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University of Miami

Research university in Coral Gables, FL

Director of Nursing - Perioperative Services

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMiami, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution accredited by ACEN and/or CCNE.
  • A current Florida Registered Nurse license and Healthcare Provider certifications, including BLS, ACLS, and PALS from the American Heart Association.
  • At least five years of relevant experience, including five years of recent experience as a clinical director and/or manager at an acute care hospital, clinic, or ambulatory surgery center.
  • Experience interfacing with medical and executive leadership and staff in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center setting.
  • Knowledge of change management, lean processes, and quality-improvement principles, with the ability to initiate and implement change that improves the quality and safety of patient-care delivery.
  • Experience resolving issues through innovative problem-solving and solution development.
  • Leadership skills to manage a large department through performance-management practices.
  • Success developing a work culture based on high performance, patient-centeredness, and service excellence.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, set priorities among competing demands, and adjust resource allocation as required.
  • Knowledge and expertise in electronic health record implementation, workflow review, and training requirements.
  • Ability to communicate effectively before groups of customers and team members.
  • National certification appropriate to the area of specialty.
  • Proficiency in Word and PowerPoint and familiarity with Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Direct, oversee, and evaluate nursing personnel and staff.
  • Coordinate departmental activities and guide staffing procedures.
  • Set objectives and long-term goals for the nursing department.
  • Interpret nursing-service policies and objectives to staff and community groups.
  • Recommend policy establishment or revisions and develop organizational structures and performance standards for legal compliance and high-quality care.
  • Control budgets and monitor expenditures.
  • Ensure nurses maintain current competencies, assessments, licensures, certifications, and annual training.
  • Collaborate with other departments and professionals to streamline operations.
  • Plan and accomplish goals using extensive experience and judgment.
  • Report to upper management.
  • Establish and continuously assess internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
  • Ensure employees are trained on function-specific controls and University policies and procedures.
  • Assume 24/7 responsibility and accountability for clinical operations of assigned patient-care units, services, staff, and facilities.
  • Establish and maintain a nursing-care delivery system consistent with the health care system's philosophy and goals and accrediting standards.
  • Provide leadership and direction for staff using performance-management principles to establish a team-based culture in which employees feel valued, motivated, and engaged.
  • Plan and direct short- and long-term departmental activities in accordance with facility goals.
  • Serve as a resource and role model to staff and interdisciplinary team members, and provide counsel on nursing care and professional nursing practices.
  • Collaborate with other departments to improve performance.
  • Manage nursing services to ensure effective delivery of skilled, efficient, and compassionate patient care, including scheduling, patient assessments, implementation of physicians' orders, treatment plans and procedures, medication administration and recording, and monitoring and evaluation of patient-care processes and outcomes.
  • Coordinate nursing activities with other services or disciplines.
  • Demonstrate clinical competency in designated operational areas.
  • Model nursing practices consistent with the organization's mission, vision, and values.
  • Establish and maintain high service levels for patients, family members, physicians, visitors, and other areas of the health care system.
  • Create a patient-care environment that is patient-centered, safe, effective, and equitable.
  • Implement best-practice standards and improve processes and systems to support patient outcomes, patient safety, high performance, and excellent patient experience.
  • Access and use appropriate data to monitor unit operations and work toward patient- and staff-satisfaction targets.
  • Support the quality framework, including clinical- and service-quality indicators.
  • Review and evaluate care, documentation in electronic medical records and on paper, and services to drive continuous improvement using a hands-on management approach and effective communication.
  • Maintain readiness for accreditation and regulatory-agency visits.
  • Develop plans of correction for accreditation and regulatory-agency findings and submit them on time.
  • Conduct regular infection-control rounds with the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Director of Infection Control to ensure compliance with standard infection-control practices.
  • Review surveillance findings with the Director of Infection Control before reporting statistics and findings at formal committee and staff meetings.
  • Conduct environmental rounds, review and analyze surveillance data, and plan and provide staff education.
  • Identify and recruit staff; guide, encourage, and direct staff through peer interviews, orientation and training, regular feedback, coaching and mentoring, objective transfer and promotion criteria affecting status and salaries, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions and grievances when necessary.
  • Manage employees in accordance with state and federal labor laws and hospital policies and goals.
  • Promote and facilitate professional development of nursing and technical staff through unit-specific competencies and learning opportunities.
  • Communicate clearly to enhance team effectiveness, mitigate conflicts, and engage colleagues.
  • Conduct regular staff meetings to promote multidirectional information flow and participative problem-solving.
  • Plan, forecast, and manage the department budget.
  • Perform variance analyses as needed by interpreting financial performance and identifying key drivers such as full-time-equivalent utilization and turnover.
  • Identify capital-budget needs with physician and nursing colleagues.
  • Plan and implement staff scheduling to meet patient-care needs, position-control requirements, and attendance procedures.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in Nursing, healthcare administration, or another related field is preferred; a BSN with extensive management experience may be considered.
  • General experience in academic, multi-specialty institutions, with some knowledge of ophthalmology, is highly desirable.

About the Company

University of Miami

Research university in Coral Gables, FL

The University of Miami is a private research university focused on education, discovery, and service, with undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

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