ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs patient care by planning, organizing, directing and reviewing work required to provide safe, quality, comprehensive, and evidence based nursing care.
• Assigns and directs tasks to staff in an efficient, equitable and appropriate manner considering skill/knowledge and staff mix.
• Provides information, instruction and training in tasks and performance techniques.
• Provides direction through daily huddles, chart audits, RL-6 incident reports, direct observation and surveys.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement related to ACU patient care and patient processes.
• Reviews and revises policies and procedures related to the function of the Adolescent Care Unit (ACU) and provides staff in-services.
• Participates in and ensures staff completion of ongoing education and training. Directs and coordinates an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care from admission to discharge, including aftercare by providing holistic approach to care.
• Requests supplies and equipment necessary to support job performance of staff.
• Maintains skill set, licensure and certification to lead by example, and when necessary, working on the floor as a nurse in by providing nursing care during emergent situations.
• Plans and adjusts work schedules and operations to meet established objectives, priorities, deadlines and Standards of Care.
• Assesses and directs work assignments to improve workflow and nursing care.
• Conducts staff preparedness and contingency planning to ensure organization during unanticipated demands and emergencies.
• Coordinates general orientation and ongoing staff training needs in collaboration with the Clinical Education Department.
• Designs, implements and evaluates department specific orientation and competency assessment/validation for new and current nursing staff. Assures self and staff compliance with annual mandatory in-services, certifications and trainings.
• Provides opportunities for staff development and training needs to appropriate resources.
• Coordinates infection control and safety activities.
• Assists nursing staff with action plans to resolve patient/staff safety concerns.
• Participates with FDIHB hospital committees, as assigned, and disseminates information from the meetings to unit staff, colleagues and Chief of Behavioral Health. Prepares and submits reports in a timely manner.
• Coordinates an interdisciplinary approach for the continuity of care from admission to discharge by planning, organizing, directing and reviewing services for patients and their families, thus fostering quality, continuity and appropriate utilization of health care resources throughout the continuum of care.
• Provides information, instruction and training in tasks and job techniques. Ensures compliance with the hospital wide Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation, Health Care Financing Administration, and Navajo Area Program requirements and identifies opportunities for client care and client process improvements.
• Establishes reviews and revises policies and procedures related to the function of the unit and provides in-services to staff.
• Participates in the development and implementation of Standards of Care/Age specific care by utilizing QAPI, infection control, safety, and Risk Management as appropriate measures for monitoring and evaluating care.
• Facilitates the coordinated utilization of resources for optimization of health outcomes, patient/family satisfaction and financial outcomes.
• Collaborates proactively with related interdisciplinary team members and patient/family to facilitate and improve healthcare outcomes.
• Supports the implementation of clinical guidelines that may include, but is not limited to, developing/obtaining appropriate education material for patients to monitor patient’s health conditions that are consistent with the care process model and developing new services that will improve the status of patients.
• Manages annual budget by identifying/requesting supplies and equipment needed within department.
• Plans and adjusts work schedules and operations to meet established objectives, priorities, deadlines and standards of care and ensure a seamless workflow.
• Coordinates credentialing, nursing competencies, general orientation and ongoing staff training needs in collaboration with the Chief of Behavioral Health and Clinical Education Department.
• Ensures staff compliance with annual mandatory in-services. Refers staff with identified training needs to appropriate resources.
• Coordinates infection prevention and safety activities with appropriate staff. Assists nursing staff with action plans to resolve infection control and safety issues.
• Participates in the development with the Chief of Behavioral Health and implementation of long and short-term goals as well as policies.
• Ensures timely completion of rounding and annual employee performance evaluations.
• Completes all yearly Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required training by the indicated due dates. Assists, promotes, and supports compliance with established CMS standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience: Five (5) years’ Psychiatric Nursing experience AND Two (2) years’ Nursing Leadership experience.

Education: Master’s in Nursing (MN/MSN) degree accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) of the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) License in any U.S. State or Territory.

**Please email degree, transcripts, license and certifications to vanessa.apachee@fdihb.org**

About Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc.

Ya'at'eeh (Welcome), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Inc. (FDIHB, Inc.) is accredited by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and is a not-for-profit corporation operating for the sole purpose of promoting the health of the Navajo people within its service area. Our primary focus is Primary Care in the out-patient and in-patient setting, serving 16-communities in the heart of the Navajo Nation. Tsehootsooi Medical Center (TMC) is a 245,000 square foot acute care hospital located in Fort Defiance, AZ. Nestled in a ponderosa environment on the Colorado Plateau. TMC services includes a 24/7 Emergency Department (ED), Out-patient services, 56 in-patient unit including Multi-Service Unit, Intensive Care Unit, OR/PACU, Obstetric Unit, and Adolescent Care Unit. Nahata'Dziil Health Center (NDHC) is located in Sanders, AZ is a multi-disciplinary ambulatory care clinic performing medical services on an outpatient basis. Services include Primary Care, Podiatry, Dental, Physical Therapy, Optometry and Diabetes Management. Ancillary services include Laboratory, Pharmacy, and Radiography services. Nihi Dine'e Ba Wellness Center (NDBWC) is located in Fort Defiance, AZ, adja...cent to TMC hospital. NDBWC operates as a support for Primary Care in the capacity of Physical Therapy, Diabetes, and Healthy Living Outreach. Apply on our website. Applicants must pass an extensive background check as required by the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, as amended. Please send resume, transcript(s), license(s) and certificate(s) to cynthia.morris@fdihb.org. DISCLAIMER: Must pass an extensive background check as required by the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, as amended. For full consideration, completion of an online application is mandatory, apply at www.fdihb.org. Upload resume, diploma/transcript, license, certificates containing relevant information about your education and work history required. NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE: FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.

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