- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who directs activities concerned with maintaining educational standards established by board of nursing or other legally authorized agency. Responsibilities include:
* Participates in development and implementation of philosophy, purpose, policies, and plans of board of agency, and consults with and advises administrators of nursing schools in regard to curricula and facilities for instruction.
* Plans and conducts surveys of nursing schools and advises institutions desiring to establish schools on policies and procedures.
* Maintains current and comprehensive records and reports and keeps informed on trends and developments within the profession.
* May assist with administrative functions.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs activities concerned with maintaining educational standards established by board of nursing or other legally authorized agency. Responsibilities include:
* Participates in development and implementation of philosophy, purpose, policies, and plans of board of agency, and consults with and advises administrators of nursing schools in regard to curricula and facilities for instruction.
* Plans and conducts surveys of nursing schools and advises institutions desiring to establish schools on policies and procedures.
* Maintains current and comprehensive records and reports and keeps informed on trends and developments within the profession.
* May assist with administrative functions.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers nursing service in community health agency. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates and evaluates nursing activities in agency to ensure balanced and adequate program, and to formulate progressive program designed to meet changing needs of community.
* Directs collection, analysis, and interpretation of statistics significant to program planning and budget preparation.
* Prepares and submits budget estimates for nursing activities.
* Participates in establishing programs for guidance and professional development of nursing staff, and in establishing personnel policies, qualifications, and salaries.
* Recruits, selects, and assigns personnel for nursing services.
* Plans nursing consulting services.
* Participates in community planning concerning health and social welfare problems.
* Consults with advisory committee in establishment of medical policies of community health agency.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers nursing service in community health agency. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates and evaluates nursing activities in agency to ensure balanced and adequate program, and to formulate progressive program designed to meet changing needs of community.
* Directs collection, analysis, and interpretation of statistics significant to program planning and budget preparation.
* Prepares and submits budget estimates for nursing activities.
* Participates in establishing programs for guidance and professional development of nursing staff, and in establishing personnel policies, qualifications, and salaries.
* Recruits, selects, and assigns personnel for nursing services.
* Plans nursing consulting services.
* Participates in community planning concerning health and social welfare problems.
* Consults with advisory committee in establishment of medical policies of community health agency.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans and directs educational program for community health agency. Responsibilities include:
* Develops educational plans for in-service education and orientation of health personnel.
* Confers with supervisors and staff to ensure efficiency of program.
* Cooperates with nursing specialists and supervisors to organize educational programs for staff and community.
* Obtains educational materials for use in teaching and demonstrating nursing and other health related activities.
* Confers with administrative personnel to determine procedures and techniques for patient care and to implement new programs.
* Assists in selecting nursing candidates and in orienting new employees.
* Cooperates with nursing schools and colleges in providing supervised field instruction for students to gain work experience and observe nursing techniques.
* Conducts surveys and analyses to determine adequacy of educational materials and effectiveness of program.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans and directs educational program for community health agency. Responsibilities include:
* Develops educational plans for in-service education and orientation of health personnel.
* Confers with supervisors and staff to ensure efficiency of program.
* Cooperates with nursing specialists and supervisors to organize educational programs for staff and community.
* Obtains educational materials for use in teaching and demonstrating nursing and other health related activities.
* Confers with administrative personnel to determine procedures and techniques for patient care and to implement new programs.
* Assists in selecting nursing candidates and in orienting new employees.
* Cooperates with nursing schools and colleges in providing supervised field instruction for students to gain work experience and observe nursing techniques.
* Conducts surveys and analyses to determine adequacy of educational materials and effectiveness of program.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers nursing program in hospital, nursing home, or other medical facility to maintain standards of patient care, and advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service. Responsibilities include:
* Recommends establishment or revision of policies and develops organizational structure and standards of performance.
* Interprets policies and objectives of nursing service to staff and community groups.
* Promotes working relationships with community agencies and with other establishment departments.
* Assists in preparation of departmental budget.
* Establishes personnel qualification requirements, drafts procedure manuals, initiates in-service programs, installs record and reporting system, and performs other personnel management tasks.
* Initiates studies to evaluate effectiveness of nursing services in relation to their objectives and costs.
* May assist nursing schools with curricular problems.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans with management, medical director, and legal counsel scope and objectives of nursing service in industrial establishment, and directs nursing activities. Responsibilities include:
* Determines qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of nursing staff, and assists in selection.
* Arranges for orientation of newly appointed nursing staff in company policy and nursing procedures.
* Prepares and maintains nursing policy and procedure manual.
* Evaluates nursing service and assists in evaluation of total health service.
* Establishes system of records and reports.
* Advises management in development and maintenance of plant sanitation and housekeeping practices.
* Develops nursing procedures for emergency and followup care of occupational and nonoccupational injuries and illnesses.
* Provides for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.
* Interprets nursing functions in interdepartmental planning and coordination of health and welfare benefit programs.
* May visit branches and subsidiaries of company periodically to evaluate nursing service.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans with management, medical director, and legal counsel scope and objectives of nursing service in industrial establishment, and directs nursing activities. Responsibilities include:
* Determines qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of nursing staff, and assists in selection.
* Arranges for orientation of newly appointed nursing staff in company policy and nursing procedures.
* Prepares and maintains nursing policy and procedure manual.
* Evaluates nursing service and assists in evaluation of total health service.
* Establishes system of records and reports.
* Advises management in development and maintenance of plant sanitation and housekeeping practices.
* Develops nursing procedures for emergency and followup care of occupational and nonoccupational injuries and illnesses.
* Provides for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.
* Interprets nursing functions in interdepartmental planning and coordination of health and welfare benefit programs.
* May visit branches and subsidiaries of company periodically to evaluate nursing service.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and administers educational program in school of nursing. Responsibilities include:
* Assists in preparation of budget, and administers program within budgetary limitations.
* Defines and interprets aims and policies of school.
* Interviews and appoints faculty and administrative staff.
* Participates in planning curriculums and schedule of instruction.
* Participates in establishing qualifications for faculty, staff, and students and in recruiting eligible candidates.
* Arranges with hospital and other institutions and agencies for students to use their facilities, under faculty supervision, for clinical experience.
* Maintains student records of educational experience and achievement.
* May arrange student living accommodations, and social and recreational opportunities.
* May advise institutions on educational problems.
Industry:Professional careers
