Positions within DHS may be required to:

• Manages the activities of all nursing staff for one or more programs.

• Advises subordinate staff in policies and procedures.

• Observes employees as they perform tasks to ensure efficiency in work activities.

• Identifies exceptional performance characteristics through employee discussions and personal observations.

• Discusses methods to improve performance and motivate employees by discussing employee performance.

• Directs the work of the entire nursing service staff in the care and treatment of patients at a health care facility.

• Implements corrective measures to staff for inappropriate actions through discussions, written warnings, and recommendations for suspension or termination.

• Assigns staff to program work plans and activities by comparing program requirements and needs with the staff's availability, experience working in a particular program, level of independence, and training in specified areas.

• Develops program standards, goals, objectives, and guidelines.

• Prioritizes program goals and needs based on importance, urgency, and other factor.

• Identifies training needs of employees and writes manuals of instruction detailing procedures, policies, and/or regulations pertaining to a specified area of nursing care operations.

• Reviews records to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Writes/reviews personnel evaluations written by/for subordinate nursing supervisors.

• Assesses and monitors resource needs including developing a master staffing plan, writing position requests.

• Makes recommendations for improvements of non nursing services (e.g., food services, security, housekeeping, professional education programs) which impact the administration of nursing services.

• May monitor a budget.

• Monitors program activities to ensure goals are being met.

• Compares safety and health regulatory policies and professional practice standards to current facility nursing policies and procedures to identify needed changes.

• Composes or revises facility nursing practices by extracting relevant policies and procedures from professional nursing information sources.

• Compares new or revised nursing policies with current nursing practices to ensure they do not conflict with each other.

• Assesses patient's health history, recording vital signs, and performing laboratory procedures.

• Establishes a nursing diagnosis including a written plan of care.

• Implements nursing plan of care by administering medication, nursing treatments, and patient education.

• Performs BLS (Basic Life Support), CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and other emergency responses.

• May provide registered nursing care when other registered nurses are not available.

• May assist in directing nursing care services.

• Knowledge of accepted advanced nursing practices and techniques and complex medical treatments

• Knowledge of applicable laws, policies, procedures, agency administrative directives, regulations and rules

• Knowledge of management and administrative procedures

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to assess and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities

• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders

• The skill to implement complex management and administrative procedures

• The skill to implement changes

• The skill to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making

• The skill to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times

• The skill to use critical thinking techniques and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

• The skill to select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things

• The skill to monitor/ access performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

• The skill to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

• The skill to use scientific rules and methods to solve problems

• The skill to adjust actions in relation to others' actions

• The skill to being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do

• The skill to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

• The skill to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

• The ability to function autonomously

• The ability to assess healthcare barriers and the delivery of services

• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

• The ability to communicate (verbally and written) information and ideas

• The ability to assess and monitor healthcare outcomes

• The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem

• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong

• The ability to multitask between two or more activities or sources of information

• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects

• The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing

• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)

• The ability to see under low light conditions

• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you

• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

• The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness

• Electronic devices

• Various medical equipment devices