Nursing Director Critical Care

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Description:

Position Purpose:

The Nursing Director is a licensed registered nurse (RN) accountable for leading managing & advancing people processes & / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The ND promotes & advocates for patients nurses / colleagues & the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area (s) of expertise & assignment.

Essential Functions:

• Knows understands incorporates and demonstrates the Trinity Health and MercyOne Mission Vision and Values in behaviors practices and decisions.

• Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows understands incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission Values Vision Actions & Promise in behaviors practices & decisions.

• Professional Nursing Practice: Acts independently & appropriately within license scope of knowledge & experience in practice area. Supports safety by adhering to standards & acting as a champion role model. Accountable for personal learning & development by participating in knowledge skill & competency enhancing activities.

• Professional Nursing Process: Knows understands incorporates & demonstrates (document teach coordinate advocate) standard elements of professional practice: Assess Diagnose Outcomes Identification / Solutions Plan Implement Evaluate (ANA); Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative collegial & supported by current & relevant evidence-based practices science trends & data (clinical & administrative) & patient care (AONL).

• Professional Leadership Practice: Inspires team to embrace the organizations Mission Values & Vision; Cultivates excellence by supporting growth & development of team; Advocates for continuous development with focus on mentoring & succession planning; Engages & fosters transpersonal teaching & learning in the context of the caring relationship; Embraces & encourages humanistic-altruistic values & behaviors; Advances nurses & others in the provision of quality-focused patient-centered & relationship-based healthcare.

Minimum Qualifications:

• • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and bachelors degree is .

  • Masters degree is within five (5) years of hire with continuous enrollment in a relevant graduate program documented .

  • Current Iowa RN license ( MercyOne Genesis - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is at the time of hire. A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.)

  • Three (3) to five (5) years of clinical nursing experience is .

  • Relevant s upervisory experience .

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) is within three (3) months of hire .

  • Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter for both Child and Dependent Adult Abuse training is within six (6) months of hire.

  • Specialty practice certification is preferred .

  • Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative shared leadership environment.

  • Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy mission vision goals and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne .

  PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Must be able to set and organize own work priorities and adapt to them as they change frequently . Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.
  • Must be able to travel to the various MercyOne /Trinity Health sites as needed.
  • Must possess the ability to comply with MercyOne and Trinity Health policies and procedures.

We care about your well-being both physical and mental which is why our benefit package includes:

• Wellness programs

• Education reimbursement

• Personalized health insurance plans (including dental and vision)

• PTO

• Long- and short-term leave

• Retirement planning

• Life insurance coverage

Ministry/Facility Information:

Trinity Health is a family of 115000 colleagues and nearly 26000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs values traditions language preferences and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed rural access hospital in New Hampton Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260000.

With more than 3000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group North Iowa is part of Iowas largest multispecialty clinic north Iowa our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care pediatric internal medicine and specialty clinics.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education recruitment retention and development) commitment and accountability communication community partnerships and supplier diversity.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.

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