Executive Director, Nurse Leader - Neuroscience

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Job Summary:

The Executive Director Service Line Nurse Leader is responsible for the successful operation of the clinical program and initiatives that address overall program access, quality, safety and outcomes across Wellstar Health System. The Executive Director serves as a resource to all levels of nursing staff and leadership for system-wide initiatives, including our Professional Practice Nursing Care Model, Patient Experience, Magnet accreditation, Professional advancement projects and policies and procedures as it relates to the specialty service line.
The Executive Director requires clinical experience, self-direction, attention to detail and follow-up, and ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, physicians, families and the public. The Executive Nurse Leader is responsible for guidance and coordination of services for specialty service line patients and their caregivers through the continuum of care. This leader will collaborate with the specialty service line network and site-level leaders to assure programs are in place to meet operational, clinical and patient experience goals.
This leader serves as the expert developing the support services components within the specialty program. Provides updates to leadership on utilization of services and assists in planning for upcoming needs. Serves as the face of the Service Line professional practice by partnering with numerous team members. Supports community outreach activities and integrating/optimizing clinical quality at the Service Line.
Additional responsibilities include achieving quality outcomes and customer/patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsible manner. The Executive Director can perform job functions utilizing independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative with ability to interact and direct successful operation within multidisciplinary specialty physician groups across the WellStar Health System.
The Executive Director provides leadership and direction in the development and execution of strategies to manage specialty service line initiatives that are consistent with our culture, strategic business objectives, and continuous quality improvement. Employs a lobal perspective of emerging trends, issues, and technology in the service line specialty and possesses understanding of the specialty service line mission and vision.
Other responsibilities include achieving quality outcomes and customer / patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsible manner. The Executive Director is able to perform job functions utilizing independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative with ability to interact and direct successful operation within multidisciplinary specialty physician groups across the WellStar Health System.
The Executive Director provides leadership and direction in the development and execution of strategies to manage Service Line initiatives that are consistent with our culture, strategic business objectives, and continuous quality improvement. Employs a global perspective of emerging trends, issues, and technology and possesses understanding of our Wellstar Health mission and vision.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

1. Leadership
a. Provides strategic clinical direction for WellStar Specialty Program Network across multiple departments and multiple service locations.
b. Demonstrates leadership in critical thinking, conflict management and problem solving.
c. Meets with team regarding departmental operations, develops plans to ensure goals are successfully met.
d. Exhibits and promotes a can-do attitude. Supports or leads affiliated committees, task force and other groups to support organizational mission such as the tumor site sub-committees.
e. Supports organized patient, employee, and physician satisfaction activities to increase metrics as measured by Press Ganey, Gallup and the Trust Index
f. Routinely review opportunities in areas of responsibility and develop solutions.
g. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of new trends, technology, and methods to ensure effective and
h. Competitive services.
i. Establish and monitor key departmental performance metrics for quality, throughput, patient satisfaction, revenue and expense.
j. Coordinates any new services and construction / renovation projects and growth of services to other locations within the Specialty Program Network.
k. Assists in development of marketing plans and activities for new services and technology.
l. Leads various quality and growth efforts with key physician stakeholders such as the Medical Director, Chief Program Officer, and team
m. Serves as Leader for the System related to Specialty Program and supports services and establish positive working relationships within the team and with the multidisciplinary groups they interact with the team which includes physicians
3. Personal and professional growth and development
a. In collaboration with Human Resource leaders, the Service Line Executive Director is responsible for the development of recruitment, retention and return to nursing strategies which enhance job satisfaction and career development for bedside nursing.
b. With Human Resource leadership, develop and review workforce plans for nursing, skill mix, deployment of utilization resources.
c. Demonstrates motivation for learning through independent reading, professional networking and communicates professional expertise through publications and presentations at the local, regional, and national level
4. Quality / Safety and Accreditation
a. Monitors key outcome data for all oncology clinical areas. Utilizes outcome data to improve practice, process flow and evidenced practices.
b. Implements and continuously aligns processes to maintain and improve quality outcomes.
c. Promotes evidence-based practice and ethical accountability.
d. Promotes performance improvement initiatives designed to enhance quality patient care and improve work processes, especially focusing on clinical and operational outcomes.
e. Promotes safety in the work environment and delivery of patient care. Assures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
f. Meets or exceeds performance and quality improvement standards for assigned area
g. Ensures compliance of State, Federal, Joint Commission, regulations in all departments
h. Leads accreditation efforts with specialty program accreditation and tracks progress throughout the year.
i. Ensures high quality, cost effective, patient-centered care is delivered in all areas or responsibility.
j. Monitors patient satisfaction surveys on an on-going basis and makes appropriate recommendations, changes based on trending and survey results.
2. Specialty Clinical Program Leadership
a. Responsible for building and leading the Specialty Program Service Line which can include developing strategies to standardize and expand Clinics, Navigation as applies, Support Services and Patient Experience.
b. Executive Director will support and provide leadership related award-winning programs dedicated to service excellence including Beacon, Governors Sterling Award and Magnet.
c. Responsible for developing comprehensive survivorship program, palliative care program, and
d. Serve as Nursing lead for Service Line Committees. Responsibilities will include setting direction for education across the system in collaboration with Director of Professional Practice.
e. Responsible for system patient experience programs related to specialty service line. Assists with the development and evaluation of policies, procedures and standards of care; ensures consistency with clinical guideline documents, and hospital-wide policies recognized regulatory and specialty standards.
f. Work with Service Line leaders, in development and evaluation of policies, procedures, and standards of care to ensure consistency with clinical guidelines from physician office to hospital outpatient and inpatient services
g. Serves as a mentor to nursing leadership and staff for promotion of evidence-based practice and nursing research
h. Utilizes outcome data to improve practice, process flow and evidenced practices.
i. Implements and continuously aligns processes to maintain and improve quality outcomes.
j. Promotes evidence-based practice and ethical accountability.
k. Promotes performance improvement initiatives designed to enhance quality patient care and improve work processes, especially focusing on clinical and operational outcomes. Promotes safety in the work environment and delivery of patient care. Assures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
l. Supports education for nursing leadership and staff pertaining to evidence-based practice, nursing research and Magnet standards/processes
m. Collaborates with System Senior VP of Nursing, and CNOs and other Nursing Leadership at each campus to establish annual goals for nursing in related departments and/or inpatient units
n. Maintains current knowledge of Magnet standards and ensures system compliance
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

Master's Degree in Nursing Required or
Bachelor's Degree in nursing (BSN) from accredited nursing schools with a Masters Degree in related field (Health Administration, MBA etc) Required

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 7 years of experience as a Registered Nurse; includes a minimum of five (5) years of progressive operational leadership in a assistant manager or manager role. Required and
Previous nursing leadership/management position in in specialty service line program specialty Preferred or
Minimum 5 years of specialty service line unit experience required, with seven (7) years preferred. Required

Required Minimum Skills:

Ability to read, write and speak the English language; Has advanced clinical knowledge and skills; Strong analytical, investigative skills, program/protocol development and implementation experience necessary.
Demonstrates knowledge of standards related to the field of practice, financial management and concepts of interpersonal relationships;
Strong customer service skills;
Inter- and intra-departmental coordination of patient care activities;
Delegation skills required;
Ability to multi-task essential;
Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential;
Strong detail orientation required; Computer skills required; Personal time management skills required;
Adept as a change agent; Utilizes wide range of theories in managing complex problems or problem resolution;
Demonstrates expertise related to the following required: commitment to the advancement of nursing practice and the nursing profession, interpersonal communication skills related to knowledge of group/system dynamics, commitment to staff education and development;
Knowledge of nursing theory and research required; Compliance with the American Nurses' Association Code of Ethics for Professional Nurses is required; Demonstrates knowledge of and practices within parameters outlined in Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act.

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