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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Grand Island, NE
Grand Island, Nebraska

About this job

CHI Health is a regional health network with a unified mission: nurturing the healing ministry of the Church while creating healthier communities. Headquartered in Omaha, the combined organization consists of 15 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities and more than 150 employed physician practice locations in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. More than 12,000 employees comprise the workforce of this network that includes 2,820 licensed beds and serves as the primary teaching partner of Creighton University's health sciences schools. In fiscal year 2014, the organization provided a combined $149.3 million in quantified community benefit including services for the poor, free clinics, education and research. With locations stretching from Kearney, Neb. to Missouri Valley, Iowa, the health network is the largest in Nebraska and serves residents of Nebraska and southwest Iowa. For more information, visit online at CHIhealth.com.

Job Summary:

Serves as Program Director responsible for the overall coordination and integration of assigned nursing units. Provides administrative direction and supervision of assigned areas and programs to meet the hospital's mission of quality patient care. In collaboration with the medical staff and other health care

professionals, develops short and long range plans and programs to provide quality patient care, introduces new technology, and provides an optimum learning environment for students.

Essential Duties:

* Delivers excellent service to our internal and external customers by advocating for customer preferences; maximizes communication and partnering; acts to obtain feedback and problem solve making appropriate change; adding zest to our appearance, approach, and style; demonstrates extraordinary ability to perform the leadership and technical skills of the job.

* Assures quality nursing practice through developing and monitoring performance standards.

* Creates and maintains an environment that encourages personnel toward innovative, effective and efficient practices that enhance patient outcomes.

* Develops policies and procedures for the assigned areas in collaboration with professional staff.

* Facilitates the formulation of budgets for assigned area, promoting optimum allocation and utilization of resources across the division to accomplish defined goals.

* Collaborates with the medical chairperson of assigned division and/or other health professional colleagues to plan and implement new and enhanced programs.

* Serves on and provides leadership to health care related work groups within and external to Saint Francis Medical Center.

* Represents Saint Francis Medical Center in community, state and national, including serving on governing and regulatory bodies.

* Responsible and accountable for full range of Human Resources management including interviewing, hiring, evaluation and disciplinary process.

* Responsible for efficient and effective management of human and financial resources for clinical areas.

* Serves as a consultant and resource to health care providers in the assigned areas regarding administrative, educational, research, clinical and ethical issues.

* Collaborates with affiliated Schools of Nursing to create a positive learning environment.

* Responsible for the assessment, treatment, and care of patients to include appropriate staff competencies, as appropriate to assigned patient populations.

* Participates in performance improvement activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with JCAHO accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.

Hours: 8-4:30 variety of hours depending on department needs.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

* Knowledge of nursing theory, leadership, practice, and administration in order to oversee planning and implementation of care, and ability to prepare reports, policies, and budgets at a level normally acquired through completion of an accredited school of nursing. MSN degree required.

* Current Nebraska license as a registered nurse is required.

* Three to five years experience in nursing in order to gain full knowledge of patient organization and operation of a patient care unit, and in-depth knowledge of patient care theories and practice. Management experience preferred. Knowledge of the growth and development needs of pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and the ability to adapt nursing cares to age and development level of patients ranging from infant to senescence, specific to the area supervised.

* Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to discuss and resolve patient care problems; counsel subordinate staff regarding performance; discuss patient care with physicians, other hospital personnel, and outside agencies.

* Analytical skills necessary to organize and supervise staff members, identify needs on nursing unit and respond to needs, and to develop and administer policies, procedures, budgets and nursing practices.

* Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail (up to 80% of work time) when supervising staff activities, giving patient care, preparing reports, budgets, schedules and so forth.

* Ability to be on feet and walk up to 20% of work time; ability to push, and/or pull up to 200 pounds, to lift up to 50 pounds for up to 20% of work time when positioning patients, moving equipment and so forth.

Consistently adheres to and demonstrates our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.

Catholic Health Initiatives and its organizations are Equal Opportunity Employers. CB