Uw Health

RN Program Director, Congenital Heart

Uw Health$100K — $130K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
  • Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Administration, or related field required
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing or related field preferred
  • 2 years of supervisory/management or program leadership experience required
  • 5 years of progressive, relevant supervisory/management or program leadership experience preferred
  • 3 years of clinical experience caring for cardiac populations preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day program operations across inpatient, surgical, and procedural services
  • Optimize patient flow, access, and care coordination
  • Advance quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across UW Health and partner organizations
  • Support clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and program expansion

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance
  • Paid time off and retirement plans
  • Two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Flexible schedules for work-life balance
  • Tuition benefits for professional growth
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Schedule:
This position is scheduled to work regular business hours, Monday through Friday and based in Madison, WI. Hours may vary based on operational need with some local remote work flexibility.

The RN Program Director is more than an operations role. You will help take a growing congenital heart program to the next level by driving quality, innovation, patient experience, and care transformation across a highly complex and collaborative healthcare environment. You'll partner with physician leaders and operational teams, to advance a strategic vision that reaches across Wisconsin and beyond.

What You'll Do
As a key member of the Congenital Heart leadership team, you will:
  • Lead day-to-day program operations across the hospital division including inpatient, surgical, and procedural services
  • Optimize patient flow, access, and care coordination
  • Advance quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across UW Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Unitypoint Health - Meriter, and Children's Wisconsin
  • Support clinical excellence, care model transformation, operational efficiency, and program expansion


Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a leader who thrives in complexity and sees opportunity in transformation to bring:
  • Strong healthcare operations or program leadership experience
  • Exceptional relationship-building and collaboration skills
  • A passion for quality improvement and clinical excellence
  • Experience driving change in matrixed organizations
  • The ability to influence without direct authority
  • Strategic thinking balanced with a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach
  • A commitment to patient- and family-centered care


At UW Health, you will have:
  • An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
  • Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance
  • Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being
  • Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Required
  • Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Administration or related field Required
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing or related field Preferred


Work Experience
  • 2 years relevant experience in healthcare operations supervisory/management or program leadership or three years of progressive relevant leadership experience Required
  • 5 years progressive, relevant supervisory/management or program leadership experience Preferred
  • 3 years clinical experience caring for cardiac populations Preferred


License and Certifications
  • Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Required
  • Basic Life Support/CPR Required
  • Advanced Cardiovasular Life Support Preferred
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Preferred
  • Relevant Clinical Certification Preferred


Job Description

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About Uw Health

UW Health University Hospital is a 515-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital has seven intensive care units, pediatric, neonatal, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery). UW Health University Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 16th best hospital in the United States and the #1 hospital in Wisconsin in the publication's 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, earning national rankings in 10 adult and 6 pediatric specialties. Additionally, UW Health University Hospital was ranked as the 22nd best hospital in the United States and #84th Best Hospitals in the world by Newsweek in 2022. UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison." It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. It is also the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy, and is a teaching affiliate of Edgewood College's Henry Predolin School of Nursing. UW Health University Hospital is home to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. UW Health also operates the American Family Children's Hospital, a 110-bed pediatric hospital located adjacent to University Hospital, as well as UW Health at the American Center, a 59-bed hospital and emergency room located on the Northeast Side of Madison. Additionally, UW Health operates a network of outpatient clinics at over 80 sites throughout southern and central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and has partnerships with UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison, Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., operated in partnership with UnityPoint Health and Gundersen Health System.
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