Nahse
Director of ICU and Stepdown - Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Nahse, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
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Organization Nursing Administration
Job Summary The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for a Director of ICU and Stepdown at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. The Director will provide overall leadership for the unit by developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating activities; preparing operating and capital expenditure budgets; and performing personnel administration functions.
Shift First Shift; Days
Role Accountabilities
Develop goals and objectives for the department based on the interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities.
Help the department understand, share, and support the vision.
Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures, and/or methods.
Analyze long‑range impact of decisions and plans.
Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement, and coordination/integration of processes with other departments.
Design, implement, evaluate, and market programs to maximize clinical outcomes, functional status, patient/customer satisfaction, and reimbursement.
Standardize services, processes, resources, and practice to improve efficiency.
Supervision to include responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work and procedures; provide advice/consultation to staff regarding problems.
Adjust work schedules or project priorities to meet emergencies or changing conditions.
Participate on departmental and/or interdepartmental committees to address problems and facilitate information exchange about programs, problems, etc. Provide information to others (oral or written) to explain/clarify problems, issues, or requests.
Participate in periodic management meetings to keep top management informed of department problems and concerns.
Analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed.
Develop staffing plans to ensure developmental objectives are being met.
Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution.
Prepare an annual operating budget for a unit or department, including direct labor, material and supplies, services, equipment maintenance, and replacement.
Present and justify a proposed budget (operating and capital expenditure) to a management review committee.
Evaluate organizational functions and structures to best determine the allocation and utilization of resources.
Analyze and evaluate budget variance to determine cause.
Prepare justification or develop alternatives for cost containment/reduction.
Project future budgets based upon analysis of current operations.
Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimensions and from knowledge of patient/customer expectations and best practice.
Establish service standards for the department and determine if service standards are compatible with financial targets.
Ensure that the service standards are met or exceeded by utilizing customer satisfaction, best practices, and market information to improve customer service and satisfaction.
Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying, and enriching environment for employees and provides qualified, competent staff to meet patient needs.
Provide leadership to promulgate the mission and the values of the institution to the department.
Model behavior consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the enterprise through leading, coordinating projects, innovation, initiating improvement, and developing new programs.
Demonstrate a leadership style that is facilitative and collaborative.
Communicate within and across departments to maximize effectiveness, efficiently and information sharing.
Ensures all Human Resource and VUMC policies and procedures are followed according to standards.
Define the qualifications and performance expectations for all staff positions through the Performance Development system, including department specific job descriptions, and measurable performance standards.
Create an environment that encourages and supports self‑development and learning for all staff through regular feedback, by assuring the development of staff through orientation, training programs, work experiences and assessing competencies by meeting the performance expectations stated in his or her job description in a timely manner (normally annually).
Identify, establish, and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures within department.
Establish and evaluate standards of performance to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation of the department.
Ensure that standards are met within area of responsibility to assure clinical enterprise accreditation/licensure.
Qualifications – External
Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience.
Nursing Degree required.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree preferred.
ICU and Stepdown leadership experience is strongly preferred.
Academic Medical Center experience preferred.
Core Accountabilities
Organizational Impact: Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near‑term effect on results of the department/area.
Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems.
Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in‑depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.
Team Interaction: Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation. Typically executes on a short to medium‑term strategies.
Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.
At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High‑achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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Organization Nursing Administration
Job Summary The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for a Director of ICU and Stepdown at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. The Director will provide overall leadership for the unit by developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating activities; preparing operating and capital expenditure budgets; and performing personnel administration functions.
Shift First Shift; Days
Role Accountabilities
Develop goals and objectives for the department based on the interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities.
Help the department understand, share, and support the vision.
Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures, and/or methods.
Analyze long‑range impact of decisions and plans.
Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement, and coordination/integration of processes with other departments.
Design, implement, evaluate, and market programs to maximize clinical outcomes, functional status, patient/customer satisfaction, and reimbursement.
Standardize services, processes, resources, and practice to improve efficiency.
Supervision to include responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work and procedures; provide advice/consultation to staff regarding problems.
Adjust work schedules or project priorities to meet emergencies or changing conditions.
Participate on departmental and/or interdepartmental committees to address problems and facilitate information exchange about programs, problems, etc. Provide information to others (oral or written) to explain/clarify problems, issues, or requests.
Participate in periodic management meetings to keep top management informed of department problems and concerns.
Analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed.
Develop staffing plans to ensure developmental objectives are being met.
Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution.
Prepare an annual operating budget for a unit or department, including direct labor, material and supplies, services, equipment maintenance, and replacement.
Present and justify a proposed budget (operating and capital expenditure) to a management review committee.
Evaluate organizational functions and structures to best determine the allocation and utilization of resources.
Analyze and evaluate budget variance to determine cause.
Prepare justification or develop alternatives for cost containment/reduction.
Project future budgets based upon analysis of current operations.
Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimensions and from knowledge of patient/customer expectations and best practice.
Establish service standards for the department and determine if service standards are compatible with financial targets.
Ensure that the service standards are met or exceeded by utilizing customer satisfaction, best practices, and market information to improve customer service and satisfaction.
Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying, and enriching environment for employees and provides qualified, competent staff to meet patient needs.
Provide leadership to promulgate the mission and the values of the institution to the department.
Model behavior consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the enterprise through leading, coordinating projects, innovation, initiating improvement, and developing new programs.
Demonstrate a leadership style that is facilitative and collaborative.
Communicate within and across departments to maximize effectiveness, efficiently and information sharing.
Ensures all Human Resource and VUMC policies and procedures are followed according to standards.
Define the qualifications and performance expectations for all staff positions through the Performance Development system, including department specific job descriptions, and measurable performance standards.
Create an environment that encourages and supports self‑development and learning for all staff through regular feedback, by assuring the development of staff through orientation, training programs, work experiences and assessing competencies by meeting the performance expectations stated in his or her job description in a timely manner (normally annually).
Identify, establish, and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures within department.
Establish and evaluate standards of performance to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation of the department.
Ensure that standards are met within area of responsibility to assure clinical enterprise accreditation/licensure.
Qualifications – External
Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience.
Nursing Degree required.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree preferred.
ICU and Stepdown leadership experience is strongly preferred.
Academic Medical Center experience preferred.
Core Accountabilities
Organizational Impact: Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near‑term effect on results of the department/area.
Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems.
Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in‑depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.
Team Interaction: Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation. Typically executes on a short to medium‑term strategies.
Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.
At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High‑achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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