director of nursing - Weslaco, TX, United States - Mission Regional Medical center

Description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas.

With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology.

Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery.

Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call or visit

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.

If you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human Resources.


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Responsibilities

The Director is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of the Maternal Child Health department.

Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations. Assumes 24-hour accountability for the departments.

Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the unit and effectively utilizes nursing personnel, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the Assistant Administrator of Patient Care Services or Administrator.

Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally.

Assumes house supervisory responsibilities as assigned, including responding to codes throughout the hospital, assessing and charting, and following through with appropriate documentation.

Oversees the provision of patient care for adolescent, adult and older adult patients. The director is responsible for direction of patient care in the operative environment. The Director manages the staff members in the Maternal Child Health department.

Consults with staff, physicians and Nurse Executive on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.

Maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in PI activities/ formulates budget for the department.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 1. Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse. 2. Current BLS (AHA) Certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) (AHA) Certificate upon hire and maintain current.4. Current PALS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current. 5. A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary. 6. Minimum 5 years experience as a perinatal nurse in an acute care setting. 7. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires after 1/11/2021.