Director of Nursing

Community Health Programs • Lee, MA • 3d ago

The Director of Nursing (DON) oversees nursing and clinical support functions while appropriately delegating patient care activities to other team members within their scope of practice. The DON ensures the delivery of quality, cost-effective care that meets medical standards of practice, standardization across departments and divisions and that policies/practices/procedures comply with all regulatory requirements. The DON is responsible for recruitment, retention, training, competency assessment, and regulatory compliance for nursing and clinical support functions at all CHP care sites and clinical departments. The DON provides leadership to optimize nursing care and clinical support for the benefit of our patients, our care teams, CHP, and our community. The DON supports CHP\'s mission, vision, and values and adheres to compliance protocols and CHP\'s policies and procedures.

Position Requirements

Director of Nursing Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Works cooperatively with site leadership, Human Resources, and other appropriate staff to develop, implement, and maintain competency testing and training for all nursing and clinical support staff. Plays a key role in recruitment and selection of nursing and clinical support candidates. - Responsible for the direct supervision and collaboration with each site\'s Clinical Supervisor to review and revise policies and procedures and develop a training program to support clinical practice and professional growth. - Ensures adequate nursing and clinical support staffing, leads recruitment and retention efforts for these staff, and develops relationships with community training programs. - Oversees clinical site adherence to regulatory standards including HRSA and Department of Public Health requirements; ensures preparedness for regulatory site visits. - Develops, maintains, and implements nursing and clinical support policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing and clinical practice, CHP operational policies, and state and federal laws and regulations. - Serves as CHP\'s expert on state scope of practice regulations for nursing and clinical support staff, ensuring compliance with regulations while enabling staff to function at the top of their license, certification or training. - Assists with the development of nurse visit templates and nurse driven clinical protocols, creation of standing orders in conjunction with department clinical leadership; serves as CHP\'s expert on state and organizational policies for clinical nursing visits. - Responsible for the direct supervision of the Manager of Infection Control and Staff Safety and oversees infection control activities of clinical departments in conjunction with site Clinical Supervisors. - Ensures all nursing staff meet requirements for continuing education. Experience: - Minimum ten (10) years\' experience in ambulatory care nursing required. - Minimum of three (3) years\' management/administrative experience in a health care setting required. - Solid understanding of quality improvement. - Strong interpersonal, communication and budgetary management skills. Education and Training: - Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing - BSN required; MSN preferred. This is a partial job description, for the full description, additional information and to apply, please click here.{target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}

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