Director of Nursing

Ochsner Health Opportunity

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken, and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job participates in activities that support high quality nursing care and ensures adherence to the highest standards of nursing care and practice. Focuses on coordination of education, training, and competency assessment for the clinical staff; regulatory compliance; patient education; safety organizational operations; and performance improvement activities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Education:

Required - Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business, nursing or related field. Bachelor's Degree Science of Nursing (BSN) required for all Ochsner Magnet Facilities.

Work Experience:

Required - 5 years of related experience.

Certifications:

Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.

Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.

Preferred - Certification in clinical specialty area.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge of nursing practice, regulatory requirements, and Nursing Practice Act.
• Clinical skills and ability to perform nursing responsibilities.
• Ability to demonstrate a professional attitude and relate to executive management.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills and ability to demonstrate good judgment in performing duties.

Job Duties:

• Develops processes that ensure overall safety of patients and employees.
• Strives to continuously improve all aspects of the business operation through quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitors the practice of nursing and ensures safe nursing practice.
• Monitors and oversees clinical and quality indicators.
• Develops and implements strategies to drive engagement while also ensuring accountability.
• Determines appropriate staffing levels and interviews, hires, and conducts performance reviews of employees as necessary.
• Works with healthcare providers, nursing staff, and management staff to ensure training issues are addressed for new and existing services provided.
• Manages monthly financial statements for fluctuation in variable expenses, identifies trends and makes recommendations.
• Prepares for reviews and approval of preliminary capital and human resources budgets.
• Performs other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.