Dir Of Nursing Maternal Child Services

Position Title

Dir Of Nursing Maternal Child Services

Wescoe Pavilion

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Director of Nursing is responsible for Mission and Values implementation, operational leadership and direction of assigned departments. Is responsible for assigned services for performance planning and improvement; clinical quality; fiscal and service results; and patient, customer, and employee satisfaction.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Advocates for the protections and rights of individuals, families, communities, populations, healthcare providers, nursing and other professions and institutions and organizations, especially related to health and safety.
• Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current practice.
• Collaborates with all levels of nursing staff, interdisciplinary teams, executive leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing and other services.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing and other services.
• Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing services administration, and the delivery of services.
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statues, rules and regulations.
• Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
• Integrates research findings into practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Master Degree Nursing
• 5 or more years of supervisory and management experience

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Nursing Professional Development Certification (NPD-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-48164

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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