Director of Nursing Medical Surgical Services

Sign‐on incentives:

Up to $25,000 sign‐on bonus for candidates who meet eligibility criteria.

Up to $5,000 relocation reimbursement for candidates who meet eligibility criteria. Talk to your recruiter to learn more.

• Communication and Relationship Management:

  • Builds Collaborative environments by developing trusting relationships balancing concerns of individuals with organizational goals and objectives.

  • Communicates in a respectful manner listening to key stakeholders and following up in a timely manner.

  • Facilitates shared decision making through support of Shared Governance and driving decision making to the lowest level of the organization while maintaining alignment to organizational strategic goals.

• Knowledge of Health Care Environment

  • Demonstrate knowledge of current nursing practice including roles and responsibility of the patient care team.

  • Aware of patient care standards as set by accrediting bodies and state guidelines. Ensures practice within areas of responsibility aligns with standards.

  • Develop and Maintain nursing policies and procedures backed by evidence‐based practice.

• Leadership:

  • Provides visionary thinking promoting the art and science of nursing practice.

  • Remains open to new ideas and knowledge promoting curiosity and exploration of new ways of meeting patient and staff needs.

  • Applies self‐reflection as a tool for ongoing growth and development.

• Professionalism

  • Contribute to the advancement of the profession through involvement in professional organizations locally, regionally or nationally.

  • Promote utilization of specialty knowledge from the standards of specialty professional organizations. This includes but not limited to staffing models, policies and procedures and recruitment and retention.

  • Promotes advancement of profession through professional certification.

• Business Skills

  • Develop and manage annual operating budget and capital expenditure plans.

  • Interpret financial statements and manage financial resources.

  • Participate in workforce planning and provide creative solutions to manage workforce while monitoring financial impacts.

• Masters in Nursing or Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Business or HealthCare related field.

• New York State Registered Nurse License or eligible

• Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience

• Two (2) years of nursing management experience

• Professional certification in Nursing Executive (NE‐BC) or Nursing Executive Advanced (NEA‐BC). Required within 2 years of accepting position.

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Work Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment, meeting rooms, and patient care areas which require working in proximity to other employees and patients. Rooms are lighted, air conditioned, and heated.
• Frequent sitting, walking, and standing.
• Fast paced environment with frequent interruptions.
• PPE (Eyewear, Masks, Face shields, Shoe covers, and Gloves) as required by UHS Hospitals Infection Control policies.

Age of Patients Served

• All Age Groups

HIPAA Roles‐Based Access to Patient Information

• All ‐ Access to patient information, including restricted information ‐ Level 4

Staff Supervised

• Nurse Managers (WMC and BGH ORs, Ambulatory Surgery units, PACUs, Pre‐admission Testing, and GI Lab)