Nursing Director - Medical Surgical

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is seeking a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Nursing Director to be accountable for the clinical, operational, and fiscal performance of all designated units. This position oversees the execution of short and long term strategies to support organizational goals pertinent to the Baylor Scott & White- Sunnyvale campus, establishes and ensures compliance with standards of clinical care, and maintains accountability for staffing, quality, safety, service and clinical excellence throughout these areas. Other  responsibilities include assisting Clinical Managers with Evidence Based Leadership, supporting nursing professional practice, and responding to any patient or physician’s complaints in an administrative leadership role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Typically provides leadership to managers and /or frontline level professional staff
• Typically accountable for the performance and results of multiple teams performing related activities
• Develops long-term plans and strategies for area of defined responsibility aligned with established functional strategies, and works with subordinate managers to operationalize and execute the  strategy
• Communicates priorities and expectations, monitors progress, and provides direction and course corrections   
• Makes decisions guided by resource availability and functional objectives.
• Analyzes key trends and input from individuals in the team to make meaningful changes that directly and significantly affect short-term results
• Establishes budgets and holds self and subordinate managers accountable for managing to achieve expected financial results
• Demonstrates the ability to promote the hospital strategic mission, vision and values by ensuring the direction of the individual departments within sphere of influence.
• Works on cross functional teams to develop and implement solutions that have a broad impact on the organization's operations and processes
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide true collaboration in patient care and performance improvement activities.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formulation of the plan of care and maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments. 
• Maintains performance improvement activities for department.
• Provides education to staff on performance improvement. Ability to plan and organize orientation and inservice training for unit staff members, participates in guidance and educational program.
• Responsible for the direction of the Education Department and nursing area staff.  Supports and empowers staff to embrace the mission and value statement of the organization.
• Demonstrates ability to direct educational programs covering the life span including neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population.
• Develops and directs orientation programs, inservices and continuing education for all organization personnel.
• Ensures personnel receive timely, complete and documented orientation and training.  Works with directors to serve as an expert in diagnosis of educational problems, managing learning needs and developing work plans as appropriate.
• Interacts professionally with the nursing staff, nurse managers and other department managers to determine specific educational needs and to coordinate educational programs to meet those needs.
• Maintains a good working relationship with all departments of the organization.  Coordinates the required inservices annually, i.e., safety, fire/emergency preparedness, infection control, basic cardiac life support.
• Performs management activities per role delineation and in the absence of the Chief Nursing Officer.
• Assists the Chief Nursing Officer in the development of a professional nursing staff.  Incorporates Magnet principles into practice, mentors staff in use of evidence based practice and research as well as developing a research and clinical advancement program for nursing staff.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; baccalaureate degree, Masters preferred.
• Current state licensed Registered Nurse Licensure.
• 3 or more years of previous experience in all aspects of management experience in area of expertise.
• AHA BLS is required, national certification in area of expertise preferred.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. 
• Additional languages preferred. 
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is an acute care hospital serving the communities in and around Sunnyvale, Texas. We strive to make the lives of our patients and their families better at every interaction. Our Team Members live out this passion in their daily roles as we support their career and personal goals.

We are located just minutes east of Dallas and south of Garland / Rowlett on Hwy 80 at Collins Road in Sunnyvale. Many team members live in Forney, Mesquite, Garland, Balch Springs, and Rockwall areas with a short commute.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern Office Setting
• On-Site Cafe' and Coffee Bar (Payroll Deduction available)
• Collaborative Teams
• Team Member engagement opportunities
• Competitive pay
• Benefits provided based on your work assignment (Full-time, Part-time, or PRN)

Consider a career move to Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Sunnyvale and join our exceptional  team committed to something better.