Director Nursing

CHI St. Francis Health is a ministry serving the head of the Red River basin located in Breckenridge, Minnesota, founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls in 1899. St. Francis is an organization that provides a full continuum of health care services. We promote health healing and community through works of care and compassion. We are committed to a holistic healing ministry and a quality management philosophy, using the St. Francis Core Values for its foundation. Our employees and medical staff take pride in providing innovative and high-quality service in a healing environment. St. Francis Health is a part of CommonSpirit Health, a national health care ministry.

CHI St. Francis Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Management of clinical nursing practice and patient care delivery.
2. Plan for and manage human, fiscal and other resources.
3. Maintains and retains core nursing staff by recruitment, selection, interviewing and training and the completion of Staff Performance Appraisals
4. Address behavioral issues, including disciplinary actions.
5. Compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
6. Participate in and ensure support for quality improvement.
7. Participate in and ensure support for patient and employee safety programs.
8. Participate in and ensure support for efforts to foster and strengthen the patient experience.
9. Participate in development and implementation of strategic and operational department plans.
10. Fostering interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
11. Maintain clinical practice knowledge.
12. Customer Satisfaction including patient rounding, addressing patient complaints thru service recovery, IRIS and Grievance Process. 
13. Maintain a safe and effective work environment by investigating all IRIS reports within timeframe and follow up.
14. Responsible for trauma, stroke Readiness and Stemi designation. 
15. Completes billing for hospital services rendered (Telepsych, Avel, OPTUM); validates charges for MU requirements, LYNX, and Charge Reconciliation.
16. Responsible staffing for each scheduled shift and productivity.
17. Direct and cordial contact with ER physicians – Acts as a resource for ER and MedSurg nurses.
18. Complies and supports change with all CHI policies.
19. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by completion of Education assignments, attending mandatory in-services, and participation in professional networks
20. Responsible for annual review of department policy/procedures/Development of new nursing policies/procedures.
21. Management of Ambulance Services.
22. Other duties as assigned by management

Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline

Graduate of accredited professional nursing education program

MN RN Licensure, BLS

Preferred

Master’s Degree