Vice President Patient Care Services Chief Nursing Officer

McLaren Health Care•Mount Pleasant, MI

About The Position

Serves as the top nursing executive, providing leadership and administrative direction for nursing services. Ensures compliance with external regulatory and professional standards and internal standards of care. Formulates and communicates a comprehensive vision for delivering patient-focused, cost-effective healthcare. Supports the Hospital’s commitment to quality improvement through interdisciplinary teamwork and empowerment, and develops strong professional relationships with physicians, executive management, and the internal and external nursing community. The role integrates organizational objectives and community healthcare needs into practice, and implements and ensures compliance with philosophies and policies established by executive management and the Hospital Board. It shapes nursing organization and practice, defines nursing practice and patient-care needs, supports professional development, establishes a caring patient-care environment, and promotes patient-centered professional practice models and staff participation in policy and program development. The position ensures appropriate staff competency and skill mix and fosters collaborative practice among clinicians and support departments. The role participates in Hospital-wide resource planning and management, including financial forecasting, budgeting, budget review, and corrective action. It supports recruitment and retention, prudent use of nursing resources, and integration of nursing information systems. It also oversees processes for safety, policy and procedure updates, clinical documentation compliance, equipment and supply availability, and investigation and follow-up of unusual incidents. The position plans orientation and staff development, encourages collaboration with other departments and institutions, supports continuing education and research, and facilitates student clinical rotations. It promotes ongoing professional growth through education, seminars, publications, and networking. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a relevant field of healthcare.
Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.

Nice To Haves

Five years of successful management experience at or above the Director level in an acute care setting.
Ten or more years of recent nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Integrate organizational objectives from the strategic plan, the organization’s mission, and community healthcare needs into practice.
Implement, interpret, and ensure compliance with philosophies and policies established by executive management and the Hospital Board.
Design nursing organizational structure and practice to use resources effectively and support nursing staff development.
Define and interpret nursing practice and patient-care needs, and maintain a suitable, caring patient-care environment.
Develop and implement policies, standards, and programs supporting professional practice models and patient-centered care.
Provide mechanisms for staff participation in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing policies and programs throughout the corporate structure.
Ensure competent staffing and an appropriate skill mix to achieve expected healthcare outcomes.
Foster a collaborative practice setting among physicians, nurses, caregivers, and support departments.
Participate in developing, implementing, and evaluating Hospital policies and programs concerning financial, human, material, and information resources.
Establish and maintain a financial plan aligned with the Hospital mission and goals, and participate in financial forecasting and planning.
Review department directors’ annual budgets, make adjustments as necessary, ensure authorized budget procedures are followed, review budget variances, and implement corrective actions when needed.
Develop economically feasible policies and programs that support nursing staff development within the organization.
Develop plans to recruit and retain qualified staff and leaders.
Ensure prudent use of nursing resources while maintaining patient safety and adequate allocation for nursing care.
Support integration of the nursing information system into the Hospital’s overall information system.
Assure a safe environment for patients and personnel, monitor potential safety hazards, and implement corrective actions when needed.
Ensure processes are in place to formulate and update policies and procedures; assess clinical documentation compliance; secure timely equipment and supplies; and investigate, document, report, correct, and follow up on unusual employee or patient incidents.
Ensure an overall orientation and staff-development plan for clinical, management, and administrative staff.
Seek opportunities for cooperative efforts with other departments, disciplines, and agencies.
Support jointly sponsored continuing education and research with departments, hospitals, colleges, universities, and industry.
Support nursing and allied health programs that use the Hospital for student clinical rotations.
Promote self-growth through seminars, advanced education, and healthcare journals and publications.
Network with internal and external professional colleagues to brainstorm, solve problems, and share ideas.
Perform other related job duties as requested.