Director of Critical Care

This position is incentive eligible.

Salary Estimate: $118414.40 - $181272.00 / year
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The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Nursing Director ensures high quality, patient-centered nursing care through 24/7 responsibility for the operational performance and staffing of the unit/department, in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Nursing Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.

Directs nursing practice and unit operations. Develops policies, procedures, and nursing standards around evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes.

Ensures adherence to standards of care. Promotes a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.

Fosters interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments to meet patient care needs.

Manages variation in nursing practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost.

Ensures efficient patient throughput through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.

Leverages various feedback mechanisms to benchmark performance and identify opportunities to improve customer/patient satisfaction. Develops and implements strategies to elevate the patient experience.

Builds a competitively superior organization through attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talent. Ensures people with the right skills and motivations are in the right role, at the right time, to meet business needs.

Ensures effective labor management, including position control, scheduling excellence, productivity management, and premium pay utilization. Maintains staffing to ensure appropriate patient care.

Identifies development opportunities or training needs of individual employees and teams. Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance.

Stays abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develops and implements policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.

Participates in the annual budget process. Monitors department budget performance; identifies trends and evaluates variances. Develops and implements actions to address performance gaps.

Performs other duties as assigned.

What qualifications you will need:

• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Colorado. Current BLS certification.
• Graduate of a certified school of nursing - BSN required
• Masters in nursing or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience in a critical care area required.
• Minimum of 2 years in a leadership role required.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree

No Travel Required

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Director of Critical Care opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!