Unit Director, Medical Surgical ICU

University of California San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Reporting to the Nursing Director, the Unit Director of the Intensive Care Unit for UCSF Community Hospitals. The director ensures safe, high quality, equitable critical care; manages capacity, acuity based staffing, and inter-unit transfers; and maintains continuous readiness for CMS and TJC standards. Core accountabilities include operational planning and direction, financial performance, performance improvement, human resources (hiring, onboarding, scheduling, competency), evaluation of care, patient and family experience and service recovery, and partnership with ancillary departments to remove barriers. The director also maintains CCU readiness (policies, equipment, staffing contingency, and activation plans) to support surge or future service reactivation. Equally vital, this leader builds a culture of psychological safety and engagement: modeling Just Culture and trauma informed leadership; fostering respectful communication and inclusive teams; preventing and responding to workplace violence; and creating reliable channels for voice, feedback, and recognition. The director coaches and develops staff and charge RNs/assistant nurse managers, supports certification and career pathways, and routinely rounds to listen, learn, and close the loop. They collaborate across UCSF Health Adult Services, represent the organization with UCSF Health Hyde and Stanyan community hospitals and community agencies, and contribute to advancing True North priorities in Safety, Quality, Patient Experience, People, Equity, Financial Stewardship, and Growth and Innovation. This role holds 24-hour responsibility for nursing and operational leadership across two ICU campuses, with oversight of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) that is not currently in use. Relocation package and $20,000.00 sign on bonus eligible! The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. The salary range for this position is $262,044 - $278,059 (Annual Rate). Annual bonus target = 7.5%, maximum 10% To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
Registered Nurse in the State of California
BLS by American Heart Association
ACLS by American Heart Association
Minimum of two (2) years of progressive and recent nursing administration and leadership as a nursing supervisor or manager level in an Intensive Care Unit in a medical center within the last five (5) years
Strong hospital management experience, with progressive and in-depth expertise in patient care services
Knowledge of hospital / clinic operations in a hospital or medical center setting; knowledge of appropriate professional standards for the department and team
Strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as related legislative, accreditation, licensing and compliance environments
Strong knowledge of relevant healthcare information technology and patient care workflows and processes
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills to foster and promote an environment for effective communication and collaborative decision making across multiple units and disciplines
Excellent leadership, fiscal and operations management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management and staff from all disciplines
Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, collaboration and consistent achievement of objectives

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Nursing or relevant area preferred
ANCC RN specialty certification in Nurse Executive or Nurse Executive-Advanced
AACN RN Specialty Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
Registered Nurse in the State of California

Responsibilities

Ensures safe, high quality, equitable critical care
Manages capacity, acuity based staffing, and inter-unit transfers
Maintains continuous readiness for CMS and TJC standards
Operational planning and direction
Financial performance
Performance improvement
Human resources (hiring, onboarding, scheduling, competency)
Evaluation of care
Patient and family experience and service recovery
Partnership with ancillary departments to remove barriers
Maintains CCU readiness (policies, equipment, staffing contingency, and activation plans) to support surge or future service reactivation
Builds a culture of psychological safety and engagement: modeling Just Culture and trauma informed leadership; fostering respectful communication and inclusive teams; preventing and responding to workplace violence; and creating reliable channels for voice, feedback, and recognition
Coaches and develops staff and charge RNs/assistant nurse managers, supports certification and career pathways, and routinely rounds to listen, learn, and close the loop
Collaborates across UCSF Health Adult Services, represent the organization with UCSF Health Hyde and Stanyan community hospitals and community agencies, and contribute to advancing True North priorities in Safety, Quality, Patient Experience, People, Equity, Financial Stewardship, and Growth and Innovation
Nursing and operational leadership across two ICU campuses, with oversight of a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) that is not currently in use