Director of Nursing Pediatric Cardiac Services

AdventHealth•Orlando, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director provides strategic, operational, financial, and people leadership for the cardiac service line, with direct oversight of the leader for the cardiac intensive care unit and responsibility for coordinating cardiovascular services across the care continuum. The role partners with cardiology and cardiac surgery physician leaders, nursing, hospital administration, and outpatient partners to advance quality of care, patient experience, access, program growth, and continuity after discharge. The position reports directly to the CNO. The Director leads clinical and operational performance across assigned areas, develops nursing leaders and teams, manages staffing and resources, and promotes a positive, inclusive culture. The role coordinates with physician and clinical leaders while maintaining accountability for assigned operational and personnel responsibilities. It also develops departmental safety and performance plans, supports regulatory readiness, and represents the Heart Center in hospital, service line, and system leadership forums. This is a full-time, day-shift position with a Monday–Friday schedule in Orlando, Florida. Relocation assistance of $5,000–$10,000 may be available to eligible candidates. Sign-on and relocation assistance require a 12-month full-time employment contract. Relocation eligibility requires living more than 50 miles from the campus address; rehires less than 12 months from separation are not eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor of Nursing degree.
At least 2 years of leadership experience.
At least 2 years of nursing experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Master of Nursing degree.
At least 5 years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate individual and departmental learning needs and ensure in-service and training programs address them.
Promote staff competency through orientation, skill validation, and education.
Develop and implement policies and procedures that support consistency, best practices, and regulatory compliance.
Lead clinical and operational performance and facilitate communication and collaboration across departments to coordinate care.
Develop nursing teams and frontline leaders, foster an inclusive and engaging culture, support professional growth, and build accountable teams.
Develop and implement departmental safety programs and strategies to meet departmental and organizational objectives.
Maintain communication through regular staff meetings and facilitate information flow between departments and administration.
Promote service excellence for patients, families, physicians, and the community.
Develop and manage the annual budget with finance, monitoring resource use and making adjustments as needed.
Recruit, retain, educate, develop, select, staff, and discipline employees in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and practices.
Review labor management reports and ensure established goals are met.
Ensure compliance with safety and legal requirements established by governing and regulatory agencies.
Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate marketing and program development initiatives with leadership and hospital administration.
Partner with cardiology and cardiac surgery leaders to set shared service-line priorities, goals, and plans; convene teams to address quality, patient flow, operational barriers, and program development.
Provide operational and people leadership for the Senior Nurse Manager of the cardiac ICU, overseeing staffing, recruitment, retention, performance, professional development, budget, resource use, and unit operations.
Partner with ICU medical, cardiac surgery, cardiology, intensivist, and nursing leaders on care delivery, interdisciplinary communication, patient flow, quality, and safety.
Coordinate with outpatient and community services to improve transitions from hospital to home, including discharge communication, referrals, follow-up appointments, and escalation of post-discharge barriers.
Review transition-related performance with inpatient and outpatient partners and identify opportunities to improve access, patient experience, and avoidable utilization.
Develop a Heart Center performance plan and dashboard with physician, nursing, and quality leaders; monitor measures, investigate variation, and lead improvement efforts.
Support readiness for applicable regulatory requirements, certifications, registries, and accreditation activities, incorporating patient and family experience and staff and physician engagement.
Translate organizational and service-line priorities into operational plans; identify opportunities to improve access, referrals, programs, and patient-journey gaps.
Develop and manage assigned operating and capital budgets and use quality, volume, workforce, and financial data to guide decisions and business cases.
Build relationships with leaders whose departments do not report directly to the position and represent the Heart Center in leadership forums.
Perform other duties as assigned.