Nemours is seeking a Senior Director of Nursing Perioperative Services to join our team in Delaware.
As one of the nation´s premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states -- Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked as one of the nation´s 25 Best Children´s Hospitals by Parents magazine in 2009, we care for thousands of children in the Delaware Valley, across the country and around the world. Extending the world-class care of the duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Children´s Clinic provides convenient community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems across the Delaware Valley. We are seeking a Senior Director of Nursing to support our Perioperative Service areas, which includes the General OR, PreSurgical Care, PACU and Day Medicine. The Perioperative Department provides care before, during, and after surgical procedures. Surgical services include general surgery, orthopedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, and dental surgery. Endoscopy and diagnostic procedures, such as bronchoscopy, are also performed.*The Senior Director of Nursing is responsible to the Chief Nursing Executive for the management of areas/units/managers in the departments under his/her direction. This includes responsibility for the organization, coordination and direction of patient care services by assessing and prioritizing opportunities to plan and implement effective changes and evaluating outcomes of process improvement activities to accomplish this. This responsibility includes fiscal accountability for assigned areas. The Senior Director of Nursing works collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Executive on all aspects of the nursing department goals and objectives. The Senior Director of Nursing models behavior consistent with the Nemours/A. I duPont philosophy as actively supporting the Mission and Vision of the system and Nursing and effectively maintaining the hospitals Standards of Care and Practice.*Extend Discretionary Effort in collaborating with the start up of the Nemours Children Hospital in Orlando, Florida.*Supports Shared Governance Model*Excellence in Practice Commencing in Magnet Designation*Co chairs Peri Op Committee- Strategic planning, Performance Improvement, general oversight of Peri Op Governance, Performance Improvement Initiation ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESResponsible for participation in planning, implementation, coordinating, directing and supervising all process and unit based patient care services on a 24 hour basis in accordance with recognized and accepted internal (e.g. unit, department, hospital, foundation) and external (I. e. The Joint Commission, OSHA,CRSQA, State Board of Nursing) standards in order to facilitate optimum care. Role models,CMS, effective leadership as demonstrated by actively supporting and communicating the Nemours/A.I. DuPont System mission, vision, and short-term and long term strategic plan with the respective divisions, departments, units, sections, and disciplines in the organization. Appropriate collaboration and integration with departments outside of the Nursing division that employ registered nurses. Represents the Chief Nursing Executive effectively, interacting professionally and collaboratively with Nursing staff, administration, medical staff and physician leaders. Meets financial performance targets while accounting for acuity and volume. JOB REQUIREMENTS: POSITION QUALIFICATIONS A. Education, Training, and Experience 1. Master of Science degree in Nursing or related field required, MBA a plus 2. Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience required. Upper level Nursing Administration experience preferred. B. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications 1. Current registered nurse licensure in Delaware.Nemours, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to focusing on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.Don´t miss out on important health care news and updates from Nemours - connect with us on... Facebook (Fan Page): www.facebook.com/pages/Nemours/90523951091?ref=ts YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NemoursUpdates Twitter: www.twitter.com/nemours Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nemours/