Planned Parenthood Great Plains has provided access to sexual and reproductive health care since 1935. The high-quality, expert, and compassionate care we provide is shown through our empathetic and supportive staff members. Past challenges, and those we face today, have served only to solidify PPGP’s commitment to our patients and the community. We continue to reflect on the progress we have made over the last eight decades and look forward to continuing our efforts to secure a world of informed reproductive freedom. Join our dedicated team and “Care. No matter what.”
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The Director of Nursing is the clinical leader for RNs, LPNs, and Charge Nurses throughout the affiliate. The incumbent ensures that all nursing staff are fully trained and capable of performing all aspects of their assignments. The Director engages with all clinical staff in a manner that promotes high morale, excellent patient-centered care, and creates a professional and caring work environment. In coordination with PPGP’s medical leadership and Learning and Development team, the Director designs and provides training to the affiliate’s nursing staff and monitors compliance with nursing-related regulatory requirements as defined by the state, federal, PPFA standards and guidelines, and Planned Parenthood of Great Plains (PPGP) policies and guidelines. The director addresses training, risk management, and patient satisfaction issues in a timely manner and is accountable for performance outcomes within clinical settings.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans, assigns, monitors and manages the work of others, including evaluating clinical skills for RNs and LPNs. Ensures skills and competencies are compliant with Planned Parenthood guidelines, policies, procedures, and practices, and state and federal regulations.
- In coordination with the VP of Health Services and health center leadership, develops, maintains, and communicates nursing schedules to ensure appropriate staffing. Guides and assists HCMs with RN/LPN health center schedules. Additionally, coordinates the on-call nursing schedule.
- Actively participates in the recruitment, hiring and training of nurses per PPGP policy and guidelines.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates the onboarding program for new nursing staff.
- Coaches and mentors direct reports. Identifies and addresses training needs for nursing staff.
- Monitors productivity and professional standards and ensures standards are met or exceeded. The Director participates in periodic complication reviews with the medical leadership team.
- Partners with the Learning and Development Team in the development and implementation of clinical training programs.
- Partners with administrative staff in addition to clinical leadership to ensure all performance expectations are met.
- Reviews performance and evaluates results achieved by direct reports. Provides quarterly feedback on performance to charge nurses, RNs, LPNs, and HCMs to be shared with individual staff members.
- Partners with the Associate Medical Directors, Chief Medical Officer and VP of Health Services to establish nursing-specific standards of quality, productivity, and performance. Provides staff with ongoing feedback regarding the status of these standards and provides direction in resolving issues.
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies governing care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies. Regularly reviews audit and quality improvement activities and makes recommendations and implements improvements.
- Actively partners with the pharmacy director to ensure sufficient supplies of prescription medications are available.
- Conducts regular site reviews at health centers that provide abortion care. Regular travel will include locations within the KC metro area and one-day or overnight visits to other facilities.
- Evaluates and recommends new technology to assist in performance of duties and ensure that licensed staff are competent with new equipment and procedures as evidenced by observation and documentation.
- Understands racial inequities and the impact on healthcare systems. Ensures a lens of health equity when evaluating outcomes, patient experience and team member experiences.
- Demonstrates a commitment to safety for all staff by participating in emergency drills, engaging with the security team as needed, and finding opportunities to reinforce all safety requirements with health serv ices team members.
- Participates in the roll-out of new services and procedures.
- Participates in direct patient care as needed.
Competencies
- Adapting and Developing: Encompasses having a growth mindset, being resilient and open to giving and receiving feedback.
- Effective Execution: Demonstrates initiative and regularly analyzes problems and identifies solutions.
- Leadership: Coaches and develops talent throughout the affiliate, conveys a sense of purpose and enthusiasm for affiliate work, and demonstrates a commitment to equity and inclusion.
- Promotes Teamwork: Encourages and empowers colleagues, works effectively with others to achieve shared goals, and promotes open, honest communications.
- Sets the Example: Takes responsibility for actions, decisions and performance; demonstrates integrity and adheres to formal codes of conduct and informal, widely accepted social standards.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and active RN compact license Missouri and Kansas
- Five to eight years supervisory experience
- Demonstrated ability to train and develop health care professionals
- Demonstrated ability to achieve successful health center outcomes in a shared leadership setting
- Demonstrated commitment to employees and patient engagement
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Experience with Electronic Health Records, office applications including Word and Excel
- Clinical skills including sedation, IV placement and phlebotomy management
- BLS certification required
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a surgical center or PACU
- Experience conducting adult education or precepting
- Prefer advanced knowledge of EPIC/EHR system
37.5 Hour Work Week, 4 days per week including some Saturdays
The Nursing Director is a critical member of the clinical leadership team, ensuring high-quality patient and staff experiences.
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Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)
PPGP is wholly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive organization. We firmly commit to the creation of an environment that values racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, where all individuals feel they are treated fairly, respectfully, and are empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. Our commitment is essential to PPGP’s mission of ensuring reproductive freedom as a fundamental right for all individuals. We are committed to supporting employees, applicants, patients, volunteers and vendors with diverse backgrounds. Our vision is to foster a workplace culture that is a safe space where all employees feel included and comfortable sharing their experiences. We demonstrate our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion when we:
· Demonstrate and Expect Transparency and Accountability
· Educate and Support the Development of our PPGP community
· Practice Effective Communication
· Foster Trust by Being Responsive to the Needs of our PPGP community
· Demonstrate the Use of Inclusive Practices
· Display the Ability to Cultivate Belonging
EOE/AA—PPGP is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQIA+.
THE WORK OF PPGP
Planned Parenthood Great Plains has been a leading provider of sexual and reproductive health care for more than 85 years, serving women, men, and families in communities across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Each year, we provide care to more than 30,000 people across our four-state region through in-clinic and telehealth appointments. We believe that every person deserves to have access to the resources and information they need in order to make decisions about their own health.
PPGP serves people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse needs. PPGP’s medical staff includes board certified OB/GYN and family medicine physicians, as well as advanced practice clinicians including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. PPGP’s clinicians provide sexual and reproductive health care, perform examinations, and diagnose and treat infections. PPGP also provides comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education, and our sister corporation, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, is a leading advocate for the sexual and reproductive rights of people in our region.
PPGP believes that diversity in identity and perspective enriches our agency and allows us to better serve our clients. We are committed to workforce diversity and aspire to reflect the communities we serve. We encourage all individuals to share their pronouns during interviews and meetings. To that end, we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals, people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups to apply.