Director of Nursing

Department:

10002 Advocate Trinity Hospital - Termed But Paid

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F

Pay Range:

$68.20 - $102.30

Major Responsibilities:

• •Coordination and Administration of all operational aspects to provide effective quality patient care.
• •Plans and directs the administrative and operational functions to maximize patient revenues, attract new patients, and meet regulatory requirements.
• •Prepares and administers the departmental operating and capital budgets to ensure sufficient funds and personnel to accomplish departmental objectives within approved financial guidelines.
• •Monitors the departments’ productivity levels and work functions to ensure proper staff, resource utilization, and efficiencies. Ensures the development of staff within the designated departments
• •Identifies areas for operations efficiency improvement and implements changes.
• •Leads performance improvement, safety, quality, and service initiatives for the assigned areas of responsibility to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and outcomes.
• •Directs reporting managers in the performance of their responsibilities to ensure the highest quality patient care and service is provided
• •Promotes and executes expectations by advancing excellence, including safety, quality, service, and fiscal responsibility.

• •Leads strategic planning, marketing, and new program development efforts for assigned outpatient and inpatient service lines in collaboration with business development. Markets and promotes services in conjunction with other disciplines and departments.
• •Assesses and develops market strategies for service line growth in collaboration with business development.
• •Monitors the impact of services line initiatives on all other hospital services. Notifies other areas impacted by new and expanded services so that planning for those services can be accomplished
• •Develops and maintains relationships with external clients/contacts to promote the department and ensure department growth.
• •Development and ongoing maintenance of collaborative relationships with department managers/directors, physicians, systemwide contacts, and related external contacts to meet program objectives.
• •Acts as a liaison between physicians and other hospital departments to help resolve and troubleshoot problems.
• •Pursue new physician relationships while working closely with the team of clinicians/physicians, technologists, support staff, and site managers to grow referral volumes.
• •Oversees referring physicians, payer, and patient communications.
• •Serves as designated service line representative at the site and system-wide meetings.

• •Development and implementation of short- and long-range plans to ensure continued service line success and consistency with Advocate’s philosophy and strategic plan(s).
• •Develops and implements long and short-range goals and objectives, policies, and procedures to meet the demands for service in keeping with strategic plans.
• •Leads strategic planning, marketing, and new program development efforts, including ongoing collaboration with hospital and corporate management.
• •Plans and implements new /expanded services and business plans. Determines the fiscal feasibility of establishing new or expanded services, including the reimbursement component, service line profitability, staffing needs, staff education, and training needs, equipment needs, availability of services, etc.
• •Monitors the service growth and maintenance and recommends marketing strategies based on observed statistics, market needs, and trends. Works with public relations to develop brochures, pamphlets, marketing tools, etc.
• •Conducts competitor analysis to determine the feasibility of new or existing programs and services market share and growth to keep abreast of trends or changes. Develops and oversees the compilation of statistical information for current and future service line plans.

• •Development and implementation of policies, procedures, and standards which follow Quality Management, DNV, IDPH, CDC, and OSHA guidelines.
• •Facilitates and oversees the Continuous Quality Improvement Program and activities for the various department and programs to assure adherence to corporate standards and regulatory agencies.
• •Monitors changes in Accrediting Organization/governmental standards and changes South Suburban Hospital policy and procedure accordingly.

• •Responsible for professional growth and development
• •Keeps abreast of current standards of care, professional practice, and regulatory requirements.
• •Maintains membership in professional organizations.
• •Maintains required continuing education units to maintain licensure and certifications.

Education/Experience Required:

• •Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) and Masters Degree any field OR Bachelors Degree any field with a Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) required
• •RN Licensure in State of Illinois.
• •5-7 years of experience in healthcare management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• •Excellent leadership skills, including teamwork, team building, effective communication, and presentation skills.
• •Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• •Strong problem-solving skills
• •Ability to work across lines and promote good relationships among departments.
• •Familiarity with health care finance.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

Incentive pay for select positions

Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.