Director/Dean- School of Nursing - St Peter's

Trinity Health•Albany, NY

About The Position

The Nurse Leader (NL) is a licensed registered nurse accountable for leading, managing, and advancing people, processes, and programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The NL promotes and advocates for patients, colleagues, and the practice of nursing in areas aligned with their expertise and assignment. The role demonstrates Trinity Health’s mission, values, vision, actions, and promise; cultivates colleague learning, well-being, innovation, and effective change; and supports a healing, safe, culturally respectful environment with responsible use of resources. The Nurse Leader communicates compassionately and effectively, builds trusting relationships, and supports patient and family participation in care. The role applies the professional nursing process and evidence-based clinical standards, acts within the scope of licensure and experience, and promotes safety and ongoing professional development. As a Nurse Leader IV (directing), the position provides operational and optimization leadership across multiple departments, specialties, or divisions. It may lead through managers or senior managers and is accountable for complex processes, regulatory readiness, performance, and results across large, strategic, diverse, or cross-functional teams and functional domains. The role ensures organizational mission, values, and goals are carried out within a matrixed organization.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Valid registered nurse (RN) licensure authorized in the applicable state(s) of practice or employment.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from an accredited school of nursing.
Leadership experience and/or other experience, licensure, or certifications aligned with the area of responsibility and assignment.
Valid driver’s license where required by assignment.

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or another terminal degree, such as EdD, PhD, or DrPH.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and advance people, processes, and programs that support direct or indirect patient care.
Promote and advocate for patients, colleagues, and the practice of nursing.
Demonstrate Trinity Health’s mission, values, vision, actions, and promise in decisions and behaviors.
Foster colleague learning and development, well-being, innovation, and successful transformation through change.
Facilitate a healing, safe, professional, and culturally respectful environment, using resources effectively and responsibly.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
Build trusting relationships; remain visible and accessible; and model respectful communication that values diversity and patient and family participation.
Apply the professional nursing process and contribute to collaborative clinical standards supported by current evidence, science, trends, and data.
Practice within the scope of licensure, knowledge, and experience; champion safety standards and personal professional development.
Develop and mentor teams, support succession planning, and advance quality-focused, patient-centered, relationship-based healthcare.
Lead effectively through change, embrace cultural differences, and manage complex or competing priorities.
Retain accountability for delegation, decisions, and outcomes; collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to quality improvement.
Empower staff to solve problems and promote patient and colleague safety using established and evidence-based practices.
Drive patient, process, performance, stewardship, and financial outcomes using established metrics and trend data.
Provide operational and optimization leadership across multiple departments, specialties, divisions, or functional domains; ensure regulatory readiness and organizational goals.