PCSs goals and objectives
• Creates a working environment that promotes staff satisfaction as evidenced by high employee satisfaction survey scores, low turnover and absenteeism rates. Hires and retains only the best.
• The Emergency Department should be externally recognized as a benchmark for delivering clinical quality.
• Develops a practice environment that is contemporary, patient focused, and evidence-based.
• Promote a professional practice model that encourages staff participation in the development of clinical standards
• Quality is measured and trended so that decisions about professional practice are based on data
• Achieves the position of local market share leader, with continuous growth.
• Monitor the level of resources utilized in service delivery and determines the appropriateness of resource consumption according to benchmark data
• Identifies and maintains the number and level of personnel needed to provide quality patient care by determining activity / guidelines for unit and / or department
• Plan, schedule and organize work, ensuring proper distribution and delegation of assignments and efficient utilization of personnel, space and facilities; overall accountability for the requisition, care and maintenance of unit inventory, equipment and supplies.
• Consistently scores in the top quartile on the Press Ganey patient satisfaction survey.
• Reviews customer satisfaction data and addresses areas that need improvement
• Develops concrete actions to address customer needs and expectations.
• Consistently scores in the top quartile on the Press Ganey patient satisfaction survey.
• Reviews customer satisfaction data and addresses areas that need improvement
• Develops concrete actions to address customer needs and expectations.

Job Requirements

Experience - 5 years of increasingly responsible management experience. OR Nursing background required.

Education - Bachelors degree in nursing from accredited school required.

Must have a current RN license to practice in the State of Louisiana. BLS upon hire, and ACLS & PALS Certification within 6 months.