Wood County Hosptial is accepting applications for Director, Acute Care. This position provides 24/7 leadership and accountability for the clinical practice and operational functions of the acute care units at Wood County Hospital. Assists with patient care, either directly or indirectly. Demonstrates critical thinking/clinical reasoning in decision making to ensure the delivery of safe, quality, timely, compassionate, and cost-effective care to the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.Job Duties:
Effectively communicates and collaborates both intra- and interdepartmentally with staff, directors, physicians, administration, other healthcare team members as well as with the community. Provides development, delivery, supervision, and/or coordination of educational and quality improvement activities for acute care units. Participates in strategic and service growth planning and implementation. 

• Maintains direct oversight of acute care units and staffing.
• Reviews and evaluates staffing levels to meet the needs of patient care.
• Directs, supervises and participates in implementing planned changes and activities to improve nursing care.
• Coordinates emergency situations in accordance with hospital policies and procedure
• Serves as consultant in technical and professional matters for nursing staff.
• Keeps CNO informed on situations and nursing unit needs.

Qualifications:

 Education

• Graduate of an accredited program for nursing education required, Bachelor’s degree preferred in Nursing (BSN) or Healthcare Services required or must be currently enrolled with expected graduation within 2 years. Master’s degree in nursing, Business, or Healthcare Administration strongly preferred.

• Current licensure to practice professional Nursing in the State of Ohio.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider CPR (BLS) certification required.

• Five years' experience in management at director/administrative level preferred

• Current knowledge of scope of practice, trends, standards of care and regulatory/accrediting requirements relevant to acute care nursing.
• Working knowledge of fiscal management principles and practices. Experience in budget development and monitoring preferred.
• Knowledge of and skill in review of benchmarks and other analytics as well as implementation of performance improvement initiatives.
• Strong planning and project management skills and ability to apply these skills in effective working partnerships across organizational lines.

Join our team, and you’ll have access to a cutting-edge facility with state-of-the-art technology. You’ll also interact with some of the region's top notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

We’ll also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans
• Competitive wages
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Generous short term and long-term disability plans
• Employer-matched 403(b)
• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan.
• Vacation and Holiday time.
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• And a lot more!