Director Inpatient Nursing

About the role

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Responsibilities

• Maintains management responsibility for all nursing care areas located at his/her assigned hospital regardless of reporting structure. Ensure compliance with regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements ensuring that staff are appropriately licensed/certified and taking corrective action for non-compliance as needed.
• Develops, maintains, and evaluates patient/resident/client and staff data collection systems and processes to support the practice of nursing and delivery of patient care.
• Develops, maintains, and evaluates organizational planning systems to facilitate the delivery of nursing care, attainment of outcomes, and execution of strategic plans. Monitors the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and nursing services administration, making necessary adjustments to achieve consistent performance.
• Reviews cost, quality, safety, utilization, and value data regularly with nursing leaders, clinical leaders, and health system executives; responsible for both the dissemination of this information and the development of interventions needed to improve value.
• Led change activities in accordance with CommonSpirit change models.
• Collaborates with facility President/CEO on administrative decision making.
• Collaborates with system leadership, local leadership, and providers, as required to ensure communications and relationships.
• Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train, conduct performance evaluations, assign day-to-day work activities, and direct the functional and technical job performance of team members.
• Manages performance including: Setting goals, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback, recognizing performance, developing skills and addressing performance issues related to work and our Commitments using corrective action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Nursing degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the discipline and 5 years of leadership experience.
• Preferred: Masters or Masters must be obtained within 2 years. Bachelors or Master degree must be in nursing.

Qualifications

• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Efficient
• Good Listener
• Organized
• Problem-Solver

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Matching retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance

Pay

The posted compensation range of $54.50 - $81.07 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

Hours/Pay Period: 80
Shift: Day