VP Patient Care - Temple

Job Summary

Reporting to the VP, CNO – Central Texas Region, VP Patient Care - Temple, this role oversees, plans, and directs the nursing practice and clinical services for Baylor Scott and White Health (BSWH). The responsibilities include providing clinical leadership across various patient care settings, establishing and communicating clinical strategic goals, developing and implementing protocols, policies, and initiatives, and ensuring high-quality patient care delivery.

Essential Functions

• Oversees clinical patient care services for BSWH Temple.
• Develops and implements short and long-range nursing plans and priorities aligned with BSWH mission, values, and business objectives.
• Advises and collaborates with clinical departments, medical staff, and other leadership on nursing activities and decisions that impact the quality of patient care, patient safety, and patient satisfaction.
• Creates and leads a nursing environment that promotes a collaborative nursing practice and excellence in patient care, patient safety, nursing education, and clinical research.
• Led the development and implementation of nursing policies, programs, and initiatives and ensures consistency in standards of nursing practice across all clinical settings.
• Evaluates current Nursing practices and patient care delivery models to continually improve the quality, appropriateness, and efficiency of patient care.
• Promotes and facilitates a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and coordination of care among clinical disciplines.
• Leads the development and implementation of clinical quality and patient safety initiatives, programs, and activities.
• Develops and implements quality and utilization standards for patient care services to ensure coordinated plans of treatment, delivery of services that meet patient needs, and efficient and cost-effective patient care.
• Ensures nursing services are compliant with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission.