OAR 333-071-0490
Nurse Executive

(1) The nurse executive position shall be full-time (40 hours per week). Time spent in professional association workshops, seminars and continuing education may be counted as his or her duties in considering whether or not he or she is full-time.
(2) The nurse executive shall:
(a) Have had progressive responsibility in managing in a health care setting. The nurse executive shall be a registered nurse licensed in Oregon. In addition, the nurse executive must have a baccalaureate degree or other advanced degree, or appropriate equivalent experience, with emphasis in management preferred.
(b) Have written administrative authority, responsibility and accountability for assuring functions and activities of the nursing services department and shall participate in the development of any policies that affect the nursing services department. This includes budget formation, implementation and evaluation. The nurse executive shall ensure the:
(A) Development and maintenance of a nursing service philosophy, objective, standards of practice, policy and procedure manuals and job descriptions for each level of nursing service personnel;
(B) Development and maintenance of personnel policies of recruitment, orientation, in-service education, supervision, evaluation and termination of nursing service staff or ensure it is done by another department;
(C) Development and maintenance of policies and procedures for determination of nursing staff’s capacity for providing nursing care for any patient seeking admission to the facility;
(D) Development and maintenance of a quality assurance program for nursing service;
(E) Coordination of nursing service departmental function and activities with the function and activities of other departments; and
(F) Ensure participation with the administrator and other department directors in development and maintenance of practices and procedures that promote infection control, fire safety and hazard reduction.
(3) Whenever the nurse executive is not available in person or by phone, she or he shall designate in writing a specific registered nurse or nurses, licensed to practice in Oregon, to be available in person or by phone to direct the functions and activities of the nursing services department.

Source: Rule 333-071-0490 — Nurse Executive, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-071-0490.

333‑071‑0200
Purpose and Applicability 333‑071‑0205
Definitions 333‑071‑0210
License Application and Fees 333‑071‑0215
Application Review 333‑071‑0220
Approval of License Application 333‑071‑0225
Fees for Complaint Investigations and Compliance Surveys 333‑071‑0230
Expiration and Renewal of License 333‑071‑0235
Denial of License Application 333‑071‑0240
Return of SICF License and SICF Closure 333‑071‑0245
Discontinuance and Recommencement of Operations 333‑071‑0250
Classification 333‑071‑0260
Waivers 333‑071‑0270
Complaints 333‑071‑0280
Investigations 333‑071‑0290
Surveys 333‑071‑0300
Nurse Staffing Audit and Complaint Investigation Procedures 333‑071‑0310
Violations 333‑071‑0315
Informal Enforcement 333‑071‑0320
Formal Enforcement 333‑071‑0330
Approval of Accrediting Organization 333‑071‑0340
Civil Penalties for Violations of Nurse Staffing Laws 333‑071‑0345
Civil Penalties for Violation of Smoking Prohibition 333‑071‑0350
Civil Penalties, Generally 333‑071‑0360
Governing Body Responsibility 333‑071‑0370
Health Care Practitioner Credentialing 333‑071‑0380
Administrator 333‑071‑0390
Medical Staff 333‑071‑0400
Organization Policies 333‑071‑0410
Patient Rights 333‑071‑0420
Personnel 333‑071‑0430
Medical Records 333‑071‑0440
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement 333‑071‑0450
Infection Control 333‑071‑0470
Patient Admission and Treatment Orders 333‑071‑0480
Nursing Care Management 333‑071‑0485
Nursing Services 333‑071‑0490
Nurse Executive 333‑071‑0510
Dietary Services 333‑071‑0520
Laboratory Services 333‑071‑0530
Pharmacy Services 333‑071‑0535
Radiology Services 333‑071‑0550
Sanitary Precautions 333‑071‑0560
Safety and Emergency Preparedness 333‑071‑0570
Smoking Prohibition 333‑071‑0580
Physical Environment Requirements
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-071-0490’s source at or​.us