Director of Nursing Critical Care ICU

About the role

The Director ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes; ensure adherence to standards of care.
• Manage variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost; ensure a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
• Stay abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursue efforts to achieve them.
• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensure compliance; develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
• Ensure efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
• Develop care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care.
• Foster interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensure staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
• Direct nursing practice and unit operations; develop policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.
• Provide leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience; instill accountability for providing consistent, positive patient interactions that differentiate the organization as a healthcare leader.
• Leverage various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction; develop and implement strategies to elevate the patient experience.
• Foster a culture that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization; ensure employees are recognized, valued, and supported; develop and implement strategies to elevate employee engagement.
• Collaborate with administrative team and physicians to enhance existing services or develop new service offerings.
• Participate in the annual budget process, including input into department revenue and expense forecasts, staffing, and supply and equipment needs; monitor department budget performance, identify trends and evaluate variances in relation to established budget; develop and implement actions to address performance gaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or other approved education plan required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
• Master's Degree preferred
• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation. FT/PT/PRN colleagues with a compact license from a state other than Texas must: apply for Texas RN license within 60 days from hire or obtain current TX RN license within 6 months of application for TX RN license
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification
• 1+ year of experience in healthcare required
• 1+ year of experience in leadership role required

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay; plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income

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