What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dir ICU position at Northeast Regional?
The Intensive Care Nursing Director plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, and evaluates care and staffing for the Intensive Care Unit including
central telemetry. This position is responsible for developing and implementing the EEG and wound clinic service line. The ICU Director is
responsible for developing strategic goals for the service line as well as fiscal year business plans required to achieve such goals. The Director is the
key person who translates strategies into day-to-day operations assuring standards of nursing process, care, treatment, and services are followed and
unit specific policy and procedure reflect current facility practice and nursing best practices. Responsible for directing and evaluating the provision of
patient care, treatment and services in the department. Key functions of the position include planning, leading, organizing, directing, and evaluating.
Accepts 24-hour accountability for areas of responsibility. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies impacting nursing care. Develops,
implements, and monitors objectives and goals to integrate technical and human resources to support organization’s mission. Provides direction,
support and guidance to the staff and demonstrates positive role model in response to questions, issues or concerns raised by staff, family or
physicians during tour of duty.
Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, self-directed, excellent time management and problem solving skills. Evidence of the analytical skills necessary
in order to solve technical, clinical, administrative, or managerial problems. Requires professional level of knowledge in a specific discipline/design with
relatively complex plans, systems, and programs. Evidence of communication skills necessary to interpret hospital policies in situations requiring
persuasion, presentations to hospital senior management, manage the performance of employees within a large or diverse department, and other duties
requiring a comparable level of communication skills. Ability to make and implement decisions that may be challenging at times. Specific knowledge of
Critical Care required.
Licenses / Certificates:
Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri or compact state. Obtain BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NIHSS within the first 90
days of employment. Maintains Trauma education as required for position.