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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

RN / Director Nursing Practice

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, Florida, us, 32318

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WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

Level II Trauma Center

Primary Stroke Center

Level III Neonatal Intensive Care

Pediatric Intensive Care

The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT Job Summary:

Responsible for Clinical Division functions, e.g., communications, program management, research, professional development, and team relations.

Plans individually and collectively to determine nursing care’s future direction via nursing practice improvement.

Collaborates with other clinicians to ensure systems are appropriate and adequate to support nursing and patient care.

Works with nursing supervisors, managers, and directors to ensure departmental direction continuity and consistency across shifts.

Coaches, mentors, and role models.

Keeps current regarding nursing and health care trends for nursing practice integration.

Promotes nursing practice improvement.

Fosters a milieu supporting nurse training and skills development.

Responsible for developing an evidence-informed nursing practice improvement program throughout nursing units in accordance with the nursing service’s philosophy and the hospital’s mission.

Plans and directs nurse leaders in nursing practice improvement plans.

Implements and monitors the plan continuously (as it develops) to provide reinforcement or make needed changes.

Completes gap assessments; recommends actions to close nursing practice and care delivery gaps.

Identifies opportunities to improve patient safety; participates in projects and programs designed to reduce error and improve safety.

Oversees clinical aspects of the Centralized Telemetry Surveillance Center (department 7030) and Infection Prevention (IP) Wound Care Consulting (department 6259).

Reports To:

Asst Chief Clin Offcr/ACNO [Assistant Chief Nursing Officer]/AVP [Assistant Vice President] (job code (JC): 101001)

Supervises:

RN/Clinical Education Coord (JC: 036903)

Supervisor/Telemetry (JC: 060716)

RN/Nurse Manager (JC: 031001)

RN/Improvement Advisor (JC: 035503)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Preferred Education:

Master’s (or other graduate) degree in Nursing

Required Experience:

Three (3) years of relevant work experience

Required Certification/License/Registry:

Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 464 (Nursing), Part I (Nurse Practice Act) [includes multistate compact licensure]

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.

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