Outpatient Services Director jobs in Nebraska

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Title: Director of Nursing - Outpatient Services

Branch: Cozad Community Hospital

Department: Outreach Clinic

Level: Manager

Type: Employee

Employment Status: Full Time

Wage Type: Salary (Annual)

Posted: 24-May-24

Expires: 23-Jun-24

The Director of Nursing supervises and directs the nurses involved in Outpatient Services. Plans, organizes, and directs all related functions and activities, both internal and external. Establishes goals, objectives, and standards of performance, develops operating policies and procedures, interprets Health System policies and procedures, standards, and regulations to appropriate staff, patients, medical staff, and public.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·         Oversees day-to-day operations of the Out-Patient Nursing Departments including problem solving and effective processing of daily functions.

·         Directs departmental financial operations.

·         Organizes nursing structure and plans, directs, and supervises the nursing and clinical programs.

·         Directs and maintains all aspects of patient care for the hospital.

·         Provides leadership and guidance to professional staff in goal setting, problem solving, resource management, and outcome achievement.

·         Maintains licensure/regulatory status for all services.

·         Responds to and resolves patient and family complaints.

·         Participates in ongoing and systematic quality improvement efforts while providing quality healthcare services to all patients in a financially responsible manner.

·         Develops and maintains the annual operating budget for the Out-Patient Nursing Departments, including productivity and FTE management based on business needs.

·         Ensures adequate documentation and accurate charge capturing for Chargemaster.

·         Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.

·         Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.

·         Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages employees in the Out-Patient Nursing Departments – Outreach Clinic, Cardiac Rehab, Wound Care, and Population Health Education. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, safety, and evaluation of these teams. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited College of Nursing. Comprehensive knowledge of nursing and healthcare practice and techniques associated with the scope and complexity of care required by patients served.  Electronic health records and management experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Nebraska.

Basic Life Support (CPR).

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within the first two years of employment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the hospital and clinic environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.