Director of Nursing
Company: Ortho Rhode Island
Location: Warwick
Posted on: November 1, 2024
Job Description:
Ortho Rhode Island is a world-class group of talented providers
and professionals, all working together to offer value and quality
in everything we do. Each Ortho Rhode Island team member is
dedicated to thinking like a patient, and to offering the best
experience in our industry, driven by our core values: delivering
on our word, respecting each other, innovating in orthopedics,
valuing every individual, and engaging our community.The Director
of Nursing is responsible for all aspects of nursing care delivery
in the facility. Assumes responsibility as Department Manager of
OR/PACU/PAT/PREOP Departments. The DON is also responsible for the
Quality Improvement/Risk Management Program. As a Registered Nurse,
the DON is also responsible for assessing, planning, implementing,
and coordinating patient care from admission to discharge.Essential
Functions:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.Duties and Responsibilities:Clinical Responsibilities
- Ability to perform the clinical care responsibilities of a
registered nurse
- Assess, plan, and deliver safe patient care according to
facility policies and procedures
- Demonstrates appropriate and continued knowledge and competence
of designated nursing skills
- Maintains and evaluates own clinical expertise and clinical
practice
- Communicates patient information to assure confidentiality and
continuity of careLeadership ResponsibilitiesPersonnel - Clinical
- Analyzes nursing care provided in the facility related to the
established standards of care
- Leads and attends clinical education, facility training and
development workshops scheduled by the facility
- Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual clinical
competencies for all clinical staff
- Responsible for required event trainings including but not
limited to Adult/pediatric codes, disaster drills, and MH
drills
- Participates in the monitoring and evaluation of nursing care
provided
- Maintains accurate records and oversee the purchase of
medications for the facility
- Monitors the documentation of nursing care and physicians'
orders according to facility policy and best practice
guidelines
- Responsible for infection control, standard precautions, and
universal precautions for the center
- Leads ongoing clinical skills improvement training and
initiatives Personnel - Managerial
- Responsible for establishing an engaged and positive team
culture
- Interviews, selects, and retains qualified staff to meet
facility needs
- Participate in staff orientation and onboarding process
- Maintains certification requirements and required evidence of
certification and licensure of all team members of the
facility
- Generates performance standards, performs performance reviews,
and implements performance improvement plans
- Responsible for the coordination, staffing ratios and
scheduling of the nursing care provided in the facility
- Assigns patient care responsibilities based on patient needs,
abilities of staff and facility policy
- Supervises center personnel to assure maximum productivity and
quality of patient care
- Responsible for direction, teaching, and managerial growth of
other clinical leaders
- Responsible for interpretation, in-service education,
implementation, and compliance with OSHA guideline to assure
minimal exposure for patients, staff, physicians, and
visitorsGeneral
- Responsible as the primary clinical contact for surgeons and
physician shareholder
- Advances the continued growth of the facility through
identification and implementation of initiatives
- Promotes a culture of continuous improvement focused on
operational efficiency, patient safety, case volume, surgeon and
staff satisfaction, and patient experience.
- Oversees day-to-day and future state scheduling and case
coordination activities
- Responsible for ongoing accreditation programs in areas of
Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Infection Control, facility,
and fire safety.
- Oversees the Quality and Risk programs of the center including
evaluation and assessment, improvement initiatives and reporting to
the governing body
- Responsible for advancing and maintaining the facility Safety
Program
- Demonstrates complete understanding and ability to educate
others on the established emergency procedures for facility
- Represents the facility during interactions with all patients,
families, and visitors ensuring a positive and professional
environment
- Engages as the lead point of contact and communication for
vendors engaging the facility including, medical device, equipment,
and supply
- Actively participates in creating, communicating, and upholding
policies as required by the facility, governing and accrediting
bodies.
- Responsible for the planning, preparation, ongoing maintenance,
and day-of activities for AAAHC accreditation
- Actively participates in the preparation and execution of
Medical Executive Committee activities and meetings
- Demonstrates an understanding of the requirements and
functionally of all elements of life safety within the
facility
- Participates in the development of budgeting and planning
including staffing, equipment, and inventory
- Demonstrates and oversees sound cost containment
techniques.
- Demonstrates an understanding of Ambulatory Surgery Center
revenue cycle process, reimbursement, and case costingSupervisory
Responsibility:--- This position supervises employees.Skills and
Abilities:
- Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and
nursing care
- Ability to manage a multitude of priorities
- Ability to provide direction to others that is clear, concise,
and promotes efficiency throughout the clinical areas of the
facility
- Ability to communicate well with patients, families, teammates,
physicians, other healthcare workers, etc.
- Recognizes legal and policy limits of individual practice.Work
Environment:
- General pleasant working environment with little or no
distractions or exposure to unpleasant or hazardous elements.
- Meets all safety training requirements associated with the
Surgical Center.
- Indoor Climate Controlled Environment
- Patient care environment with potential exposure to unpleasant
odors, to blood and body fluids which may carry infection, to
infectious disease, and to chemical and electrical hazards.
Occasional exposure to outdoor climate
- Additionally, this job operates in a professional, clinical
office environment. This role routinely uses standard office
equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing
cabinets.Physical Demands:
- Requires mobility, frequent walking, standing, and sitting,
some bending, stooping and stretching and periodic lifting of up to
50 lbs.
- Requires coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to
operate office and clinical equipment
- Requires normal (corrected) vision and hearingPosition Type and
Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically
Monday through Friday and may vary depending on location hours and
company schedule.Experience: Experience in ambulatory surgery
nursing, at least two (2) to five (5) years of nursing and
management experience in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center is
desired. Education: Has successfully completed the program at an
accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's degree required.
Certifications and Licensure: Current RI State Licensure.
BLS/ACLS/PALS required. Certification/Eligibility to be certified
in Infection Control.
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Keywords: Ortho Rhode Island, Providence , Director of Nursing, Healthcare , Warwick, Rhode Island
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