Director Nursing, Full-Time (Days) - Cardiac Cath Lab (Hiring Immediately)

At Houston Methodist, the Director Nursing position is responsible for the

247 management of the assigned nursing units and departments in terms of the

quality of nursing care delivered, as well as for planning, organizing,

leading and evaluating nursing services within area of specialty. This

position provides leadership and oversight in the accomplishment of strategic

and operational objectives of the Department of Nursing. The Director Nursing

position provides strategic direction for nursing and business operations,

responsible for establishing strategic and tactical plans for clinical

services, new programs and human resource allocation. This position promotes a

practice environment that empowers nurses to provide effective, compassionate,

efficient and knowledgeable nursing care. The Director Nursing position works

in cooperation with the Medical Staff to ensure regulations and accreditation

standards are maintained.

The Director position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of

the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence

and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives. In

addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate

staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as

hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work

related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures

to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also ensures

training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure

compliance with ethical and legal business practices and

accreditationregulatorygovernment regulations.

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Directs, develops and implements strategic and operationalhigh level projects and processes either through independenthighly autonomous work or through the facilitation of work teams to enable the effective and efficient completion of objectives.
• Oversees management of and ensures development for staff to meet overall objectives in terms of quality, service and cost effectiveness.

Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledgeskill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.

Directs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees.

• Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department turnover andor system metrics on employee engagement indicators.
• Provides leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters, rounding on all employees, completing performance appraisals, conducting new hire feedback sessions, coachingcorrective counseling, and providing recognitioncommendations to achieve desired outcomes.
• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between ones area and other areas, teams, departments, and units to achieve business goals.

Drives the promotion of teamwork within and between departments; participates andor leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.

• Implements change, demonstrating the ability to motivate employees and follow through to ensure change in behavior has actually occurred.
• Motivates staff, researching and implementing strategies to keep employees engaged while maintaining compliance in terms of the quality of nursing care delivered.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Oversees department operations, designated projects, schedules and activities as needed to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame.

Sets priorities and functional standards, giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customerpatient satisfaction.

Drives department service standards and activities to impact department andor system score for patientcustomer-based satisfaction, through role modeling and fostering accountability.

Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.

Maintains 24-hour7-days a week accountability and authority for decisions regarding patient care, department operations and personnel management for designated unit(s).

QUALITYSAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors andor revises the department safety plan andor any specific accreditationregulatory required safety guidelines.

Responsible for staff maintenance of credentials and competencies, per accrediting licensing agency andor department guidelines as applicable.

Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes and information systems by monitoring and improving the department workflow and enhancing operations, using peer-to-peer accountability and identifying solutions via collaboration.

Implements process improvements utilizing tools such as lean principles. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.

Responsible for employee compliance to policies and procedures and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.e.

licensurecertification compliance, focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).

Remains current and proficient with regulatory requirements for the provision of clinical services. Translates the requirements into operations to ensure compliance.

Uses automated systems to access, transmit and produce information.

Coordinates the provision of comprehensive, interprofessional patient care that results in clinical excellence, optimal outcomes and maximum patient and family satisfaction.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Develops and manages department operational and capital budgets, approvals, and ongoing maintenance of the department(s), ensuring operation in a cost-effective manner.

Proactively identifies and plans for capital needs related to current equipment and future department projects. Ensures staffing plans and schedules meet department needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.

• Creates department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs, through optimizing productivity, supplyresource efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime and overtime percentage, and other areas according to department specifications.
• Projects anticipated volume and demand for resources, conducts cost analysis, analyzes, and monitors budget reports and variances, evaluating human and material resource utilization and making necessary adjustments.

Analyzes and interprets complex data sets and reports (variance analysis, financialquality, population specific reports).

GROWTHINNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department, entity or system operations by leading unit projects andor other department system-directed activities.

Proactively leads task forces and committees. May represent HM at assigned community or professional organization meetings.

Drives change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment;

adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures. Partners effectively with stakeholders as appropriate.

Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates My Development Plan (MDP) on an on-going basis.

Conducts conversations with staff on their development and MDP.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will

also perform other reasonably related businessjob duties as assigned. Houston

Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the

need arises.

EDUCATION

Bachelors degree and Masters degree one of which is nursing. If no current Masters degree must obtain within two years;

must be enrolled in a degree program at time of transferhire

WORK EXPERIENCE

Three years experience in a clinical setting, two of those years with people management experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure andor Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR
• RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND
• Magnet-L - ANCC Recognized Leadership Certification Current incumbents, have until December 31, 2022 to attain an ANCC-recognized leadership certification within 1 year

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially about activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Demonstrates the ability to interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in ones intentions and those of the organization
• Ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying ones own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals involved
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through self-direction initiative and effective interpersonal skills and oralwritten communication skills
• Ability to identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities, comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions;

using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; tak