This position is incentive eligible.
Job Summary and Qualifications
We are seeking a Nursing Director. You will provide leadership and direct functions of assigned patient care area on a 24-hour basis. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. Take the next step in your career.
What you will do in this role:
• Directs development of specific short and long-range programs and project plans to obtain the facility objectives.
• Responsible for the planning and coordination of the Critical Care department's daily activities, the operational efficiency and effectiveness as well as major impact on all other hospital areas.
• Effectively interviews and selects a qualified number of personnel as required to meet department objectives. Ensures hiring practices conform to appropriate Affirmative Action/EEO practices and regulations.
• Provides direction to the staff and supervisors of the Critical Care Services. Reviews performance of the department staff and approves staff evaluations. Responsible for appropriate disciplinary action of staff members as needed.
• Oversees the prioritization of projects and directs resources to ensure the attainment of facility goals.
• Responsible for ensuring the department meets and adheres to all applicable federal, state, JCAHO, and local regulatory agency requirements and for ensuring the department and facilities success in any regulatory survey.
• Participates on various committees and other task forces as may be established by management to plan, organize and drive the facility.
• Directs and/or participates in regular discussions and reviews on a variety of diverse/complex issues including financial and administrative matters, which have hospital-wide impact.
• Responsible for making decisions required to maintain acceptable operations based on strategic goals and policies. Displays ingenuity and foresight in determining the most appropriate solution in the absence of established guidelines.
• Confers with other department directors when necessary to resolve procedural difficulties, clarifying department responsibilities, objectives and resolving identified problems.
• Directs, reviews and analyzes progress and performance of contract services personnel. Makes recommendation on contract initiation, renewals and termination.
• Responsible for special projects as assigned by the Administrative Management Team. Meets all objectives as set forth in individual evaluation and displays a good work attitude towards job responsibilities.
• Adheres to hospital/departmental attendance policy, work hours and maintenance of personal appearance as stated in facility
What qualifications you will need:
• Nursing Diploma or ASN required; BSN preferred
• Current Florida RN license required
• BLS required
• Previous experience in an acute care setting strongly preferred
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, Project planning and Management skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel programs
HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital is dedicated to improving health outcomes and enhancing the well-being of our community. Our Patients' health is our top priority!
Accredited by The Joint Commission, our 88-bed acute care facility has been serving Lehigh Acres, Florida, since 1965. We offer specialty care services including Emergency Services, Cardiology, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Nephrology, Orthopedics, and Pathology, all delivered with dignity and respect.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Director of Critical Care.Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.
