At Powell Valley Healthcare, providing quality healthcare to our community is our top priority. We are located in the heart of Powell, Wyoming; just 25 miles outside of Cody. We believe in creating positive and safe environments for both our patients and our staff. Being part of our organization means becoming a cornerstone in the patient experience and their care. 

Here at PVHC, we offer a wide array of benefits in a way that allows you to choose options and build a package that works best for you. Some of the benefits we offer include: 

  • Health, dental and vision insurance 
  • Life insurance 
  • Long term disability coverage 
  • PTO – New employees accrue the equivalent of up to twenty days of PTO withing their first calendar year 
  • EIB (Extended Illness Bank) – Our version of accrued sick leave 
  • Nine paid holidays which includes two personal holidays 
  • Tuition Savings Plan 
  • Opportunities to cash out PTO for personal use, student loan payments, and in-house medical bills 
  • Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000 per year 
  • Fun to be Fit program and Club Dauntless Membership Discount 
  • HRA – Flex spending accounts 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Current opening: One full-time position, on-call required

Under the direction and supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, and in compliance with Federal, State regulations, and Powell Valley Healthcare (PVHC) policy and procedure, the Inpatient Services Director manages the Inpatient Services Department to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of patient care.  Management includes scheduling and staffing, budget oversight, staff payroll, developing and maintaining quality improvement program; staff education and development to ensure patient safety, and that policy and procedures for best practices are followed. Accomplishes assigned responsibilities in an organized and efficient manner. Serves as the resource person for the partner Department, Physician, patients, families and visitors.  Demonstrates flexibility and adapts to changes caused by emergencies, schedule or staffing adjustments, procedural changes, or patient care needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Assesses the delivery of nursing care to include identification of the number and job class of personnel needed to provide patient care.  Adjusts staffing and patient assignments appropriately
  • Interviews hires, and trains employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
  • Works directly with new employees to see that the assigned orientation plan is followed
  • Completes employee evaluations in a timely manner
  • Provides ongoing development for front line managerial staff
  • Provides direct patient care as needed for shift coverage, using the nursing process.
  • Maintains and develops competencies in all acute care Inpatient Services areas to act as a resource to staff, physicians and other members of the caregiver team.
  • Participates in the development of an overall annual budget for units of responsibility.  Responsible for inventory and budget control needs of the units on a daily basis to include management of productive and non-productive FTE’s
  • Corroborates with H.I.M to ensure appropriate documentation to support patient charges.
  • Ensures Payroll is completed in a timely manner.
  • Oversees and approves replacement of equipment as needed.
  • Utilizes effective communication skills in promoting optimal interpersonal relationships.
  • Conducts staff meetings on a routine basis, at least every 2 months, and maintains minutes of same.
  • Works closely with the CNO.
  • Attends all management meetings as requested.
  • Collaborates with colleagues for shared staffing, payroll, personnel and QI issues
  • Mentors staff to Inpatient Services.
  • Collaborates with Nursing Educators to ensure optimum experience for nursing students training and being presented on Inpatient Services.
  • Acts as a change agent by identifying areas in need of change, establishing, and implementing a positive and proactive approach to systematic change.
  • Develops and maintains an interdisciplinary continuous quality improvement program (CQI) for units of responsibility. Responsible for monitoring, documenting and improving the Nursing Process utilizing CQI principles
  • Evaluates nursing practice and environment in contributing to the development of standards that assure quality patient care. Revises policies and procedures for the units of responsibility, assuring they are in compliance with State/Federal regulations, and CMS.
  • Actively participates in Nursing/Organizational committees as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
  • Minimum 3-5 years nursing experience in leadership role.
  • RN license in the State of Wyoming, ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications required
  • Microsoft Office experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS:

  • Regularly lifting or move objects weighing 10 to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
  • Reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, stooping, bending, crouching, walking, standing, and working with equipment.
  • Subject to inside and possibly outside weather conditions.
  • The employee is also subject to exposure to blood and body fluids, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to explosives, exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

  • Effective decision-making skills and critical thinking skills
  • Adapt and respond appropriately in emergency situations
  • Strong interpersonal / communication skills and ability to interact with staff, patients, and families
  • Effective supervisory and management skills to include hiring, training, counseling, conducting performance reviews and termination of department staff
  • Fulfill core competencies as well as the competencies required in the clinical area of employment
  • Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
  • Interact with patients, families, visitors, co-workers.   
  • Interact assertively and tactfully when dealing with conflict and in group solving activities.
  • Demonstrate a professional, open-minded approach in identifying problems and resolving problems/conflicts. 
  • Write policies and procedures that conform to prescribed style and format
  • Effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of director
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Compute rate, ratio, and percent and is knowledgeable in metric, apothecary and appropriate measurements and can convert from one system to another’s.
  • Strong customer service skills and the ability to act as patient advocate
  • Modify care based on the developmental/functional age of the patient
  • Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Posted on: May 13, 2025
  • Categories: Med/Surg