Dir. of Critical Care ICU

Mightyworks       |    Location:TX       |    Country:United States Of America

<p><strong>Director of Critical Care ICU San Antonio, TX, United States</strong></p> <p><strong>SHIFT:&nbsp;</strong>Full Time No Weekends<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Job Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Reports to the Senior Director, Vice President and/or the Chief Nursing Officer.</li> <li>Facilitates, coordinates, and delegates the delivery of patient care to a defined group of patients during their entire hospitalization period.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Provides leadership and overall responsibility for the functioning of assigned clinical patient care/procedural unit(s).&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Responsible 24 hours a day, with full accountability, for the staffing and management of patient care in each of his/her units, for promoting the practice of professional nursing in a specified patient care area, and for the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources (human and material) needed to fulfill those responsibilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Liaison between physicians and the patient care team and works cooperatively with administrators, physicians, staff, other managers and all customers of the Methodist Healthcare System to provide services, which consistently meet and exceed the expectations of their customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Assess and prioritize opportunities to improve, plan and implement effective changes and evaluate outcomes of process improvement activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Models behavior consistent with the MHS management philosophy.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Education:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor of Science in Nursing</li> </ul> <p><strong>Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Three years of recent RN acute care experience.</li> </ul> <p>Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population&nbsp;served (if applicable).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Preferred:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Master&rsquo;s Degree in Nursing or related field; 1-year management experience as a charge RN, clinical care manager/supervisor, or manager.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Must have a current RN license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas.&nbsp;Must have Texas RN license within 90 days of hire.</li> </ul> <strong>BENEFITS</strong> <p>Sign-on bonus available up to $5K with a 2-year commitment and paid out within the first 30 days.</p> <p>Relocation assistance available up to $10K</p>