Director - MedSurg/Ortho/PCU
Company: Harris Regional Hospital
Location: Sylva
Posted on: May 7, 2024
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Job Description:
Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are
appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris
Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including
orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women's care, and
emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy,
imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of
subspecialty care. -Where We Are:
Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local
restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to
Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by
waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and
biking throughout the region. Sylva is home to Southwestern
Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size
four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate
programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC,
and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150
miles from Sylva.Why Choose Us:
- - -Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for
full-time employees
- - -Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for
full-time employees
- - -Employee Assistance Program - mental, physical, and financial
wellness assistance
- - -Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
- - -Opportunities for education and training through partnership
with Duke LifePoint Healthcare
- - -And much more---GENERAL POSITION SUMMARYThe Director of
Med/Surg-Orthopedics is responsible for the organization,
management, and direction of the Med/Surg-Orthopedics Units nursing
personnel at Harris Regional Hospital. The Director has 24 hour
accountability. -The Director assumes responsibility for the safe,
effective, and efficient delivery of nursing care for the - units.
Efforts are focused on providing appropriate structures to support
safe care, quality improvement activities to ensure high quality
care and continuous improvement processes to ensure cost
containment/reduction, encouraging staff development and insuring
that staff competence is maintained at an acceptable level.The
Director facilitates the effective utilization of resources
(people, financial, material and equipment) to meet established
goals and objectives of the organization. -Ensures effective
recruitment, selection, development, and evaluation of staff to
optimize achievement of goals and objectives.The Director
collaborates with physician leaders, Administration, peers and
colleagues to plan, design, and implement customer-focused,
coordinated delivery of critical care services and clinical
programs.The Director continually seeks, analyzes and enhances
patient care and services to meet and exceed the needs and
expectations of the customer. -In collaboration with Corporate
Compliance, Risk Management and others deemed necessary, the
Director investigates all incidents, accidents, complaints, and
grievances. -The Director will facilitate aligning the vision and
goals of the department with the organization's strategic
initiatives. The Director leads the department in Performance
Improvement activities and facilitates active participation of
staff. He/she must supervise and render professional nursing care
to patients in support of medical care in conformance with
objectives and policies of the health system. - -The Director must
be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his
or her assigned unit. -The individual must demonstrate knowledge of
the principles of growth and development over the life span and
possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's
status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify
each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific
needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's /
area's / department's policies and procedures. -QUALIFICATIONS
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The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary
to adequately perform this job. -However, an equivalent combination
of experience, education and training which provides the necessary
knowledge skills and abilities would be acceptable, subject to any
legal and/or regulatory requirements.Education: -A Bachelor's
Degree in Nursing is required, a Master's Degree is
preferred.Licensure and Certification: -
Hold a current North Carolina R.N. license. -
BLS certification. -ACLS within 1 year of hire and maintain
thereafter.
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Experience: -At least five (5) years of hospital nursing with at
least one (1) year in a leadership role is required. -
- Membership in the American Nurses Association, local and national
level is desireable.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Ability to lift and move at least 50 pounds.
2. Ability to see colors, see at least 1 mm squares.
3. Ability to hear and distinguish heart, lung, and bowel
sounds.
4. Ability to reach overhead.
5. Ability to remain calm, continue to function effectively and
develop priorities during stressful situations.
6. Ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal
media.
7. Ability to move and operate equipment and carry supplies.
8. Ability to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time.EEOC
Statement:
Harris Regional Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment
Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with
all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee
or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age,
religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender
identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis
protected by applicable federal, state or local law.Equal
opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for
diversity in candidates for employment:
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
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