Job Description

Franciscan Health Lafayette Central Campus

1497 Hartford St Lafayette, Indiana 47904

Nursing at Franciscan Health is akin to serving with compassion and joy. It’s helping others with the knowledge that our faith is an important part of the process. Thus, it comes as no surprise that our directors of nursing take it to another level. Our directors of nursing are mentors and change-leaders. They demonstrate transformational leadership and provide quality organizational development opportunities. They maximize resources and get the most from their people.

WHO WE ARE

With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Supervise managers or supervisors within one or multiple departments, and manages the performance of individuals through ongoing coaching, feedback and development to motivate, engage, and drive a high performing team.
• Attain and maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking. Evaluates one’s own and others nursing practice; integrates evidence and research findings into practice.
• Contribute to quality nursing practice; utilizes appropriate resources to assure that nursing practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, patient-centered, and fiscally responsible.
• Create an environment that ensures effective patient-centered timely and respectful communication among patients’ families and significant others and the healthcare team to promote safety quality outcomes and a healthy work environment.
• Collaborate with healthcare consumers, colleagues, community leaders, and other stakeholders to advance nursing practice and healthcare transformation.
• Lead with professional practice setting profession, healthcare industry, and society, establishing an environment that supports and maintains respect dignity and trust.
• Develop and manage one or multiple departmental budget(s), including making budget allocations, approving expenditures, and ensuring expenses are within budget.
• Make decisions for direct reports in one or multiple departments, and performs people management activities, such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff planning, and interviews.
• Practice with the knowledge, skills, and abilities detailed in the AONE nurse executive competencies.
• Practice ethically, advocating for compassionate systems of care delivery that preserve and protect patient, family, and coworker dignity, rights, values, beliefs, and autonomy.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's Degree For those hired on or before 1/1/2019 BSN required within 3 years, any variation has to be approved by the System CNO. - Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing/Patient Care - Required
• Master's Degree Nursing/Patient CareNursing/Healthcare Administration/Business Administration or related. - Required
• 3 years Progressive leadership - Required
• 3 years Area of specialization or related nursing care area(s) - Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - State Licensing Board - Required
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required
• Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance As Required by Unit

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:

Up to 20%

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.