RN Assistant Director of Nursing MedSurg

General Summary of Position

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is looking for Assistant Directors of Nursing on our MedSurg Floors.

This is a rotating shift (Days and Evenings) Typically 3 evening shifts with 5 8-hour shifts per week.

Our hospital center is leading the way by providing the highest quality clinical care with advanced technology, innovative medical services, and the region's top doctors. Our hospital center not only treats illnesses and injuries but also promotes wellness and community health.

We are a full-service acute care facility with more than 44,000 emergency room visits and nearly 11,000 admissions each year. Our hospital's commitment to advanced technology distinguishes it from community hospitals. Our goal is to help residents of Southern Maryland achieve the highest possible level of physical and mental health and thereby improve the quality of life in our community.

We strive to provide comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and community services to residents of Southern Maryland.

We achievequality, safety, wellness,andpatient satisfactionthrough a spirit of patient-centered services that connect us to the community we serve.

Our Heart and Vascular Center's cardiac catheterization laboratories are the site of life-saving interventions for heart attack patients, elective angioplasties, and diagnostic procedures.

We have the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute (MGCI) at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, which has technology not available anywhere else in the area, such as Halcyon treatment system and Zap-X

We have a strong neurosciences program, with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital neurologists and neurosurgeons available onsite.

The Assistant Director of Nursing is a member of MedStar Health entity-based Division of Nursing and leadership team. Supports and collaborates with the Director of Nursing in providing leadership and oversight for a specific unit/department. Directs and coordinates the nursing and patient care delivery of the unit-based professional and support personnel. Ensures the provision of holistic, culturally competent, and person-centered, quality, safe, and cost-effective evidence-based nursing care for patients/families. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization's shared/collaborative decision-making framework. Collaboratively manages the patient's transitions across the continuum of care to assist patients and populations in achieving or maintaining an optimal level of health and functioning. The Assistant Director of Nursing assumes administrative and leadership authority and responsibility on a 24 hours/7 days per week basis for the assigned unit/department. Fosters associates' commitment to improving quality, safety, and cost-conscious patient care outcomes. Collaborates with the Director of Nursing in maintaining adherence to regulatory and accreditation standards, and MedStar Health's policies and procedures. Demonstrates leadership and behaviors which are consistent with MedStar's mission, vision, goals, SPIRIT Values, patient care philosophy, and sound moral and ethical judgement.

Requirements:

• BSN
• Active MD or Compact RN License
• Previous experience as a charge nurse or nursing supervisor in a hospital/ acute care setting required
• 3-5 years minimum experience as an RN on a MedSurg Unit
• 2-4 years minimum experience as a Nursing Leader on a MedSurg Unit

This position has a hiring range of $100588.00 - $190340.00