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Hennepin Healthcare

Nursing Director - Women’s and Newborn Services

minneapolis, MN

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Hennepin Healthcare lists this Nursing Director - Women’s and Newborn Services opportunity in minneapolis, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

JOB DETAILS Department: Admin-Women & Children FTE: 1.0 (80 hours per pay period) Shift(s): Days Location: In-Person Purpose of this position: Reporting directly to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) / Executive VP of Patient Care Services, the Nursing Director supports strategic and operational leadership across the organization. The Nursing Director assists in driving performance improvement, financial outcomes, and a results-oriented, service-focused culture. The Nursing Director has oversight for assigned patient care areas or initiatives and collaborates with executive leadership to ensure alignment with the organization’s mission and vision.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops long-range, strategic, and operational plans to ensure that patient care, programs, staff development and operational objectives of Hennepin Health System (HHS) are being achieved.

Integrates the vision, mission, and strategic plans of HHS into planning

Assures effective operation and integration of clinical and educational resources within areas of accountability.

Monitors, assesses and improves services, quality and performance

Establishes success indicators and expectations for the services provided including clinical and quality outcomes, patient and staff satisfaction, and monitors performance against these indicators

Assumes director accountability for the overall functioning within patient care areas

Directs the planning and daily operations of the departments assigned

Fosters accountability for individual performance and department outcomes.

Demonstrates leadership behaviors that support direct reports and staff to take responsibility, authority and accountability for decision making

Establishes an environment that promotes teamwork within and across clinical areas and hospital, identifies team and individual developmental opportunities and encourages individual contributions to overall team effectiveness.

Provides clear expectations and standards of accountability to ensure consistency with the organizational mission and vision as well as professional practice guidelines

Assumes responsibility for the preparation, review, and management of reporting department budgets to meet or exceed budgetary expectations

Establishes and maintains systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory standards relative to professional competency and education and other departments of oversight

Represents Patient Care Services on internal and external committees and project responsibilities and other assignments as deemed appropriate by the Chief Nursing Executive/Chief Nursing Officer

Utilizes quality improvement techniques for driving improvement in patient care and clinical outcomes as well as programmatic service delivery

Interacts with clinical leaders to identify common issues and concerns; participates in creative problem solving; and identifies own needs for growth and development

Provides guidance and staff development to enhance the knowledge and skills of clinical staff

Provides expert consultation and facilitation to impact processes and outcomes of patient care

Represent HHS administration on internal and external committees and projects as assigned

Maintain current knowledge of the field including performance improvement methodology and applications

Applies performance improvement/LEAN methodology and tools

Understands cultural and process change theories and uses this knowledge to achieve results

Director of Nursing – Women’s and Newborn Services: Job Summary: The Director of Nursing – Women’s and Newborn Services is an experienced nursing leader responsible for the strategic, operational, clinical, and programmatic leadership of inpatient women’s and newborn services across Hennepin Health System (HHS). This role provides oversight for the Birthplace and inpatient obstetric services, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and other assigned women’s and newborn patient care areas. The Director also provides oversight of system programs and initiatives supporting the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality women’s care.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Nursing or a related health care field

Five (5) years of clinical and management experience in nursing or related area

Preferred Qualifications:

Administrative Nursing Supervisor experience or oversight of

Leadership experience in throughput enhancement(s)

1+ year of Clinical Director experience in an acute care hospital setting

Doctorate degree in nursing preferred.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

Expertise in the Nursing Process, Leadership

Ability to adapt to various strategic initiatives and pivot as needed

Knowledge of current health care systems and ability align organizational goals and outcomes

Ability to drive change in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organization

Ability to quickly and easily adapt to the culture and norms of the organization and be accountable for organizational information. Passion for patient care and ability to use passion as a driver for positive change

Maintains current knowledge of the field including performance improvement methodology and applications. Applies performance improvement / LEAN methodology and tools

Understands cultural and process change theories and uses this knowledge to achieve results

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

Expertise in the Nursing Process, Leadership

Ability to adapt to various strategic initiatives and pivot as needed

Knowledge of current health care systems and ability align organizational goals and outcomes

Ability to drive change in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organization

Ability to quickly and easily adapt to the culture and norms of the organization and be accountable for organizational information. Passion for patient care and ability to use passion as a driver for positive change

Maintains current knowledge of the field including performance improvement methodology and applications. Applies performance improvement / LEAN methodology and tools

Understands cultural and process change theories and uses this knowledge to achieve results

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minneapolis, MN, 55400, US

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