Nursing Director ED

Overview

At Tenet, your nursing skills can make a pivotal difference for the patients we treat and the communities we serve. You'll work in an enriching, rewarding environment where you'll have the resources to surpass your patients' needs. For our part? We'll give you ample tools and support – like competitive benefits, personalized mentorship, enhanced flexibility, and more – so you can take your health career where you always knew you could.

Success Profile

• Innovative
• Advocate
• Collaborative
• Person-Centered
• Resourceful
• Critical Thinker

Job Description

Overview

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Abrazo West Campus hospital, we're seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

Department Administrator

• Establishes and enforces policies, procedures, standards and objectives.
• Directs and supervises staff as well as workflow.
• Position has budgetary or fiscal accountability.
• Responsible 24 hours a day for the ongoing effective operation of the assigned Nursing department by exerting a leadership role which supports the hospital’s mission, vision, goals and objectives, while focusing on the patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and the community as customers.
• On-going accountability for the continuous assessment, improvement, coordination and integration of the department services and standards of care into the hospital’s primary function.
• Position is responsible for approving timekeeping, employee evaluation, meeting applicable regulatory standards, approving supply orders and department strategic planning.

Finance

• Responsible for Budget preparation and adherence based on volume
• Responsible for Supply Chain Management for Department needs
• Maintain and monitor JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
• Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity
• Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals
• Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience

Growth

• Support organization strategies to increase volumes
• Mentors and develops staff

People

• Complete timely 30 day stay interviews and 90 days and annual evaluations
• Hires, terminates, trains, evaluates performance and supervises staff to provide professional, courteous and timely services
• Review turnover trends and develop action plans to address unanticipated variances
• Promotes employee engagement thru staff participation in department operations and activities as measured thru employee engagement tools
• Appropriately manages staff to ensure compliance with applicable standards, adheres to organization's policies and procedures, including standards of behavior and safety guidelines
• Enhances communication between various levels of staff, departments and customers to promote a caring and respectful work environment
• Provides direction and delegation in a positive, professional manner and ensures follow-through
• Cultivates and promotes staff expertise and knowledge relevant to the needs of the specific environment. Assists with the formation, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, job descriptions, and competencies
• Performs the necessary edits for Kronos time management system and payroll
• Develops, reviews and updates policies and procedures, standards of care relevant to the department

Quality

• Maintains and monitors JCAHO and other regulatory requirements
• Gathers and reports quality indicators generated by department activity
• Support organization strategies to meet core measure goals
• Develops and implements action plans to improve patient experience

Service

• Engage physicians to promote physician's relations as measured by physician satisfaction survey
• Affords and/or promotes positive patient experience thru various stages of care as measured by patient satisfaction survey
• Develops and implements actions plans to improve the overall patient satisfaction scores
• Promotes excellence in patient experience
• Interacts effectively and efficiently with management and staff to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Affirms proper function, maintenance and repair of all instrumentation and equipment, including repair records, service contracts, and preventive maintenance schedules
• Serves as hospital representative on medical staff committees.

Qualifications

• Special Skills: Must be able to utilize independent decision-making skills in a wide variety of situations. Requires a high degree of accuracy in the performance of varied responsibilities. Personal computer skills required. Frequent contact with employees, physicians, customers, community individuals and volunteers. Must be self-motivated to complete work in a timely manner to meet deadlines. Computer skills required.
• Minimum Requirements: Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Business Administration, Management or related field, or equivalent minimum experience requirements. Required Course/s/Training: For Wound Care: Training in wound care and hyperbaric therapy from a nationally recognized provider. Experience: Five years experience in nursing management in a hospital setting with three years supervisory experience required. Licensure/Certification: Current Arizona Registered Nurse License.
• Preferred Requirements: Education: MSN. Certification/Registration: For Wound Care - WOCN.

Organization Description

Abrazo West Campus is recognized for providing exceptional, comprehensive care to patients in West Valley communities. The 200-bed acute care hospital offers advanced services, including the da Vinci Xi surgical platform, Level I Trauma Center, Loop-X system, orthopedics, obstetrics and cardiovascular care.

Employment Practices

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• E-Verify Participant

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Tenet Testimonials

• Leila C., Registered Nurse: My co-workers are awesome here. I feel like I'm in a really supportive environment and can rely on the people I work with.

Additional Resources

• Tenet Healthcare Website
• E-Verify Program
• Conifer Health Revenue Management
• USPI Ambulatory Surgical Centers