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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Iowa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.comphealth.com/advanced-practice/physician-assistant&quot;&gt;http://www.comphealth.com/advanced-practice/physician-assistant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Need PA/NP to do C&amp;amp;P exams beginning as soon as credentialed (target 3/1/12) for 3 months with possibility of three 2 months options to extend.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; NP must have master&amp;#8217;s degree.&amp;nbsp; PA must have bachelor&amp;#8217;s degree. Must have current certification through the appropriate nationally recognized board. Must be proficient in performing a wide array of general physical exams to include medical and musculoskeletal exams.&amp;nbsp; Any state license.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Must speak &amp;amp; write English proficiently.&amp;nbsp; Proficient typing skills for documenting in &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CAPRI&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CPRS&lt;/span&gt; systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/27001/panp-needed-at-government-facility-at-comphealth/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] PA/NP needed at Government facility  at CompHealth</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 16:59:34</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Irvine, CA&#13;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www. titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www. titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The incumbent performs operational level duties in the Leukemia and Lymphoma programs with major emphasis on patient care delivery.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Conducts in-depth interviews with patient and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic medical exams, evaluates patient behaviors, directly performs or orders diagnostic studies and interprets finished results, and develops and implements long- and short-range treatment plans.2-5 Years of Experience&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Relocation Assistance Available &amp;#8211; Possible for the ideal candidate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Call Pam for details at 866-332-9600 and send CV to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26991/leukemia-nurse-practitioner-at-titan-medicaladvanced-practice-division/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] Leukemia Nurse Practitioner at Titan Medical/Advanced Practice Division</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 16:43:20</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nurse Practitioner with Psych Mental Health certification to work in midwest facility &amp;#8211; both in patient and out patient clinic &amp;#8211; 10 bed facility. Will also visit nursing home in the area &amp;#8211; mostly Geri psych.&amp;nbsp; If you are available please call asap. 40 hours per week guaranteed &amp;#8211; 26 week contract &amp;#8211; easy licensure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Get started in the next 2-3 weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Call Pam at Titan for additional details&amp;nbsp; 866-332-9600 and post your CV on our website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26971/psych-nurse-practitioner-at-titan-medical-advanced-practice-division/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Contract] Psych Nurse Practitioner at Titan Medical - Advanced Practice Division</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 15:12:14</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Midwestern Family Practice/Urgent Care looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their health care team. Practitioner will be active in the development and maintenance of clinic operations. Previous NP/PA experience in a clinic practice required.&amp;nbsp; Will consider locum to perm.&amp;nbsp; Proximity&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;major Iowa and Nebraska cities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Please contact Pam at Titan Medical &amp;#8211; 866-332-9600 and post your cv on our website.&amp;nbsp; Titanmed.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26961/nurse-practitionerphysician-assistant-at-titan-nursingadvanced-practice-division/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant at Titan Nursing/Advanced Practice Division</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 15:06:16</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;We currently have needs for 4 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners to work on the East Coast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Locum NP/PA Needed for 26 week assignment Average cases per day:&amp;nbsp; 12&amp;nbsp; patients per day average. Attending Physicians:&amp;nbsp; Three physicians rotate schedule. Locum would cover the Intensivist&amp;rsquo;s patients&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Types of procedures:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PICC&lt;/span&gt; placement, intubation, central line insertion, arterial line insertion&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Shifts:&amp;nbsp; generally 7pm &amp;ndash; 7A.&amp;nbsp; Will work closely with the attending on duty&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Experience:&amp;nbsp; Miniimum 3-5 years in a mixed Intensive Care Unit setting, with Medical and Surgical Cases. Location&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ICU&lt;/span&gt;/CVICU to support the Pulmonary/Critical Care attendings in the management of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ICU&lt;/span&gt; level patients&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Please call Pam at Titan Nursing/Advanced Practice Division for details:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;866-332-9600 and post your CV on our website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26951/critical-care-nurse-practitionerphysician-assistant-at-titan-nursing-advanced-practice-division/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Contract] Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant at Titan Nursing - Advanced Practice Division</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 14:58:26</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Titan Nursing/Advanced Practice Division currently has several openings for Cardiology Nurse Practitioner&amp;#8217;s and Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist.&amp;nbsp; These positions are for perm and are located in Southern California, East Coast and Midwest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;If you are an experienced and certified Acute Care Practitioner with experience in Cardiology please send your CV to Pam at Titan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Log in to our website at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt; or call Pam directly at 866.332-9600.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Relocation packages will be made available.&amp;nbsp; Additionally, there may be an opportunity for locum in the Southern California area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26941/cardiology-nurse-practitioner-at-titan-nursing-advanced-practice-division/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] Cardiology Nurse Practitioner at Titan Nursing - Advanced Practice Division</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 14:52:40</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Irvine, CA&#13;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.titanmed.com&quot;&gt;http://www.titanmed.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner with Leukemia experience for Oncology clinic located in Orange County.&amp;nbsp; Please send CV to Pam at Titanmed.com or call at 866-332-9600 X1050&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26931/oncology-nurse-practitoner-at-titan-nursing-advanced-practice/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] Oncology Nurse Practitoner at Titan Nursing - Advanced Practice</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-10 14:46:27</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Austin, TX&#13;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seton Family of Hospitals is the leading provider of comprehensive, advanced health care services in Central Texas. The Director of Nursing position (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt;) for Perinatal supports the professional practice model, ensuring compliance with standards of practice, and collaborating with organizational stakeholders. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt; provides transformational leadership as evidenced by inspiring shared vision, safe and healthy work environments, physically, emotionally, and psychologically safe for nurses and others to practice. This management position supervises resources to support quality patient care, service and patient safety. If interested, please apply online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;ul&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Supports the professional practice model established for Perinatal Intensive Care at the network level to include multi-site responsibility and oversight. Ensures compliance with standards of practice. Supports and advances shared governance structure. Collaborates effectively with organizational stakeholders. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Supports organization objectives aimed at maintaining a culture of safety with aggressive error reduction at the department level across the network in the perinatal specialty area.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Identifies technologies to enhance outcomes. Drives departmental technology implementation and use. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Provides leadership in applying the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ANA&lt;/span&gt; Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;In collaboration with senior leadership, develops/manages recruitment and retention strategies for their departments. Supports organizational strategies aimed at same.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Owns and prepares capital and operating budgets, monitors/adjusts approved budget to meet targets. Mentors managers in budget compliance, driving fiscal accountability in subordinates.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Manages resources to support quality patient care, service and patient safety. Supports measurement of nursing intensity/patient acuity to allocate resources appropriately for our multi-site Perinatal.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Manages nursing personnel functions including hiring, coaching, counseling, evaluating, mentoring, and goal-setting. Supports privileging, credentialing, licensure or certification processes. Promote succession planning within department(s). &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Drives accountability for compliance with external standards and regulatory bodies, including but not limited to Texas Board of Nursing, Magnet and Joint Commission.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Accountable for clinical, financial and human resource measures that drive quality, efficiency, safety, satisfaction, and process improvement for assigned departments. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ensures the use of evidenced based practice &amp;amp; research to guide clinical and managerial decision-making. Supports organizational research and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EBP&lt;/span&gt; initiatives at the unit, site and specialty levels.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ensures the development of enterprise-aligned, department specific programs to measure, analyze, and improve nursing care quality.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;Supports programs that drive a culture of safety with aggressive reduction of associate injury. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Provides service on committees, councils, and administrative teams at the system and site levels, as well as professional organizations.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional and regulatory standards. Participates in peer review. Substantiates performance evaluation decisions.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minimum Qualifications&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Bachelor&amp;rsquo;s degree required. Master&amp;#8217;s degree strongly preferred. Either Bachelor&amp;#8217;s or Master&amp;#8217;s degree must be in Nursing. Seven (7) years of successful nursing experience is required, to include five (5) years of leadership experience, with a minimum of three (3) years of that leadership experience in departmental management.&amp;nbsp; As this position is responsible for network wide leadership within the multi site Neonatal Intensive Care Units, in depth &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NICU&lt;/span&gt; experience to include but not limited to operational leadership, process improvement, education, quality improvement, etc. is strongly preferred. Current license to practice nursing (RN) in the State of Texas is required. Nurse Executive-Board Certified or Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified preferred. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NOTE&lt;/span&gt;: By January 1, 2013, all associates in this role must have completed a Master&amp;#8217;s degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skills:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Competent in the use of computer technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26921/director-of-network-nursing-perinatal-services-at-seton-healthcare-family/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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  <title>[Full-time] Director of Network Nursing - Perinatal Services at Seton Healthcare Family</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-09 17:42:38</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Austin, TX&#13;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seton Family of Hospitals is the leading provider of comprehensive, advanced health care services in Central Texas. The Director of Nursing position (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt;) for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NICU&lt;/span&gt; supports the professional practice model, ensuring compliance with standards of practice, and collaborating with organizational stakeholders. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt; provides transformational leadership as evidenced by inspiring shared vision, safe and healthy work environments, physically, emotionally, and psychologically safe for nurses and others to practice. 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Supports organizational research and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EBP&lt;/span&gt; initiatives at the unit, site and specialty levels.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ensures the development of enterprise-aligned, department specific programs to measure, analyze, and improve nursing care quality.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;Supports programs that drive a culture of safety with aggressive reduction of associate injury. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Provides service on committees, councils, and administrative teams at the system and site levels, as well as professional organizations.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional and regulatory standards. Participates in peer review. Substantiates performance evaluation decisions.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minimum Qualifications&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bachelor&amp;rsquo;s degree required.&lt;/em&gt; Master&amp;#8217;s degree strongly preferred. Either Bachelor&amp;#8217;s or Master&amp;#8217;s degree must be in Nursing. Seven (7) years of successful nursing experience is required, to include five (5) years of leadership experience, with a minimum of three (3) years of that leadership experience in departmental management.&amp;nbsp; As this position is responsible for network wide leadership within the multi site Neonatal Intensive Care Units, in depth &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NICU&lt;/span&gt; experience to include but not limited to operational leadership, process improvement, education, quality improvement, etc. is strongly preferred. Current license to practice nursing (RN) in the State of Texas is required. Nurse Executive-Board Certified or Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified preferred. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NOTE&lt;/span&gt;: By January 1, 2013, all associates in this role must have completed a Master&amp;#8217;s degree.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skills:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Competent in the use of computer technology.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26911/director-of-network-nursing-nicu-at-seton-healthcare-family/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
  <link>http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26911/director-of-network-nursing-nicu-at-seton-healthcare-family/</link>
  <title>[Full-time] Director of Network Nursing - NICU at Seton Healthcare Family</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-09 17:38:47</dc:date>
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  <description>&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Austin, TX&#13;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URL:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Description:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Seton Family of Hospitals is the leading provider of comprehensive, advanced health care services in Central Texas. The Director of Nursing position (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt;) for surgical services and maternity supports the professional practice model, ensuring compliance with standards of practice, and collaborating with organizational stakeholders. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DON&lt;/span&gt; provides transformational leadership as evidenced by inspiring shared vision, safe and healthy work environments, physically, emotionally, and psychologically safe for nurses and others to practice. This management position supervises resources to support quality patient care, service and patient safety. If interested, please apply online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&#9;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;ul&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Supports organization objectives aimed at maintaining a culture of safety with aggressive error reduction at the department level. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Identifies technologies to enhance outcomes. Drives departmental technology implementation and use. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Provides leadership in applying the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ANA&lt;/span&gt; Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice. In collaboration with senior leadership, develops/manages recruitment and retention strategies for their departments. Supports organizational strategies aimed at same.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Owns and prepares capital and operating budgets, monitors/adjusts approved budget to meet targets. Mentors managers in budget compliance, driving fiscal accountability in subordinates.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Manages nursing personnel functions including hiring, coaching, counseling, evaluating, mentoring, and goal-setting. Supports privileging, credentialing, licensure or certification processes. Promote succession planning within department(s). &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Drives accountability for compliance with external standards and regulatory bodies, including but not limited to Texas Board of Nursing, Magnet and Joint Commission.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Accountable for clinical, financial and human resource measures that drive quality, efficiency, safety, satisfaction, and process improvement for assigned departments. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ensures the use of evidenced based practice &amp;amp; research to guide clinical and managerial decision-making. Supports organizational research and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EBP&lt;/span&gt; initiatives at the unit, site and specialty levels.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Ensures the development of enterprise-aligned, department specific programs to measure, analyze, and improve nursing care quality.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Supports programs that drive a culture of safety with aggressive reduction of associate injury.&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Provides service on committees, councils, and administrative teams at the system and site levels, as well as professional organizations.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional and regulatory standards. Participates in peer review. Substantiates performance evaluation decisions. &lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&#10;&#9;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Minimum Qualifications&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&#9;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Bachelor&amp;rsquo;s degree required. Master&amp;#8217;s degree strongly preferred. Either Bachelor&amp;#8217;s or Master&amp;#8217;s degree must be in Nursing. Seven years of successful nursing experience is required, to include five years of leadership experience, with a minimum of three years of that leadership experience in departmental management.&amp;nbsp; Current license to practice nursing (RN) in the State of Texas is required. Nurse Executive-Board Certified or Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified preferred. &lt;strong&gt;*NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; By January 1, 2013, &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;all&lt;/span&gt; associates in this role must have completed a Master&amp;#8217;s degree.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LOCATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Seton Northwest: 11113 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78759&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Seton Northwest is a &lt;strong&gt;124-bed hospital &lt;/strong&gt;that provides a broad range of complex medical-surgical services in a warm, friendly environment. With a designated Level IV Trauma Center using the latest technologies and a vast network of specialists to treat unexpected illness and injury around the clock. Our superior Women&amp;rsquo;s Services include the maternity unit, a Level II special care nursery, preventive screening mammograms and innovative alternatives to traditional gynecological surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;p&gt;If interested, please apply online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seton.net/careers&quot;&gt;http://www.seton.net/careers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26901/director-of-nursing-surgical-services-maternity-at-seton-healthcare-family/&quot;&gt;Apply to this job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
  <link>http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/jobs/job/26901/director-of-nursing-surgical-services-maternity-at-seton-healthcare-family/</link>
  <title>[Full-time] Director of Nursing - Surgical Services &amp;amp; Maternity at Seton Healthcare Family</title>
  <dc:date>2012-02-09 16:43:35</dc:date>
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