MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type:Regular
Job Highlights:Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025 - Becker's Healthcare Named One of the World's Happiest Workplace 2025 - WorkL Named One of America's Best In-State Employers 2025 - ForbesNamed One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 - NewsweekNamed One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026 - Newsweek We are seeking a dynamic nursing leader with proven success facilitating high-acuity patient safety, time-sensitive regulatory-driven workflows, operational oversight and matrixed interdisciplinary collaboration. This role leads four complex departments including a 52-bed Emergency Department (ED), 38-bed Intensive Care (ICU), and Respiratory Therapy that serve patients with significant acuity and throughput demands. It also provides oversight and coaching related to patient safety, staffing and productivity optimization, leader development/teammate accountability, and operational consistency in high-risk environments.To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:
Jon Dirksen
Executive Talent Partner
#LI-Onsite
Job Summary:Directs services, workflow and resources for assigned nursing area.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:Primary Responsibilities- Develops departmental goals and objectives consistent with medical, administrative, legal and ethical requirements of the health care delivery system.
- Directs clinical activities, including patient assessment, care plan development, service level determination, patient visits, and complaint management.
- Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating and continuing education initiatives.
- Prepares and monitors budget(s) and ensures that assigned nursing area operates within allocated funds. Coordinates and directs internal and externally driven audits.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education- Master's degree in nursing or related field
Experience- Three years' registered nurse experience, with one year in direct people management/leadership
Physical Requirements- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.
Required Professional License and/or Certifications - Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
Work Shift:Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:Employee
Department:8451000128 Nursing Admin
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Benefits:SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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