Rural Health Clinic Director of Nursing, RN

Supervises all LVNs, Nurse Aides and Medical Assistant personnel and all functions including developing and maintaining nursing service objectives, standards of care, policy, and procedures, and educational in-services.

A. Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing or equivalent preferred.

B. Personal Job-Related Skills: Advanced knowledge of nursing theories and practices. Leadership and management abilities and effective oral and written communications skills.

C. Licensure, Registry or Certification: Registered Nurse currently Licensed by the State of Texas and BCLS required.

D. Experience:

1. Prior Work Experience: Five years of professional nursing Experience in a clinical setting, two years in a nursing managerial, supervisory, or instructor role.

2. Technical Training: Current CPR certification and ACLS

E. Physical and Mental Requirements: Duties of the position require moderate periods of walking and standing. Pushing, pulling, reaching, and bending when involved in patient care. Lifting up to 50 pounds and occasional heavy lifting in supporting or moving patients that may suddenly become weak or helpless.

A. Plans, organizes, and directs the provision of patient care services.

1. Develops and maintains nursing practice that is consistent with the Nurse Practice Act for the State of Texas.

2. Plans and directs compliance of policies and procedure manuals regarding RHC Nursing Staff.

3. Assumes responsibility for identifying problem areas of patient care and formulates plans of action to solve them.

B. Facilitates favorable relationships within nursing, and with the Medical Staff, and all other hospital departments and seeks input regarding nursing care.

1. Maintains positive and effective working relationships with other departments and the Medical Staff, and with federal, state, and local agencies.

2. Coordinates nursing service activities with other departments.

3. Establishes procedures on the administration and control of medications.

C. Manages nursing functions and supervises nursing personnel of Rural Health Clinic.

1. Establishes Nursing Department goals and objectives and evaluates progress towards their achievement.

2. Initiates nursing departmental policies, procedures, and practices consistent with hospital policy.

3. In collaboration with Practice Manager, supervises and coordinates activities including work routine and schedules, and selects, hires, develops, evaluates, disciplines nursing staff employees in compliance with hospital policy.

4. Collaborates with Practice Manager preparing the nursing budget and monitoring the utilization of approved budgeted resources including supplies, equipment, and adequate staffing levels for nursing.

5. Assures compliance with federal, state, and other regulations pertaining to nursing services of the Rural Health Clinic and the provision of patient care.

D. Provides for quality assurance and improvement.

1. Develops the nursing quality assurance plan and determines areas to be monitored.

2. Informs nursing personnel of quality assurance activities.

3. In coordination with Practice Manager, provides reports and results to the hospital Quality Assurance Committee.