Nursing Associate Director Acute Care Units

About the role

At Banner Health, we set leaders up to succeed by ensuring they have the staff and resources their vision requires. Banner Boswell Medical Center, a trusted healthcare destination in the Northwest Valley for more than 20 years, is seeking an experienced and compassionate nursing leader to join our team as an Associate Director, supporting the 4th and 5th Floor Acute Care units. In this role, you will provide leadership and oversight for our Patient Care Assistants across both day and night shifts, ensuring a culture of collaboration, accountability, and exceptional patient care.

Core Functions

• 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, seeking and utilizing input from staff and overseeing 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSN or MSN required for all new hires. BSN required for internal transfers/promotions within 6 months of transfer/promotion.
• Requires a current RN license in state of practice.
• Requires BLS certification.
• Must possess a strong knowledge and understanding of clinical care management as normally demonstrated through two years of clinical management experience relevant to patient population.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of specialty area.
• Requires critical thinking, communication, influence, decision-making, analytical, and flexibility skills to make optimal decisions based on multiple variables and desired outcomes.
• Must have the ability to practice skills according to department and professional standards and quality requirements.
• In LTC setting: Requires familiarity with Alzheimer’s disease and developmental disabilities.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral or BUMG, BUMCT in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working at BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.