Director of Nursing Surgical Services

• The nurse director is a professional registered nurse with twenty-four hour responsibility for
• assigned departments within established standards to achieve the mission and vision of the
• organization.
• The nursing director is responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of
• the unit/departments and executes supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s
• policies and applicable laws.
• The nurse director provides leadership and mentorship in the development of leaders and staff. The nurse director is responsible for monitoring and evaluating quality, patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction outcomes to implement strategies for improvement.
• The nurse director is a change agent and will establish strong collaborative relationships with physicians. Responsible for overall administrative, financial and clinical activities of assigned departments.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of five (or 3-5) years of clinical nursing experience of which 3 (or 2) years must have been in management capacity
• Bachelor’s in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing required
• Current RN license or current license deemed acceptable by the applicable State Board of Nursing

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing and/or related field
• Certification in clinical specialty or nursing administration

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