Director Patient Care Services

Director

Responsible for external and internal contracts for short-term and long-range strategic planning, resolution of issues to enhance the development and quality of nursing care and developing and monitoring policies and procedures. Assists nursing managers with the development, implementation and monitoring of supply, capital and FTE budgets. Collaborates with Human Resources and nursing managers in the recruitment and retention of nursing personnel. Serves on medical staff committees and nursing staff committees as a nursing representative or advisor.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs, controls and evaluates patient care nursing operations in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer. Develops and recommends short- and long-term strategic plans and methods for achieving goals. Assists in establishing standards of performance, quality assurance and control, and patient care delivery.
• Serves as a resource and representative by assisting with the planning of cooperative projects with other hospital departments and community agencies. Promotes integration of services with other hospital divisions.
• Creates and maintains correspondence, records, reports, and other documentation related to the work.
• Acts as a liaison/resource to Chief Nursing Officer when working with managers, all levels of nursing staff and other disciplines, physicians, patients and families, schools of nursing, architects, contractors, vendors, professional organizations, clergy and the media.
• Interacts on a regular basis with physicians to obtain feedback, resolve issues or plan for future needs.
• Assumes 24-hour accountability, 7 days per week for areas of responsibility.
• Conducts rounds to areas of responsibility.