VP Nursing & Hospital Ops SR

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

About The Position

The Vice President, Nursing and Hospital Operations, Scottish Rite leads nursing practice and day-to-day operations for the Scottish Rite hospital campus. The role is accountable for safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care; operational and financial performance; nursing workforce strategy; and advancement of the professional practice environment. In partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer and Scottish Rite Hospital Operations and the Scottish Rite Campus Medical Director, the Vice President translates system strategy into Scottish Rite priorities, sustains Magnet standards, and ensures measurable outcomes in quality, patient experience, workforce engagement, growth, and resource stewardship.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive experience, including at least five years as an executive or senior leader in a complex healthcare organization.
Demonstrated success building and sustaining executive-level partnerships across organizations and with clinical, non-clinical, medical, operational, and administrative stakeholders.
Experience partnering with physician leadership to develop and implement strategic clinical care plans across the system.
Demonstrated experience optimizing operational efficiency and throughput and leading quality improvement with physician leaders to achieve superior clinical outcomes.
Demonstrated experience benchmarking with peer health systems and national organizations and translating leading practices and emerging trends into actionable strategies.
Proven experience leading multiple functions or service lines and developing and executing system- or campus-wide strategy, large-scale transformation, and measurable performance improvement.
Executive nursing leadership experience with accountability for quality, safety, workforce, patient experience, financial, capacity, and operational outcomes.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Licensure as a registered nurse in Georgia, either single-state or multi-state through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact.
Professional nursing certification deemed by the department is required within one year of hire.
Ability to connect with patients, employees, and physicians at all levels; lead necessary changes; and operate independently while partnering effectively with leadership.
Demonstrated listening, adaptability, problem-solving, prioritization, organization, sensitivity, positive behavior, strong values, and negotiating skills.
Commitment to patient care, service excellence, and staff and physician engagement.
Ability to use financial, workforce, quality, safety, patient experience, and operational data to set priorities, manage risk, and drive measurable improvement.
Ability to evaluate and prioritize capital investments in technology, facilities, and programs based on return on investment, clinical impact, risk, and strategic value.
Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, financial stewardship, margin improvement, and delivery of high-quality care within established financial parameters.
Ability to develop and use dashboards, key performance indicators, and scorecards to monitor performance, identify trends, and guide executive decision-making.
Advanced analytical capability to assess needs, evaluate costs and benefits, identify risks and mitigations, and make timely, well-informed decisions.
Ability to align Scottish Rite priorities and performance with broader system priorities, targets, and resource decisions.
Ability to lead complex cross-organizational initiatives through influence, collaboration, and negotiation among stakeholders with competing priorities.
Ability to build trusted relationships with senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, understand their objectives, and implement effective clinical, operational, workforce, financial, and resource solutions.
Excellent executive-level written and verbal communication skills and ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.
Executive leadership capability in professional nursing practice, shared governance, change leadership, succession planning, and interdisciplinary influence.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Nursing.
Nurse executive certification, such as NEA-BC or CENP.
Experience in pediatric, academic medical center, or Magnet-designated settings is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead efficient and effective clinical and hospital operations at the Scottish Rite campus, with administrative executive accountability for daily operations, performance improvement, workload optimization, quality oversight, patient care innovation, and timely issue resolution.
Partner with the Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Rite Campus Medical Director, clinical and non-clinical leaders, centers, and specialties to strengthen relationships and ensure coordinated operations.
Prioritize and allocate resources across the Scottish Rite campus and nursing operations to advance strategic initiatives and organizational priorities.
Partner with the Vice President, Nursing & Hospital Operations at Arthur M. Blank Hospital to execute the nursing strategic plan under the Chief Nursing Officer and ensure alignment with system strategy.
Advance nursing education, competency, research, evidence-based practice, innovation, and professional development to strengthen clinical excellence and the leadership pipeline.
Provide executive leadership for Magnet designation, redesignation readiness, and other national recognition efforts.
Advance the nursing professional practice model and shared governance structure, supporting nurse autonomy, accountability, interdisciplinary collaboration, and participation in clinical and operational decision-making.
Set expectations for nursing outcomes and partner with quality and medical leadership to improve patient safety, clinical quality, patient and family experience, employee engagement, and safety culture.
Maintain accountability for operating and capital performance, labor productivity, premium labor, resource utilization, capacity, throughput, key volumes, and financial sustainability of the Scottish Rite campus and nursing operations.
Oversee daily inpatient and outpatient service line operations, optimize patient flow, and ensure high-quality care while meeting operational and financial targets.
Oversee nursing regulatory and accreditation readiness, communicate material performance risks to executive leadership, and ensure timely corrective action.
Lead talent management for the Scottish Rite campus and nursing operations, including talent selection, performance accountability, leadership development, succession planning, retention, and employee engagement.
Achieve Operate with Excellence targets across people, patient experience, quality and safety, operations, and financial performance.