Under the direction of the Director, Nursing, the Associate Director provides oversight of the nursing care provided to patients on a nursing unit. Maintains standards of service excellence and nursing practice. Develops evidenced based policies, procedures, and work processes to ensure provision of quality patient care. Responsible for staffing, budget, control of expenses, continuing development and education of staff, performance improvement, and human resource management. Supervises, evaluat... more details
Under the direction of the Director, Nursing, the Associate Director provides oversight of the nursing care provided to patients on a nursing unit. Maintains standards of service excellence and nursing practice. Develops evidenced based policies, procedures, and work processes to ensure provision of quality patient care. Responsible for staffing, budget, control of expenses, continuing development and education of staff, performance improvement, and human resource management. Supervises, evaluates, guides and counsels nursing staff in their work performance. National certification in Nursing or Healthcare related specialty preferred. Works in a leadership team model to provide guidance and leadership to staff in pursuit of unparalleled excellence.
Education
Bachelors Degree : Nursing (Required)
Other : Graduate of accredited school of nursing (Required)
Masters Degree : Nursing or Healthcare related field (Preferred)
Combination of relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Experience
2 Years experience as a RN in a clinical specialty area (Required)
1 Year experience in a clinical leadership role (Preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
BLS - Basic Life Support (Required)
RN-LIC - PA Registered Nurse License (Required)
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