Position Summary

Under general direction, provides organizational leadership in the development, implementation and maintenance of service consistent with the Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan of the Mary Greeley Medical Center. Leader understands, supports, communicates, and promotes hospital initiatives. Ensures all actions taken in carrying out responsibilities support patient centered care and a respectful work environment.

Safety Expectations

Lead safety efforts by ensuring staff receive timely education and updates on organizational safety goals, evidence-based practices, regulations, and requirements; fostering a culture of trust where staff feel comfortable bringing concerns forward; promptly addressing identified safety concerns and serious safety events through established escalation pathways; completing A3/Root Cause Analyses with timely follow-up and applying fair, consistent accountability when evaluating and addressing events and concerns.

Key Responsibilities

Instill a culture of customer service by emphasizing responsiveness, resourcefulness, follow-through, accuracy, timeliness and accountability.

Coordinates unit shared decision-making teams; ensures effective utilization of meeting time and that meeting minutes are documented.

Creates ownership in decision-making processes by collaborating with others to identify problems, develop solutions, and implements and monitors effectiveness of solutions.

Implements, revises, communicate and monitor compliance with organizational and specific policies and clinical guidelines for safe patient care delivery.

Accountable for attendance, participation and dissemination of information from organization and nursing department meetings.

Participates in the medical centers’ Quality Improvement plan by gathering and analyzing data associated with continuous improvement of care and services, and monitoring quality control programs.

Acts as a department resource for unit-specific core competencies.

Required Education, Licensure, Certification, Experience

Minimum of two years experience.

Mandatory Reporter training within 90 days of hire and must maintain throughout employment.

Current Iowa license as a Registered Nurse

BSN with two years clinical experience.

Preferred Education, Licensure, Certification, Experience

Masters level of education in nursing or health related field.

Professional certification in nursing specialty or nursing leadership within 24 months of hire. If currently enrolled in master’s program, the certification will need to be completed within 24 months of graduation.