Monrovia Memorial Hospital, located in the city of Monrovia, has the vision statement for our 49-bed facility to be a Center of Excellence for healthcare in the San Gabriel Valley.

We are committed to leadership and excellence in delivering high quality compassionate care to all we serve. We provide innovative, technologically advanced healthcare while still maintaining our small-town family atmosphere for the comfort and recovery of our patients, while cultivating an environment of exceptional clinical and operational performance.

Monrovia Memorial Hospital is currently hiring for a FT, Director of Nursing Service, 12-hour shifts (days).

Experience Requirements:

• 3 years -Nursing Leadership in Acute Care.
• Acute care hospital experience minimum 3 years.
• Ability to manage numerous tasks and people at the same time is frequently required to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Time-management skills are frequently utilized to prioritize tasks that present themselves throughout the course of the day.
• Critical care experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification /Education Requirements:

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Current BLS (AHA)
• Current ACLS (AHA)
• MS Degree

Responsibilities include:

Coordination of care:

• The Director of Nursing Services assists in the coordination of the care and treatment for the adult or geriatric patients.
• The Director of Nursing Services works collaboratively with department managers to influence patient care practices in the hospital.

Documentation & Reports:

• Accurately and neatly completes written reports, projects tasks within an acceptable timeframe to include census reports, shift reports, staffing sheets, acuity reports, staffing hour’s summary, event reports,
• Assists to maintain registry files and nursing office records neatly, accurately, and completely.

Supports maintaining the standards for the clinical practice of nursing, to include:

• The delivery of nursing care model
• The critical elements of the Hospital Plan for the Provision of Nursing Care
• Implements current standards of care and practices that support clinical activities, as guided by policy and procedure.
• Ensures that the Nursing department’s procedures are maintained.
• Utilizes customer input as a mechanism for proposing nursing policy and improving care.

Serves as a professional role model to motivate the clinical staff

• Routinely demonstrates expertise in clinical practice, providing immediate support to nursing staff for IV’s, special procedures, transcription of orders, patient assessment and emergency life safety procedures.
• Ensures staff are competent to set-up, manage and operate equipment and supplies safely and correctly.
• Effectively coordinates patient care, making rounds to assess operations and problem-solve in a thorough and timely manner.
• Utilizes information from continuing education courses/programs to improve the practice of nursing and health care delivery system.
• Recommends plans for personnel development and training needs of the staff by being aware of quality assurance indicators and event report investigations that identify staff performance-training needs.
• Monitors employee compliance with documentation of a change in the patient’s condition pertinent to treatments and patient response to treatments in the patient medical record.
• Obtains medications and/or supplies and/or medical records as needed to maintain safe, efficient, and therapeutic care to the patients on a continuing basis, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Assists in providing care and monitoring patient receiving procedural (moderate) sedation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Constant standing
• Occasional sitting
• Frequent walking
• Lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Occasional squatting

Disclaimer:

• The job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities, is not intended to cover all possible job duties, and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Additionally, it is useful to note that employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation