Admin Director Nursing - Department

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon

B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet(r) nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine;
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth);
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

The Administrative Director of Nursing (ADON) Department is accountable for the strategic, operational, human resource, quality and financial management of a pavilion based nursing department. This director translates district and pavilion strategic plans and policies into a departmental plan suitable to the unique operational needs of the assigned department. The ADON leads implementation and evaluation of the departmental plan and provides reports relevant to achievement of strategic goals.

This ADON also leads the implementation and targeted goal achievement for the HCHD Nursing Professional Practice Model (NPPM) for assigned department. The ADON has authority to make decisions for assigned area and represent nursing in interactions with other professionals and departments in creating conditions conducive to meeting department goals.

The ADON is responsible for creating and maintaining an environment that cultivates exemplary patient care. As a member of the nursing leadership team, the ADON establishes a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines. The ADON facilitates continuous quality improvement through the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of departmental plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.

The ADON ensures compliance with standards established by professional nursing organizations, national, state, and local regulatory agencies, and institutional policies and procedures. The ADON is accountable for nursing practice that upholds high standards of integrity and ethical behavior. The ADON mentors others, role models professionalism, and participation in activities such as nursing organizations, nursing research, the community, and bodies that shape health care policies and practices.

• Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a Masters degree in Nursing or related field required. Doctoral degree in Nursing or related field is preferred. Holds at least one (1) of the following in Nursing:
  Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree.

• Licensure/Certification: Nurse Executive Board Certified (Or) Crtfd Nrs Admin, Adv (08-NEA) (Or) Certfd Nurse Mngr & Leader (Or) Certifd in Exe Nrsng Practice is to be completed within two (2) years, if not held at the time of appointment.
• Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program.

• Five (5) to Seven (7) years of work experience in related clinical area of practice. Labor and Delivery experience required.

• Management
  
  Experience:
  
  Five (5) years related management/leadership experience is required.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking), Writing /Composing (Correspondence / Reports)
• Other
  
  Skills:
  
  Analytical, Design, Medical Terms, PC, Research, Statistical, Word Proc
• Work Schedule: Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, Travel, On Call