Director of Nursing

Responsibilities 1.

Ensures that the practice of nursing within NTACHC is of the safest, highest possible quality.

Nursing is defined as the non-laboratory clinical duties performed by all RNs, LVNs, CMAs, and MAs.

This will be accomplished by collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to establish appropriate in-service training, educational lectures for the nursing staff, and the development/monitoring of audit tools and quality of care reports and logs.

2.

Ensures that the practice of care coordination and nursing care delivery within special programs at NTACHC is of the highest possible quality.

Care Coordination is defined as the non-laboratory, non-bedside clinical duties performed by all RNs, LVNs and CMAs.

Special programs are defined as medical programs, typically made possible by grant funding, to improve targeted health outcomes.

3.

In collaboration with CMO and Corporate Compliance Officer, contributes to and monitors the annual Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) reports for compliance of sustaining National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH recognition, UDS measures/reports, and HEDIS measures/reports, care plan management, and HRSA requirements.

4.

Keeps CMO informed of all significant nursing issues including but not limited to any proposed policy or procedural changes, staff realignment, disciplinary actions, etc.

5.

Provide oversight of key nursing staff to ensure effective onboarding, orientation, development and training of new and existing clinical employees.

6.

Reviews resumes, credentials, and participates in interviews of nursing applicants with CMO and HR.

Responsible for maintaining current credentials for nursing and nursing support staff on file with Human Resources 7.

Participates in three-month, six-month and annual evaluations of nursing staff, with input from Team Provider, Compliance and Quality Officer and/or CMO also.

8.

In conjunction with CMO will perform periodic audits to determine deficiencies in nursing performance and care coordination at all sites for existing nursing department staff and new hires, which includes but is not limited to: a.

Skills: (vital signs, therapeutic injections, and immunizations, adult and pediatric catheterization, sterile field/tray setup, instrument sterilization, Oxygen tank use and maintenance, crash cart use and maintenance, EKG, etc.) b.

Policies and procedures (universal precautions, consent forms, needle disposal, identification, and proper disposal of expired medications, etc.) c.

Log keeping (abnormal Pap Smears, sub-specialty referrals, pregnancy/perinatal, STD, temperature, Clinical Measures data entry, DAP pharmacy recall, immunizations, etc.) d.

Conducts periodic nursing and care coordination meetings; in conjunction with CMO.

Agenda and minutes are to be forwarded to the CMO and Senior Management.

(Agenda and minutes are to be typewritten.) 9.

In collaboration with CMO, develops and maintains Emergency Response (including Code Blue scenarios) ...