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JOB DESCRIPTION

Directs all aspects of management and ensures the provision of optimum patient care for a nursing unit; provides leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, procedures, strategies, and services for the unit. Prepares, develops, and submits department budget to nursing administration for final approval. Monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with fiscal constraints and explains any variances. Directs and supervises nursing staff. Develops, implements, and coordinates continuous quality/ performance improvement to enhance clinical practice and administrative process. 

• Develops and interprets departmental short and long term goals and objectives.
•  Meets with other staff members to discuss progress and to develop future courses of action. Analyzes departmental strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and constraints.
• Identifies measurable objectives and monitors progress toward the achievement of specified goals in keeping with operational standards.
• Establishes, revises, administers and communicates policies, procedures and related forms in accordance with state, federal, and organizational guidelines.
• Communicates and monitors compliance with regulatory, licensing and accreditation standards. Prepares staffing plan, reviews and approves work schedules to ensure adequate staff coverage around the clock.
• Projects staffing needs, interviews and hires employees to fill vacant positions; resolves staffing issues.
• Monitors patient care and analyzes nursing care patterns and initiates quality improvement procedures to enhance patient services; ensures a safe, therapeutic environment. Initiates patient placement to ensure the delivery of optimal nursing care and arranges for continuity of care when warranted by patient condition.
•  Directs the provision of personalized, coordinated quality services responsive to changing health care trends. Coordinates and establishes nursing care practices; uses selected nursing practice theory as a framework for coordinating patient care and by providing theory based nursing practice information in unusual or complex patient care situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Master's degree required. Either Bachelor's or Master's degree must be in Nursing.
• Valid, active unencumbered Nursing license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
• Five years of experience which includes three years of clinical nursing and 2 years of nursing leadership. BLS required.
• Some jobs in this classification may require ACLS and Healthcare Provider certifications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Medium): 20-50 lbs; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs, 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs, 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.