Director of Inpatient Nursing

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required:

Job Title: Director of Inpatient Nursing

Department: Acute Care

Reports To: Chief Nursing Officer

Positions Supervised: Acute Nursing staff

Position Summary:

The Director of Inpatient Nursing provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for inpatient nursing services, in collaboration with the CNO. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, workforce engagement, fiscal accountability, and alignment with organizational goals. The Director collaborates with interdisciplinary leaders to improve patient outcomes, optimize throughput, and promote a culture of safety, accountability, and professional excellence.

Clinical Operations

• Directs and oversees daily inpatient nursing operations. 
• Ensures delivery of safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care. 
• In coordination with the CNO, monitors clinical quality indicators, patient satisfaction, and operational performance metrics. Assists in the formulation of future plans. 
• Implements initiatives focused on patient safety, infection prevention, and quality improvement. 
• Collaborates with CNO, physicians and interdisciplinary teams to improve care coordination and patient outcomes. 

Leadership and Staff Development

• In coordination with the CNO, provides leadership, coaching, and mentorship to nursing staff. 
• Foster a positive work environment on the Acute floor that supports engagement, retention, and professional growth. 
• Fosters collaboration with other departments to ensure excellence in care for all patients. 
• Promotes shared governance and nursing excellence practices. 
• Recruiting, onboarding, scheduling, and evaluating performance for nursing staff. 
• Ensure adequate staffing for each shift to ensure optimal patient care. 
• May perform clinical duties as needed to support the appropriate and adequate care of patients and staffing for department.

Quality and Compliance

• Ensures compliance with all applicable state, federal, and hospital regulations. 
• Ensures quality patient outcomes. 
• Analyze quality data and implement corrective action plans when necessary. 

Financial and Resource Management 

• Participates in development and management of departmental operating and capital budgets. 
• Monitors productivity, staffing models, and overtime. 
• Ensures efficient allocation of resources while maintaining quality standards. 
• Participates in Strategic Planning in collaboration with the CNO.

Collaboration 

• Works with CNO, physicians, administration, and other departments to optimize patient care and satisfaction.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required 
• Valid driver’s license 
• Several years of clinical bedside experience combined with managerial or leadership experience required. 

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong leadership and change management skills. 
• Knowledge of inpatient operations, regulatory standards, and healthcare quality metrics. 
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities. 
• Strong conflict resolution and team development skills. 
• Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships with staff, healthcare providers, and patients 
• Must be capable of communicating clearly (reading, writing and speaking) in the English Language. 
• Must be proficient in the operation of a personal computer with Microsoft Office and the Internet. 
• Proficiency with electronic health records and healthcare information systems. 
• Must be capable of reading and comprehending complex healthcare laws and regulations.