Summary:

Manages the nursing services and staff for a department; ensures quality and full compliance with relevant policies and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing and monitoring programs and practices for the delivery of safe and efficient quality nursing care for patients and their families
• Ensuring consistent application of nursing services policies and standards throughout the organization
• Monitoring patient outcomes and quality and effectiveness of nursing care
• Overseeing performance of teams; identifying and addressing staff training and development needs
• Apprising medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service and strategies

Standard I: Financial Management

• Recognizes the impact of reimbursement on revenue
• Understands the relationship between values-based purchasing and quality outcomes with revenue and reimbursement
• Creates, monitors, and analyz...