Essential Functions

• Adheres to ANA Nursing Administrations professional standards and regulations.
• Accepts organizational accountability for services provided to recipients.
• Selects employees and promotes development through performance evaluation, identification of mutual goals and educational opportunities that enhance and encourage continued professional growth.
• Utilizes transformational leadership in partnership with employees to develop goals and objectives consistent with organizational mission and philosophy.
• Assesses impact of plans and strategies to address such issues as ethnic, cultural and diversity changes in population, political and social influences, financial and economic issues, the aging of society and demographic trends, ethical issues related to health care and environmental influences on health.
• Guides strategic planning within service line and participates in strategic planning at the service line/facility and system level.
• Works cooperatively with other disciplines, serving as a liaison with other departments for problem solving, relationship building, and execution. Assures effective communication occurs between disciplines, programs, and administration.
• Provides nurses with an environment that supports their professional practice, health and well-being
• Manages people and resources to ensure safe and efficient patient care operations.
• Leads the development and implementation of approaches to attain top decile performance on all quality and patient satisfaction metrics.
• Maintains and improves the department or unit’s quality of care and patient experience
• Establishes, implements, and monitors the unit or service area’s capital and operating budget to achieve defined targets.

Education, Experience and Certifications