Director of Nursing

POSITION: Responsible for the 24-hour day to day operation of the Nursing Department.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS: Registered Nurse graduate from an accredited school of nursing is required. BSN preferred, but not required. Current licensure as an RN in the State of Iowa by the Iowa Board of Nursing, without restrictions, is required. Current CPR certification required. Previous management experience required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Ability to effectively plan, direct and coordinate nursing services.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures manuals.
3. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
4. Ability to work with and train staff on nursing and care issues as well as systems and policy compliance.
5. Ability to utilize and manage resources to attain results.
6. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.
7. Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives, to adapt own approach to changing situations and to change or easily accept changes in own organization or job requirements.
8. Work and communicate with internal and external clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner.
9. Commit to quality service.