Administrator/Director of Nursing Lubbock
Job description
(1) a baccalaureate degree in nursing; (2) a valid RN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action; (3) a valid certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation or Basic Cardiac Life Support; and (4) a minimum of two years of supervision and management in employment in a pediatric setting caring for a medically or technologically dependent minor or at least two years of supervision in one of the following specialty settings: (A) pediatric intensive care; (B) neonatal intensive care; (C) pediatric emergency care; (D) center; (E) home health or hospice agency specializing in pediatric care; (F) ambulatory surgical center specializing in pediatric care; or (G) have comparable pediatric unit experience in a hospital for two consecutive years before the person applies for the position of nursing director. (5) be at least 25 years old Responsibilities: Administrator: (a) An administrator of a center must be responsible for implementing and supervising the administrative policies and operations of the center and for administratively supervising the provision of all services to minors on a day-to-day basis. (b) A center's administrator must: (1) ensure that the center complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; (2) manage the daily operations of the center; (3) organize and direct the center's ongoing functions; (4) ensure the availability of qualified staff and ancillary services to ensure the health, safety, and proper care of each minor; (5) ensure criminal history checks, employee misconduct, and nurse aide registry checks are conducted for required staff before employment; (6) ensure the implementation of the center's training program policies and procedures; (7) familiarize staff with regulatory issues, as well as the center's policies and procedures; (8) ensure that the documentation of services provided is accurate and timely; (9) manage census records, including daily, actual, and total, in accordance with §15.803 of this chapter (relating to Census); (10) ensure that the center immediately notifies a minor's parent of any and all accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor or that had the potential to cause injury or harm to a minor; (11) ensure that the center provides written notice to the parent of accidents or unusual incidents involving their minor on the day of occurrence; (12) maintain a record of accidents or unusual incidents involving a minor or staff member that caused, or had the potential to cause, injury or harm to a person or property at the center; (13) maintain a copy of current contractor agreements with third party providers contracted by the center; (14) maintain a copy of current written agreements with each contractor; (15) ensure adequate staff education and evaluations according to requirements in §15.415 of this subchapter (relating to Staffing Policies for Orientation, Development, and Training); (16) maintain documented development programs for all staff; (17) ensure the accuracy of public information materials and activities made available and presented on behalf of the center; (18) ensure implementation of an effective budgeting and accounting system consistent with good business practice that promotes the health and safety of the center's minors; and (19) supervise the annual distribution and evaluation of the responses to the parent-satisfaction surveys on all minors served. Director of Nursing: (1) supervising all aspects of a minor's plan of care to ensure the minor's plan of care is implemented as ordered; (2) supervising all activities of the center's professional nursing staff and direct care staff to ensure compliance with current standards of accepted nursing practice; (3) ensuring compliance with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations in this chapter; (4) supervising the daily clinical operations of the center; (5) ensuring the documentation of the center's actual, daily, and total census in accordance with §15.803 of this subchapter (relating to Census) and §15.410 of this subchapter (relating to Nursing Services Staffing Ratio); (6) ensuring the documentation of the center's staffing ratios in accordance with §15.410 of this subchapter; (7) supervising the implementation of staffing policies to ensure that only qualified staff are hired by the center, including verification of licensure and certification before employment and annually thereafter; (8) ensuring the maintenance of records to support competency of the center's nursing and direct care staff; (9) ensuring the implementation of the center's policies and procedures that establish and support quality care to a minor; (10) providing orientation and in-service training to employees and providers of basic services to promote effective basic services and safety to a minor; (11) performing timely annual performance evaluations for the center's nursing and direct care staff; (12) ensuring participation in regularly scheduled continuing training for the center's nursing and direct care staff; and (13) ensuring that the care at the center promotes effective services and the safety of a minor. Job Type: Full-time Experience: Pediatric Nursing: 2 years (Required) Location: Longview, TX (Required) Edit job Paused View public job page Job Type: Full-time Pay: $65,000.00 - $93,350.61 per year Benefits: Paid time off Medical specialties: Pediatrics Physical setting: Outpatient Schedule: Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends Education: Bachelor's (Preferred) Experience: pediatric: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: In person
