Nurse Executive Job Description
Nurse executive
provides safe and comprehensive nursing care according to state regulations, hospital policy and procedure and Joint Commission standards.
Nurse Executive Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nurse executive job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nurse executive job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Responsible for oversight, development, allocation, and administration of the budget for assigned departments, based on past requirements, forecasted patient care needs, best practice, available resources and for quality management outcomes
Providing direct patient care based on the JHH nursing process, policy, procedures
Providing leadership and direction to RNs promoting quality and excellence of care
Promoting improvement in unit processes and systems to benefit patient care and achieve unit goals
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to establish working relationships with the multi-disciplinary healthcare team
Participating and promoting departmental and hospital safety standards
Ability to analyze data and make judgments regarding patient care
Teaching synchronous or asynchronous seminars (10 or 6 week units) as assigned by school or program
Delivering mid-term and final grades in accordance with the academic calendar
Attending university, departmental, and faculty meetings as requested
Nurse Executive Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse Executive
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, VHA, CPR, BCLS, PALS, VA, ONS, CMS
Education for Nurse Executive
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse executive job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Education, Graduate, Leadership, School of Nursing, Medical, Law, English, Department of Education, Nursing Education
Skills for Nurse Executive
Desired skills for nurse executive include:
Current nursing practice
Roles and functions within nursing and other healthcare disciplines
Articulates
CMS and The Joint Commission Survey Processes and regulations
Ensures compliance with patient care standards reflected in federal and local state laws and regulation
Health Care Environment: Understands
Joint Commission
Local state nurse practice act
Management and leadership
Mental Health Systems
Desired experience for nurse executive includes:
Five-ten years of practice as a licensed nurse preferably with experience providing care in a clinically automated environment
Have not been censured or forced to relinquish their license due to impropriety
Master's degree (MSN, MBA, ) and/or certification in related fields
High degree of professionalism with excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating tact and good judgment in confidential or stressful situations
Extensive knowledge of business with demonstrated proficiency in general office tasks
High level proficiency with PCs and Microsoft OS (including proficient knowledge of MS Word, Excel [including pivot tables], Sharepoint, PowerPoint, and Adobe Creative Suite)
Nurse Executive Examples
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Nurse Executive Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of nurse executive. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for nurse executive
- Remain current with trends, techniques, and advances in distance learning
- Overseeing and maintaining the Nursing Staffing Methodology, including areas for which a formal staffing methodology calculator have and have not been developed
- Tracking and trending of resource utilization, HPPD, including mapping and monitoring with the VA Decision Support System (DSS)
- Providing oversight for nursing budgets
- Providing oversight of nurse recruiters, recruitment activities, including advertising/marketing
- Providing additional oversight of organization-wide nursing services to include but not limited to Safe Patient Handling, Mobility and Transfer Team
- Facilitating Nursing Quality Management processes to include interfacing with Medical Center Quality Management and service line PI Coordinators to assist in data aggregation and nursing performance improvement across the continuum of care
- Develops the overall competency level of nursing staff
- Participates in the academic community through advisory and collaborative efforts
- Recognizes the need for change
Qualifications for nurse executive
- High level proficiency in calendar management and meeting support
- Analytical ability in order to gather and summarize data for reports, find solutions
- Excellent organization and time management skills, team player with ability to work under minimal supervision
- Ability to observe and identify opportunities for clinical workflow and adoption improvement
- Ability to help build and execute plans to optimize or improve adoption
- Confident with public speaking or leading presentations
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse executive. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for nurse executive
- Establish timely and effective communication with leadership within and outside of the Department of Nursing and inform them of important issues and trends
- Show evidence of regular two-way communication between central nursing and all levels of unit staff
- Keep appropriate staff informed of internal and external issues that affect practice,workforce and operations
- Model behavior that is conducive to positive employee relations and consistent with organizational values
- Exemplify values, mission and standards of the organization and the Department of Nursing
- Provide leadership and direction for the goals of the nursing councils that are consistent with the priorities of the Department of Nursing and the organization
- Establish processes necessary to assure timely implementation of the strategic goals for the nursing division
- Establish programs that are consistent with Magnet, institutional, professional, and accreditation standards
- Lead, manage and evaluate nursing systems and processes that support clinical practice and nursing staff
- Ensure educational programs are in place to support clinical competence and professional development
Qualifications for nurse executive
- Strong relationship-building skills including with sr
- Ability to facilitate change management or influence clinicians acceptance of change
- Understanding of how analytics can be leveraged to improve adoption
- Successful completion of a clinical program, at an accredited academic institution, whose graduates are eligible for licensure to practice
- BSN or equivalent work experience as a nurse
- Fosters & Promotes Diverse Teams
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Our growing company is hiring for a nurse executive. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for nurse executive
- Direct the activities related to career development of nursing personnel
- Provide leadership for patient care service lines beyond inpatient nursing
- This individual will be responsible for directing the nursing practice, education and nursing research, working with staff, faculty and peers in designing, implementing and evaluating programs in each area and development of staff for Magnet redesignation
- Collaborate with the CNO and other directors in the development, implementation and evaluation of the Health System strategic plans, objectives, and standards
- In conjunction with the CNO establish short and long term goals for the Department of Nursing consistent with institutional priorities
- Ensure appropriate implementation of goals, taking into consideration the impact on new and existing programs, human and material resources, and funding
- This role will provide leadership for ongoing implementation of the evidence-based practice model, serve as the primary resource for all nursing research initiatives, and coordination of a variety of educational and strategic planning initiatives
- Develop existing strategies to promote the knowledge of nursing across the hospital
- This individual will be viewed as the expert in the field for the nursing staff, in particular as it relates to organizational development, evidence-based practice, nursing research, Magnet program and the development of education and nursing advancement
- Anticipates and prepares the patient, clinical equipment and supplies for the visit
Qualifications for nurse executive
- Successful completion of a clinical program, at an accredited academic institution, whose graduates are eligible for nursing or comparable global training
- Other (VA Form 10-2850A - Application for Nurse and Nurse Anesthetists and Proof of Licensure)
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills and strong managerial capabilities
- Superior communications skills - verbal and written and use of social media
- Must possess knowledge and proficient skillsets in the assessment of the communities the Howard Region serves
- Must possess knowledge and skillsets to support successful and continued application of quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean and related QI philosophies, tactics, and technology
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a nurse executive. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for nurse executive
- Provides excellent patient service by documenting information accurately, promptly and legibly in order to meet regulatory requirements
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge and focuses on customer service to answer and triage patient telephone calls and all forms of communication
- Communicates professionally with patients, providers, and co-workers at all times
- Provides for a safe patient experience through adherence to clinical protocols, regulatory requirements, manufacturer standards and reports any potential equipment malfunctions or safety violations
- Supports internal and external customers, to maintain a superior customer experience across the continuum of care through teamwork
- Demonstrates stewardship of practice finances through efficient utilization of practice resources such as medical supplies, office supplies and time management
- Actively participates and is engaged in staff meetings
- Performs other duties as assigned that support core values
- Responsible for nursing operations including budgeting, staffing, recruitment and retention, employee engagement, nurse sensitive indicators, nursing research and staff education
- Leads efforts to enhance the patient's perception of care
Qualifications for nurse executive
- US Registered Nurse License with current unrestricted state licensure
- Must possess knowledge and skillsets to support transformation of care and support delivery systems as it relates to areas of responsibility and how such functions connect with other series of the Hospital, Region and Network
- BSN and a Master’s degree in a nursing-related field is required
- 5+ years of experience in an acute care hospital required
- Recommended professional affiliations include AONE, ANA and ACHE
- Demonstrated and consistent skills in communication, organization, team building, priority setting, customer service, problem solving and time management
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of nurse executive. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for nurse executive
- Coordinates with Quality, Risk Management, Patient Safety, Care Management, Ethics, and nursing operations and other operations as assigned
- Oversees patient flow and care management activities to assure appropriate patient outcomes and fiscal accountability
- Provides leadership and support in the development, selection, implementation, evaluation and integration of health care technology and information management systems that support patient care
- Chairs the Nursing Leadership Council, which is responsible for region-wide nursing integration
- Works closely with the colleges of nursing to assure we have a competent workforce for our present needs and for the future
- Oversees the development of succession planning for Nursing Leadership
- Participates and staffs boards as needed, while assuring excellent communications regarding region quality initiatives and outcomes
- Manages day to day operations for Commercial Medical /Surgical and Behavioral Health Utilization Management and Case Management teams (approximately 150 clinical associates).Plans, supervises, and evaluates work assignments
- Determines the appropriate staffing requirements and develops a processes to interview, hire, train, and maintain the development of staff
- In partnership with Health & Medical Management’s Leadership team, directs the quality and performance criteria, policies and procedures, and standards for utilization management and case management operations
Qualifications for nurse executive
- Competence with Microsoft Office applications, Excel, Word, Powerpoint
- Experience with organizations with a service line model
- Active unencumbered RN license in a compact state
- National Board Certification as a Nurse Educator or Advanced Nurse Executive
- Recent clinical practice in a nurse educator or nurse executive capacity
- 1-3 years' related practical/professional experience and/or training