Job Summary: The Director of Nursing provides daily operational administration for nursing and other patient care areas at Westchester Medical Center. The Director of Nursing supervises, coordinates, implements and directs ongoing administrative aspects of assigned service lines. The Director of Nursing reports directly to the Medical Director of Radiology and recommends to the Assistant Vice President of Patient Care Services those areas of clinical practice and administration requiring evaluation and change and implementing nursing and other patient care programs. In the absence of the Assistant Vice President of Patient Care Services, the Director of Nursing is responsible for the administration of these service lines. Supervision is exercised over many nursing, professional, clerical, and ancillary personnel. Does related work as required.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises, coordinates, implements and directs all nursing in Radiology at Westchester Medical Center;

• Participates in evaluation of nursing and clinical practice through peer review;

• Assists in the establishment of institutional standards of practice for all aspects of nursing and other patient care services in cooperation with established professional standards of practice;
• Establishes qualifications of all levels of staff in conjunction with the Vice President Hospital Nursing Service and Education;

• Coordinates the implementation of nursing policies and procedures by conducting staff conferences and through directives, as needed;

• Assists in the development of education programs for all staff;

• Provides for periodic review of staff by participating in individual evaluation conferences;

• Participates in labor-management conferences;

• Coordinates clinical programs with specific department heads, as required;
• Recommends and establishes appropriate staffing patterns through ongoing evaluation of service line needs, investigates and evaluating data and makes recommendations to improve patient care services;

• Participates in, monitors and evaluates quality improvement activities;
• Participates in hospital and medical board committees;
• Assists the Medical Director of Radiology in consultation with the Vice President Hospital Nursing Services and Education about the development of department budgets;
• Attends departmental meetings, conferences and seminars as required.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience: 6 years of professional nursing experience, including 3 years at a supervisory level, required.Preferred: Radiology experience

Education: Associate degree in Nursing and six years of professional nursing experience, including three years at a supervisory level.

Licenses / Certifications: Possession of a valid license and current registration, issued by the New York State Department of Education, as a Registered Professional Nurse.