Nursing Organizational Chart

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Nursing Organizational Chart University of Phoenix NUR/492 July 21, 2013 Nursing Organizational Chart Health care institutions should have an organizational structure to inform employees and clients with a hierarchy structure. The hierarchy structure graphically should show authority roles, responsibilities, functions, relations, and the chain of command within an organization. Organization charts are tools that can guide the employees with the leaderships work responsibilities and reporting relationships of the organization. The organizations chain of command should be reviewed at the new hire orientation to give the new hires resources he or she may need to utilize for future communication and responsibilities. The organizational structure at the employed organization consists of the nursing leader’s title with his or her position and rank within a specific department. This structure supports the organizations mission and goal of providing a supportive work environment for the employees and delivering world class care to the patients. A detailed organizational chart is important to determine the overview of responsibilities and relationships to one another with the intention that the right people are put in place for organizational success. The organizational chart submitted consists of the reporting hierarchy of leadership for the ambulatory clinic as well as the hospital. The clinic’s leadership consists of five nurse managers divided between 36 specialty departments that report to the Director of Ambulatory Services. The hospital’s leaderships reporting starts with the employees reporting the unit Charge Nurse. The Charge Nurse reports to the unit Director of Nursing of the unit. The directors of each unit, including the Director of Ambulatory, Director of Staff Development, and the nursing supervisors report the Chief

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