Nurse Director - Operations

Trinity Health•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

POSITION PURPOSE The Nurse Leader (NL) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) accountable for leading, managing & advancing people, processes & / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The NL promotes & advocates for patients, nurses/colleagues & the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area (s) of expertise & assignment. FUNCTIONAL ROLE Provides operations & / or optimization leadership focus; Multiple departments/specialties or division; May provide leadership & direction through managers or senior managers; Responsible for directing & coordinating / affecting large complex processes with strong dependencies & broad resources; Accountable for the performance, regulatory readiness & results of large, strategic/diverse disciplines cross-functional teams or departments /areas / clinics over a large functional domain or multiple domains in a large geography; Accountable for ensuring organizational mission, values & goals are being carried out within a matrixed organization. Single ministry-level nursing function or discipline; Provides decision support, operations & / or optimization leadership focus; Influences / shapes strategy to address internal or external business & regulatory issues; Engages in enterprise level strategy alignment; Proactively identifies, defines & solves complex problems that impact the management & direction of the business; Leads multidisciplinary projects or initiatives; Manages large diverse teams of senior professionals. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health and MercyOne Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions. Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions. Professional Nursing Practice: Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area. Supports safety by adhering to standards & acting as a champion role model. Accountable for personal learning & development by participating in knowledge, skill & competency enhancing activities. Professional Nursing Process: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice: Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate (ANA); Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative, collegial & supported by current & relevant evidence-based practices, science, trends & data (clinical & administrative) & patient care (AONL). Professional Leadership Practice: Inspires team to embrace the organization’s Mission, Values & Vision; Cultivates excellence by supporting growth & development of team; Advocates for continuous development with focus on mentoring & succession planning; Engages & fosters transpersonal teaching & learning in the context of the caring relationship; Embraces & encourages humanistic-altruistic values & behaviors; Advances nurses & others in the provision of quality-focused, patient-centered & relationship-based healthcare; Utilizes transformational leadership principles (Magnet); Leads team effectively through change, recognizing reach beyond nursing to include broader healthcare implications; Embraces ideas & cultural differences while managing complex or competing priorities; Enhances a culturally proficient work team through respect, dialogue & inclusion. Professional Leadership Process: Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions & outcomes; Collaborates with key stakeholders & contributes to quality & improvement practices; Empowers staff to creatively problem-solve through the caring process (Caritas); Enhances an environment that prioritizes patient & colleague safety utilizing established & evidence-based practices, tools, methodologies; Drives effective patient, process, performance & stewardship / financial outcomes as measured by established metrics & trended data; Exhibits agility & willingness to take on new & additional responsibilities. Environment of Care: Facilitates a healing environment, reverentially encouraging and supporting basic needs as sacred acts, sustaining human dignity; Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner; Values & advocates for the patient’s cultural beliefs & faith; Monitors & initiates corrections or evidence-based practices; Promotes optimum physical & psychological behaviors; Influences effective, judicious & financially responsible use of resources (people, equipment, supplies, materials). Colleague Experience & Well-being: Fosters a continuous learning & development environment; stimulates & adopts innovative practices; Cultivates caring by encouraging a work environment that is respectful of colleague well-being; Understands & embraces change through the active encouragement of innovation & provisioning teams with tools & resources necessary for successful transformation; Leads others through change process. Compassion & Communication: Incorporates colleague well-being dimensions throughout the colleague experience as an essential component of leading nursing practices; Actively participates in building community by fostering trusting relationships; Visible and accessible to the team; Facilitates development of interpersonal relationships & use of effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications; Demonstrates authentic listening by forgiving & accepting positive & negative feelings; Encourages & models communication that respects diversity & divergent opinions; Employs communication strategies that shows the value of patient & family participation in care. Maintains a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices. Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other Trinity Health and MercyOne policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Requirements

Advanced degree is required: e.g. MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), MHA (Master of Health Administration), or MBA (Master of Business Administration), with at least one degree, either undergraduate or graduate, in nursing.
Current Iowa RN license, (MercyOne Genesis - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire. A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.)
Three (3) to five (5) years of clinical nursing experience is required.
Relevant supervisory experience required.
Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter for both Child and Dependent Adult Abuse training is required within six (6) months of hire.
Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

Nice To Haves

Specialty practice certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Acts independently & appropriately within license, scope of knowledge & experience in practice area.
Supports safety by adhering to standards & acting as a champion role model.
Accountable for personal learning & development by participating in knowledge, skill & competency enhancing activities.
Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative, collegial & supported by current & relevant evidence-based practices, science, trends & data (clinical & administrative) & patient care (AONL).
Inspires team to embrace the organization’s Mission, Values & Vision
Cultivates excellence by supporting growth & development of team
Advocates for continuous development with focus on mentoring & succession planning
Engages & fosters transpersonal teaching & learning in the context of the caring relationship
Embraces & encourages humanistic-altruistic values & behaviors
Advances nurses & others in the provision of quality-focused, patient-centered & relationship-based healthcare
Utilizes transformational leadership principles (Magnet)
Leads team effectively through change, recognizing reach beyond nursing to include broader healthcare implications
Embraces ideas & cultural differences while managing complex or competing priorities
Enhances a culturally proficient work team through respect, dialogue & inclusion.
Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions & outcomes
Collaborates with key stakeholders & contributes to quality & improvement practices
Empowers staff to creatively problem-solve through the caring process (Caritas)
Enhances an environment that prioritizes patient & colleague safety utilizing established & evidence-based practices, tools, methodologies
Drives effective patient, process, performance & stewardship / financial outcomes as measured by established metrics & trended data
Exhibits agility & willingness to take on new & additional responsibilities.
Facilitates a healing environment, reverentially encouraging and supporting basic needs as sacred acts, sustaining human dignity
Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner
Values & advocates for the patient’s cultural beliefs & faith
Monitors & initiates corrections or evidence-based practices
Promotes optimum physical & psychological behaviors
Influences effective, judicious & financially responsible use of resources (people, equipment, supplies, materials).
Fosters a continuous learning & development environment; stimulates & adopts innovative practices
Cultivates caring by encouraging a work environment that is respectful of colleague well-being
Understands & embraces change through the active encouragement of innovation & provisioning teams with tools & resources necessary for successful transformation
Leads others through change process.
Incorporates colleague well-being dimensions throughout the colleague experience as an essential component of leading nursing practices
Actively participates in building community by fostering trusting relationships
Visible and accessible to the team
Facilitates development of interpersonal relationships & use of effective & respectful written, verbal & nonverbal communications
Demonstrates authentic listening by forgiving & accepting positive & negative feelings
Encourages & models communication that respects diversity & divergent opinions
Employs communication strategies that shows the value of patient & family participation in care.
Maintains a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.
Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other Trinity Health and MercyOne policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.