Senior Director Nursing, Children's Ambulatory

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Organization:

MCJCHV Nursing Administration

Job Summary:

Vanderbilt Health - Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for a Senior Director Nursing, Children's Ambulatory for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ("Monroe Carell") in Nashville, Tennessee.

Monroe Carell is rapidly growing, along with the Nashville, Tennessee market. Monroe Carell is a large pediatric hospital on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) campus. The Children's Enterprise network, within the VUMC network, serves a population well beyond the Nashville market through a robust and growing ambulatory network serving middle Tennessee and expanding.

Monroe Carell Children's has a rich history of nursing excellence and has received its fourth consecutive Magnet designation.

The Senior Director supports the practice of nursing in the ambulatory practice environment at Monroe Carell Children's Hospital (MC). They will work as a partner to the Ambulatory Operations team to set strategic goals and oversee the practice of nursing in the ambulatory space. This role will provide leadership and nursing oversite to assigned operational departments or executive nursing system-wide programs. Participates in the development of operational and strategic functions and processes to achieve clinical and administrative goals. The individual should exhibit strong communication and relationship building, knowledge of the healthcare environment, leadership, professionalism, and business acumen.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Ensure clinical service growth plans and strategies align with enterprise goals.
* Develop goals and objectives for the Ambulatory Practice Environment based on interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
* Establish and articulate a philosophy of nursing consistent with the educational, research, and patient care.
* Review, establish, and revise policies, procedures, and standards related to all aspects of nursing practice. Interpret policies and objectives to nursing staff, patient, and community groups.
* Develop budget, policies, and strategies that optimize the outcomes of clinical programs by improving efficiency, diversity, and effectiveness in care delivery process.

* Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other departments.
* Assure successful implementation of clinical programs through systems and process design by integrating the design of the clinical programs with the needs of the community and other target populations.
* Analyze an monitor work processes to optimize productivity and meet targets
* Standardize services, processes, resources, and practices where appropriate to improve efficiency maximizing continuity of patient care while maintaining professional standards within disciplines and across patient care environments
* Ensures all Human Resource and VUMC policies and procedures are followed according to standards.
* Create a culture to enhance leadership development, and collaboration among departments and interdisciplinary teams
* Works within a Shared Governance framework to identify and address issues, solve problems, and evaluate outcomes. Participate on committees to address system problems/issues and facilitate information exchange.
* Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying and enriching environment for employees and provides a qualified, competent staff to meet patient needs.
* Participate in establishing service standards for the department.
* Utilize customer satisfaction, best practices and market information to improve customer service and satisfaction.
* Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimension and from knowledge of patient/customer expectations and best practice.
* Identify, establish and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures within department.

Requirements:

1. Nursing degree required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), or Doctorate in Nursing.

2. Master's degree or higher education required.

3. If Nursing degree at Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) level, then masters can be non-nursing degree. (Required) and 10+ years experience

Preferred Qualifications:

DNP or PhD; experience in ambulatory leadership

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Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

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Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Establishes key tactical and operational plans of a sub-function or multiple departments that has longer-term effect on results of the sub-function. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Integrate knowledge and in-depth analysis from several areas to resolve complex problems that are both technical and operational. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies comprehensive knowledge of professional/technical area and broad management knowledge of other professional areas to carry out objectives. * Team Interaction: Leads multiple departments with a function.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance.Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

5 years

Education:

Master's

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