Executive Nursing Director, Solid Organ Transplant Care Line (RN)
University of Utah Health · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · 2 wk ago
HealthcareFull-time
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategic and business plans that advance care line priorities and strengthen competitive position.
- Affirm market dynamics, patient needs, and the competitive landscape to identify growth and innovation opportunities.
- Translate care line initiatives into operational guidance for nursing leaders and support consistent implementation.
- Create clear communication and feedback mechanisms to drive transparency, engagement, and alignment across clinical areas.
- Represent nursing priorities in quality, safety, and resource decisions, advocating for frontline realities and patient needs.
- Champion high reliability, transparency, and continuous improvement through shared accountability and organizational learning.
- Ensure patient and family perspectives inform care line strategy, program planning, and leadership discussions.
- Lead and monitor care line quality, safety, and patient experience priorities (including OKRs and metrics) in partnership with ELT leaders.
- Serve as a trusted ELT partner, modeling shared leadership and advancing the care line’s culture, mission, and strategy.
- Align physician, nursing, and administrative leaders on shared goals, navigating differences through collaboration and trust.
- Translate care line strategy into actionable guidance so leaders across departments and sites execute in a coordinated way.
- Build strong relationships with nursing leaders, physicians/APPs, staff, interdisciplinary partners, and senior system leaders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; Master of Science in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or Business strongly preferred.
- Five years progressive leadership experience.
- Clinical practice experience in transplant and/or transplant care.
- Leadership experience in a Magnet designated hospital or health system preferred.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.
- Maintain current Interstate Compact (multi-state) license if residency is not being changed to Utah.