DIRECTOR- CRITICAL CARE UNIT

POSITION TITLE:                         Director

DEPARTMENT:                           Critical Care Unit & Dialysis

FLSA STATUS:                            Exempt

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:      Chief Nursing Officer

Job Summary:  Responsible for overall operations of the 12 bed Critical Care Unit and Dialysis Center under the general administrative direction of the Chief Nursing Officer. The Nurse Director also leads unit operations and maintains 24/7 accountability for outcomes. 

Essential Functions

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Plans and directs unit functions
• Oversees quality improvements
• Meets all regulatory standards
• Collaborates with, hires, coaches, and evaluates staff
• Works both with individuals and within a shared governance structure to meet the unit’s vision, strategic, financial, clinical, and operational goals
• Successfully works with diverse team of stakeholders including physicians, multiple levels of professional and technical staff members, community members etc.
• Wide range of fiscal and budgetary responsibilities
• Strives to achieve top decile patient satisfaction.
• Maintains involvement in patient care environment

Minimum Qualifications:  Current license in the State of Michigan.  Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Critical care experience required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  Master’s degree in nursing and previous leadership experience preferred.  CCRN desirable.  Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills; strong coaching and mentoring aptitude; an appreciative inquiry and relationship-based care-based focus; skillful advocate for patients and staff.  Highly developed analytical and organizational skills; flexible; skillful use of research/evidence based; patient safety orientation; comfort/skill with end-of-life issues and bioethics; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; lifelong learning orientation; strong vision of nursing and patient care.

Working Conditions:  Work in an unpredictable environment encountering stressful situations and exposure to body fluids and infectious diseases.  May experience traumatic situations including deceased patients.

Physical Requirements: Constantly stand, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, talk/hear.  Frequently sit, walk, reach, stoop/kneel/crouch, lift/carry 25 to 49 lbs.  Occasionally lift/carry 50+ lbs.