Associate Director RN Neurology PCU

About the role

Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, we want to hear from you for a leadership role! At Banner University Medical Center Tucson, there will be exciting opportunities to be a part of the health care transformation at a Magnet facility. We are known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models, a Level 1 Trauma and Academic Medical Center in Southern Arizona, and are on the cutting edge of medical advances. You will work alongside a group of dedicated physicians and staff that perform some of the most state-of-the-art procedures that exist anywhere in the country. This position will be leading our surge space for our BUMC Tucson hospital, taking Neurology PCU patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and operational oversight for nursing services, ensuring safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care.
• Supports strategic initiatives.
• Manages staffing and resource allocation.
• Promotes compliance with regulatory standards.
• Fosters professional development within the nursing team.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary leaders to drive performance improvement, enhance patient outcomes, and maintain a positive work environment aligned with organizational values.
• Partners with the Stroke Team and Spine Program Team to renew certifications.
• Provides managerial and clinical support to patients and staff.
• Uses depth and breadth of clinical management knowledge to ensure provision of high quality, safe, and cost-effective patient care.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise and oversees leadership of clinical, financial, and personnel management of assigned areas.
• Manages and facilitates patient-centered nursing care for designated patient populations by serving as a real-time clinical expert for unit staff and physicians for escalated problem-solving on patients, processes, and family issues.
• Manages the operations of the unit to ensure smooth and efficient patient care management and resource utilization.
• Leads change by developing, implementing and evaluating quality and process improvement initiatives of the department in conjunction with the director.
• Seeks and utilizes input from staff and oversees change implementation.
• Ensures compliance with appropriate regulatory agencies.
• Facilitates communication of system, regional, facility and department initiatives.
• Manages and develops the operational and capital budgets and use of associated resources.
• Assures the development of staff leadership through the design of effective shared leadership models and supports career advancement opportunities.
• Functions as a role model and encourages staff to participate in their own development.
• Responsible for selection, orientation, on-boarding, and retention.
• Demonstrates leadership through coaching, performance evaluations, corrective actions, and development opportunities to create a culture of learning.
• Manages large single unit or multiple clinical units to ensure excellent patient care.
• Actively develops leadership of entry level nurse manager(s) while leading clinical improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• BSN or MSN required for all new hires; BSN required for internal transfers/promotions within 6 months of transfer/promotion.
• Current RN license in state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of clinical care management as normally demonstrated through two years of clinical management experience relevant to patient population.
• Demonstrates