The Executive Director - Nursing provides oversight and leadership of all aspects of the Transfer Center, Clinical Staffing Services, Wound Care, Central Monitoring, Vascular Access, Stroke Program, and House Supervisors across the Baptist Hospital and Gulf Breeze campuses. The position provides operational leadership to the department and works collaboratively with nursing and other organizational leaders to ensure delivery of highly reliable, safe patient care while ensuring stewardship of organizational resources. The position is accountable for maintaining a work environment conducive to professional growth, accountability and autonomy while ensuring the department functions in accordance with regulatory agency standards. In collaboration with clinical teams, the position is responsible for assuring the appropriate clinical admission placement functions, for Baptist Health Care across campuses, are facilitated and for oversight of the inbound and outbound transfer process. Responsibilities Acts as a clinical resource and leader for the Transfer Center Department. Coordinates the patient flow committee and consistently monitors and evaluates aspects of bed placement and patient flow. Is knowledgeable and serves as a resource for the Bed Tracking Software. Provides guidance to the Clinical Staffing Services Manager and assures team members are fulfilling their required work commitment. Demonstrates the ability to effectively lead the House Supervisors. Serves as the liaison for Baptist and Gulf Breeze Hospitals with community organ and tissue procurement agencies. Develops, implements, and evaluates an ongoing services program that ensures the provision of safe clinical practice. Works collaboratively with the Departmental Managers and Education Department to ensure clinical competencies are evidence based and align with policy. Accurately identifies real/potential problems affecting the service and implements solutions with follow through and communication. Monitors/maintains department compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety. Ensures the efficient, economic, and quality performance of assigned departments/areas of responsibility to support or provide quality health care services. Working with others in a way that promotes/encourages each person's contributions toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals. Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the organization's overall mission. Is responsible for department's operational excellence; ensures department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards. Manage team members which include orientation, development and evaluation of personnel, and monitoring the provision of delivering quality services. Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization's financial resources. Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff. May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required Master's Degree Business Administration, Nursing, Related field, Health Care, Within three (3) years of employment Required Minimum Work Experience 7-9 years Nursing experience including management and leadership roles within an acute care setting Required Experience in partnering with Physicians and other Healthcare providers to provide patient centered care Required Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required Professional Nursing Certification within 2 Years Preferred Required Skills, Knowledge And Abilities Knowledge of human resource management, program development, fiscal management skills, and familiarity with regulatory and accrediting agency standards. Ability to mentor and develop inpatient nursing services leaders / leadership team. Effective communication and interpersonal relationship skills with all stakeholders. Successful team building capabilities. High degree of personal responsibility and accountability. Confident and comfortable with the change process and be an effective change agent. Customer service-oriented and adept at service recovery and be proactive in meeting customer needs. Knowledgeable of the bed tracking software system. Ability to interpret clinical standards, such as InterQual, and apply criteria to patient care. Possess proficient use of systems such as Excel, Word, Patient registration, systems, Bed Tracking Systems, and other related software systems to maintain, gather, trend, and report information needed to continuously improve operations. Demonstrated clinical competence in relevant area of nursing practice. Demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced by effective communication skills, ability to problem solve, ability to confront/resolve issues, ability to motivate others, ability to plan, organize, and direct the activities of others. Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements, impact to revenue cycle, and need for applying consistent patient status criteria for proper bed utilization. Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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