Primary Functions: This position provides leadership for all nursing associates at NCCJ, including strategic planning, continuous improvement, ensuring evidence-based care delivery, benchmarked quality patient service and outcomes and impetus for change when necessary. This position is responsible for the ongoing development of the shared governance model for Nursing. This position works collaboratively with the Chief Nurse Executive and all Nursing Leaders as well as Administrators, Medical Leadership and physicians. This position role models Nemours Standards of Behavior and actively supports Nemours Mission Vision and Values.

Essential Functions:

1. Assure the nursing staff provides quality, family-centered patient care through setting the criteria for entry into practice, making the final determination regarding hiring new staff, monitoring the privileging process, ensuring job descriptions reflect national standards of nursing practice, overseeing the evaluation process, and being the principal participant in all corrective action, counseling or termination of any nurse to ensure the continued competency of the professional staff.
2. Will participate in sustaining the continued growth of a community-based model of pediatric nursing care and setting community standards for pediatric nursing.
3. Will serve as the organizational liaison for NCCJ/Fl nursing on a community, state and national level.
4. Will maintain an overview of the nursing services within the organization and evaluate the effectiveness of those services as they impact and relate to patient care within the organization and the community.
5. Will make decisions on the allocation, distribution and assignment of nursing resources, as well as the adequacy of support for clinical nursing activities.
6. Will participate in all dialogue and decision-making regarding budget and salary structure for nursing in collaboration with the Chief Nurse Executive FL and NCCJ Practice Administrator and Medical Director.
7. Promotes the ongoing development of Nursing Shared Governance to maximize the engagement of Nurses in evidence based Nursing practice.
8. Encourages the development of research ideas and testing research hypotheses in the delivery of care of pediatric patient populations, modifying Nursing practice based on research findings as appropriate and sharing such to optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of pediatric healthcare through publication and presentation at appropriate seminars, meetings, and symposiums
9. . Will promote integration of pediatric nursing practice, education and research within the organization and community through negotiation of nursing academic affiliations, creation of a learning environment for nursing students and participation in inter-institutional nursing forums.
10. Conducts performance appraisals for direct reports, assures that performance appraisals are conducted for all nursing staff according to NCH expectations.
11. Will assure nursing staff compliance with Regulatory Agencies.

Job Requirements:

Master's of Science in Nursing required. PhD or DNP preferred

Minimum of 5 years pediatric nursing experience. Previous management & leadership experience preferred.

BLS from American Heart Association

Active FL nursing licenses.