Urgent Hiring Director of Nursing | DON

NCG Associates is a reputable healthcare staffing agency dedicated to providing exceptional nursing professionals to healthcare facilities nationwide. We are currently seeking a highly qualified and experienced Director of Nursing (DON) to join our team. As the Director of Nursing at NCG Associates, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and managing the nursing departments, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Responsibility

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Take ownership of key projects and provide strategic guidance and direction
• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing strategies to drive business growth
• Manage and execute complex marketing campaigns across various channels
• Analyze market trends and customer insights to identify new opportunities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and execution of marketing initiatives
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and optimize strategies accordingly
• Stay up-to-date with industry developments and incorporate innovative marketing techniques
• Drive continuous improvement efforts in marketing processes and systems

• Provides positive leadership by an environment of teamwork, open communication and customer service.
• Establishes and oversees compliance with regulatory and certifying agencies standards, participates in the evaluation and selection of products, supplies, space and capital equipment.
• Responsible for human resources processes including interviewing and orientating staff, ongoing performance management and timekeeping/scheduling and required documentation.
• Assists with financial management by developing and maintaining budget, strives to keep operations within benchmarks and communicates variances.
• Ensures the compliance of policies and work instructions with regulatory standards and to improve the overall operation of the facility.
• Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient.
• Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
• Assists in developing policies, procedures and protocols to maintain standards of care and regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a liaison between patients and providers and other members of the support team.
• Responsible for schedule and timekeeping of ER Providers.
• Submits recommendations for selection of new equipment and ensures proper maintenance of equipment.
• Documents and communicates all required components of patient care.
• Maintains familiarity with all relevant emergency management policies and procedures; participates in drills and post-event debriefings and provides constructive input to improve the processes.
• Responsible for coordinating system performance improvement activities which monitors clinical outcomes and system issues related to quality of care delivery, audits and case reviews, and identifying trends.
• Coordinates developing and planning for regulatory reviews.
• Coordinates the trauma registry including data collection, data entry, and validation of data and determines which elements should be tracked concurrently or retrospectively and conducts chart reviews.
• Coordinates and participates in the Trauma committee meetings on a regular basis.

Requirements

• BSN, 3 to 5 years of acute / hospital management experience. (Not looking for LTC, SNF or nursing home experience)
• Current Kansas Registered Nurse License
• Triage experience
• Knowledge of general nursing and practice
• Ability to manage and direct associates
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first 30 days of employment.
• TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
• ACLS certification
• ENPC or PALS required within one year of employment; additional certification may be required for certain patient care settings or populations.

If you are a dedicated and experienced nurse with strong leadership and management skills, apply now to join our team at NCG Associates as the Director of Nursing. Help us ensure the delivery of exceptional patient care and contribute to the success and growth of our facility.

Benefits

Assignment Location: Great bend, Kansas

Position Title:   Director of Nursing | DON

Base Hourly Pay/Salary Range: $115 - 145K (based on experience)

Shift times and shift length: M-F 8am-5pm

Weekend Requirement: None

On-call Requirement: Call schedule; team on senior leaders. Once every 6 weeks. 24/7-Mon-Sun

Holiday Requirement: None

Any Travel Required (between more than 1 Location): No

Desired Start Date: As soon as possible

Current Kansas Registered Nurse license

Preferred Qualifications: Acute Care

License Required: KS

Certificates Required: BLS and ACLS

Sign-on Bonus: No

Covid Vaccine Requirement: Preferred

PTO: May 1st – 3rd

Job Description/General Duties: Reports to CNO. Oversees 33-bed |  ER, Med/Surg, L&D, OR, a Nurse Educator, and Social Service units

 NOTE: THIS IS NOT A REMOTE JOB