Position Summary:
Assist the Director of Nursing in planning, directing, organizing, monitoring, and staffing the departments subject to policies, budgets, objectives, and directives mandated by regulatory agencies, DNV, and the hospital administrative team. Responsibilities include but are not limited to enhancing patient care, nursing practice, safety and quality in accordance with organizational policies, evidence-based practice and standards of professional nursing practice. This position promotes a professional practice environment and develops and maintains collegial and collaborative partnerships positively impacting clinical operations, patient care outcomes, customer service, patient safety, quality outcomes, financial management and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications:
Essential Job Functions: In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.
- Demonstrates responsible management of all departmental resources.
- Demonstrates clinical/technical and managerial competency. Ensures staff professional needs are met.
- Leads, teaches, inspires, helps and consistently demonstrates healthcare system behavioral standards.
- Ensures a collaborative departmental approach to long-range strategic operational planning, care and service design and development of organizational policies, which reflect the mission of the organization.
- Partners with the Director of Nursing to oversee broad operations, ensuring comprehensive service delivery in line with regulatory and healthcare system standards
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong leadership managerial skills; ability to plan, delegate, monitor and improve work performance
- Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
- Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
- Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
- Detail oriented, organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
- Standard office equipment and computer applications; MS Office, EMR, internet applications etc.
Schedule Requirements
- This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
- The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
- On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.
Physical Requirements
Lifting (Repeatedly – 50 pounds): Exerting force occasionally and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.
Sit (Occasionally): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
Stand (Repeatedly): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
Walk (Repeatedly): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.
Climb (Rarely): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.
Twist/Bend/Stoop/Kneel (Repeatedly): Twisting, bending, and stooping require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.
Reach Above Shoulder Level (Repeatedly): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.
Push/Pull (Repeatedly): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.
Vision (Continuously): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
Exposures (Continuously): Bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed. Various chemicals and medications are used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling cleaning products, disinfectants, and other substances. Infectious diseases are caused by contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses. Emotionally challenging situations, such as dealing with distressed patients or difficult family interactions.
*Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).
78011000 Administration (BSMC)
