Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Jefferson Magee Rehabilitation Hospital is nationally recognized for excellence in rehabilitation care and is part of Jefferson Health, one of the region’s leading academic health systems. At Magee, we are committed to restoring function, independence, and quality of life through compassionate, evidence-based, interdisciplinary care. This is an opportunity to lead within a mission-driven organization that values collaboration, innovation, and nursing excellence.

The Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing and patient care services. As a key member of the hospital leadership team, this role partners with physician leaders and stakeholders to drive quality, safety, and operational excellence across assigned areas. The Director is accountable for continuous improvement of clinical practices, staff performance, and patient outcomes through effective systems, processes, and resource management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required
• Master’s degree in nursing or related field required
• 4–5 years of healthcare leadership experience
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice

Nice To Haves

• Leadership certification preferred (e.g., NE-BC, CEN) within two years of hire

Responsibilities

• Serves as a key member of the hospital leadership team, contributing to strategic planning and execution.
• Ensures continuous quality, safety, and performance improvement across nursing and patient care services.
• Leads the design and implementation of systems to evaluate and improve safe patient care across the continuum.
• Uses data and analytics to monitor performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Oversees delivery of nursing services aligned with quality, service, utilization, and cost-effectiveness goals.
• Leads departmental growth initiatives and clinical projects.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory, licensing, and accreditation requirements and maintains regulatory readiness.
• Oversees staffing, hiring, training, and professional development.
• Manages employee relations, labor issues, safety, and risk management.
• Develops and mentors current and future nursing leaders.
• Oversees budget management, resource allocation, and financial performance.
• Fosters collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and support departments.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees