Director Nursing, Acute Care Services at Providence Health and Services summary:
The Director Nursing, Acute Care Services leads nursing operations across multiple inpatient departments, overseeing 450-500 full-time staff at St. Joseph Hospital. This role focuses on strategic planning, quality care delivery, staff development, budget management, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. The position requires a master's degree in nursing, significant managerial experience, and a California RN license.
Description
Calling all Esteemed Leaders!
Are you an exceptional leader with a passion for healthcare and a talent for strategic planning? Do you excel at forging collaborative relationships and driving continuous improvement in patient care delivery? If so, we invite you to consider an exciting leadership opportunity with us!
The Role:
As Director Nursing, Acute Care Services under the guidance of the Chief Nursing Officer, you will spearhead initiatives that shape nursing care across designated departments. This role oversees a large inpatient service line, including Med Surg, Tele, Ortho, Pulmonary, Renal, Oncology, and the float pool, with approximately 450-500 FTES (full-time equivalent staff). Based in the esteemed St. Joseph Hospital, you'll be instrumental in fostering a culture aligned with the balanced commitments and core values of our organization. Through proactive and collaborative efforts, you'll ensure an interdisciplinary approach to patient care while providing leadership direction to SJH staff.
What You’ll Do:
- Nursing Care Innovator: Facilitate the development and management of nursing care processes, ensuring consistency with policies, procedures, and evidence-based practices across all units.
- Professional Image Champion: Uphold and promote a positive, professional image of nursing, consistently recognizing staff contributions and facilitating ongoing educational and developmental opportunities.
- Morale Supporter: Create an environment that fosters investment and excellence in nursing, nurturing commitment to shared values, fostering collaboration, and empowering staff to achieve both personal and organizational goals.
- Strategic Decision-Maker: Address complex issues with a seasoned perspective, make timely, informed decisions aligned with the mission, vision, and values of St. Joseph Hospital.
- Communication Facilitator: Encourage open communication throughout the organization, deliver clear and credible presentations, and engage in active listening.
- Change Orchestrator: Drive operational effectiveness through strategic change management, ensuring accountability and identifying opportunities for improvement in processes and practices.
- Staffing Strategist: Develop long-range staffing plans, focusing on recruitment and retention of quality patient care staff, and maintain strong collaborative relationships with physicians.
- Industry Collaborator: Network across the healthcare industry to implement best practices, drive continuous improvement, and take calculated risks to enhance performance, processes, and services.
- Quality Care Ensurer: Uphold excellence in patient care delivery in accordance with JCAHO, Title 22, and other regulatory standards.
- Resource Manager: Develop, monitor, and analyze budgets related to labor, operations, and capital expenses, ensuring optimal allocation of human and material resources.
What You’ll Bring:
- Education: Master's degree in Nursing or related healthcare field (preferred).
- Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressive managerial experience in healthcare. Substantial inpatient leadership experience in major medical center.
- Licensure: California Registered Nurse License upon hire.
- Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to bring diverse groups together as a team to achieve high-quality care.
- Operational Acumen : Demonstrated skills in daily operations and budgetary management. Strong skills in process improvement, data analysis, and the ability to drive initiatives related to length of stay, productivity, throughput, and quality. Familiarity with computer systems and PDSA cycles is essential.
Why Join Us?
- Transformative Impact: Be part of an organization that is shaping the future of healthcare, making a real difference in the lives of patients and communities.
- Professional Growth: Enjoy the support and autonomy needed to unleash your potential and implement innovative ideas.
- Collaborative Excellence: Work alongside dedicated and talented professionals who are passionate about their work.
- Dynamic Environment: Embrace the challenges and rewards of a fast-paced and evolving industry.
Are you ready to lead a dedicated team in delivering exceptional patient care and driving strategic initiatives?
If you are a visionary leader with a passion for healthcare, we encourage you to apply and help us create a healthier future for all.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About the Team
The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.
Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 385232
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Nursing-Patient Facing
Job Function: Nursing
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Leadership
Department: 7540 SJO NURSING ADMIN
Address: CA Orange 1100 W Stewart Dr
Work Location: St Joseph Hospital-Orange
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $92.64 - $146.26
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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