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AVRMC ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ICU Nursing Director in LA JUNTA, Colorado
POSITION: ICU Nursing Director
DUTIES: * Responsible for direction of patient care activities. * Manages staff in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Supports and empowers them to embrace the mission, vision, and value statement of the hospital. * Provides management of operational and nursing activities. * Consults staff, physicians, and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) on nursing needs and interpretation of facility policies to ensure patient needs are being met. * Maintains performance improvement activities with the department and participates in quality improvement activities. * Maintains records pertinent to personnel and operations of the department. Prepares reports regarding services, i.e. utilization, performance improvement, outcome data, productivity, including long-term capital budget and short-term operational budget. * Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other ancillary departments. * Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, termination, Nursing Education (ED) Day completion and departmental staffing and scheduling. * Develops, justifies, and maintains fiscal budget. * Ensures timesheets are accurately completed as required, Kronos/WFR input and monitoring of attendance.
REQUIREMENTS: * Unencumbered current Colorado Registered Nurse license. * Current BLS certification. * Current ACLS certification. * Current PALS certification * Minimum of 3 years' experience in acute care nursing. * Minimum of 1 year experience in supervisory role.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED SKILLS: * Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems * Related occupations * Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively. * Related occupations * Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. * Related occupations * Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. * Related occupations * Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
WAGE: $45.72 - $68.58 per/hour
SHIFTS: Days
JOB SITE: La Junta, CO
BENEFITS: * Medical, dental and vision benefits * Life Insurance and short-term disability benefits * FAMLI * Identity Theft benefits * -Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance * -Employee Assistant Program through Cigna, New York Life and Principal * 401K retirement plan options (immediately available), Employer-matching after 90 days of employment. * Rewards and Recognitions * Employee wellness programs * Annual salary increase opportunity * Cafeteria meal discount * Generous paid time off * Shift differentials
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