SSM Health

Director-Registered Nurse, Critical Care Services

SSM Health$90K — $110K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in nursing or related field.
  • Three years of registered nurse experience, including one year in a leadership role.
  • State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in relevant states with BLS certification.

Responsibilities

  • Develop departmental goals aligned with healthcare standards.
  • Direct clinical activities, including patient assessments and care plans.
  • Manage staffing activities like hiring and training.
  • Oversee budget and audit processes to maintain financial compliance.
  • Ensure the nursing area operates safely and efficiently.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional education and development.
  • Working in a supportive team environment.
  • Engagement in a vital healthcare role impacting patient care.
Full Job Description
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 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

State of Work Location: Illinois
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • And
  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)


State of Work Location: Missouri
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • And
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State


State of Work Location: Oklahoma
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • And
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)


State of Work Location: Wisconsin
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • And
  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
  • Or
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services


Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8451000002 Nursing Administration

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

About SSM Health

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization?s nearly 40,000 employees and 11,000 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God?s healing presence to everyone they serve.
Learn more about SSM Health
Size
40,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1872

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