Regional Director of Nursing

The Regional Nursing Director is responsible for upholding the standards of nursing care as established by the Nurse Practice Act, Psychiatric Standards of Nursing, policy and procedures, and all other external governing, licensing and credentialing bodies.  The Regional Nursing Director will support the facility Directors of Nursing to direct the staff and operation of the Nursing Department at all facility locations; coordinate, plan and manage nursing activities; formulate nursing program goals and objectives; manage nursing positions; evaluate staff; assist in the management of the nursing budget; maintain contacts with individuals both within and outside of the department who might impact on program activities; participate in recruitment and retention programs; determine the quality of nursing care; participates in performance improvement programs; collaborate with clinical instructors for educational programs; represent the Nursing Department in professional and/or community organizations; demonstrates age specific and cultural sensitivity.  All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards. In addition, the Regional Nursing Director will assist with onboarding and supporting new Directors of Nursing throughout the organization. The Regional Nursing Director will support the start-up of new facilities and service lines that involve the provision of nursing care.

Essential Functions:

1. Utilizes the principles of management/nursing to support the coordination of patient care and nursing service activities towards positive outcomes; demonstrates fiscal responsibility in facilitating staffing patterns while considering patient safety.
2. Assists with identifying and selecting appropriate candidates for the facility Director of Nursing role.
3. Plans and outlines general nursing procedures to be observed by professional and nonprofessional nursing personnel.
4. Supports the DON in the supervision of nursing personnel including determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring, and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.
5. Recommends, advocates and/or implements new and/or changes to existing policies and procedures.
6. Contributes to problem identification, investigation, and monitoring of resolutions in providing quality care and customer satisfaction.
7. Participates in at least 80% of all assigned administrative, quality management, program, and clinical meetings and completes assignments for those committees.
8. Develops data collection tools, identifies trends, risk areas, and evaluates reliance of research.  Coordinates with others to collect data on the quality of Nursing services; analyzes data collected and reviews overall performance improvement trends that affect the nursing department.
9. Oversees and adheres to safety regulations of facility policies and procedures and external regulatory and credentialing bodies.
10. Provides support and acts as a resource for development and implementation of Infection Control, standard precautions policies and procedures.
11. Supports and coordinates patient safety issues in conjunction with Risk Manager; analyzes, reviews and follows up on incident reporting and risk management trends related to nursing/patient safety issues in conjunction with Risk Management.
12. Directs appropriate training activities for DONs and nursing department.
13. Works collaboratively as a member of the regional operations team and supports the Vice President Clinical Operations.
14. May provide short, term interim relief to facility DON or function in short-term, interim DON role when necessary.
15. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.