Sr Director of Nursing, DCH WC and Periop

Department Overview

The Senior Nursing Director Womens & Childrens (W&C) provides system-wide executive nursing leadership across all Womens & Childrens Peri-Operative Fetal and Inpatient Care Doernbecher Childrens Hospital. The incumbent provides senior level leadership over Doernbecher emphasizing safe high quality patient-centered cost effective and integrated care by collaborating effectively with physician hospital and department leadership ensuring seamless high-quality care across the inpatient continuum. The Senior Director is also responsible for driving service line change initiatives of strategy and clinical program development. The Senior Director of Nursing is a Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of the Profession Practice Model. The role oversees operational human resources quality and financial management of the assigned departments. This role requires a high level of understanding of healthcare delivery the regional pediatric and womens healthcare markets and the ability to think strategically to present innovative solutions to the complex challenges faced by pediatric and womens health providers in Oregon and SW Washington.

This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care plans that cover 100% for a full-time employee and 88% for dependents for .75 FTE and higher.
• $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Paid time off- 208 hours per year (full-time) prorated for part-time
• Extended illness bank- 64 hours per year prorated for part-time
• 9 paid holidays per year
• Three weeks of paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance program (up to 5k)
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Function/Duties of Position

The role reports to the Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer of W&C Services. The Directors of Nursing in inpatient womens and peri-operative report to this role. The Senior Director W&C service line partners with the other directors of nursing adult leadership teams Department Chairs of Pediatrics and OB/GYN Vice Chairs Division Chiefs and Pediatric and OB/GYN Medical Directors. This position also collaborates with Department of Pediatric and OB/GYN Program Directors the Doernbecher W&C Services Senior Leadership Team OHSU ambulatory care senior leaders and the W&C Director of Strategy.

Decisions and actions adhere to the American Nurses Associations Code of Ethics; the ANA Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice; the Oregon State Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act; and the Nurse Executive Competencies developed by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). The Senior Nursing Director exemplifies OHSUs Culture of Safety by fostering a Just Reporting Learning and Engaged/Informed culture.

Leadership System Leadership & Enterprise Strategy:

Facilitate department excellence and drive decisions with clinical leaders medical directors and administrative partners. Facilitates and drives alignment performance and accountability across scare areas

Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across nursing medicine ancillary services and system partners to advance integrated cost-effective pediatric and womens care.

Participate in key committees/task forces to identify and resolve patient care operational and strategic issues.

Operational & Financial Performance

Drive operational excellence by analyzing and acting on key outcomes (e.g. ALOS case mix index utilization variances to budgets access and throughput inpatient/outpatient volumes) to recognize trends evaluate status and implement interventions in partnership with physician leaders.

Integrates service line strategy and execution to improve safety quality experience access and cost while achieving targets aligned to the OHSU priorities.

Oversee budget performance (capital and operating) forecasting and resource allocation in collaboration with Strategy/Finance partners. Clinical Quality Safety & Professional Practice

Ensure a safe high-quality care environment that supports patient/family centered care reliability and evidence-based practice across the continuum.

Uphold and operationalize the Professional Practice Model shared decision-making accountability autonomy and engagement.

Lead patient/family advocacy and promote patient-centered decisions and outcomes.

Apply systems thinking to align processes technology and teams across inpatient and ambulatory care settings.

People Leadership & Culture

Recruit onboard and develop leaders and staff; establish clear performance expectations and conduct routine 1:1s monthly management meetings and annual reviews.

Coach recognize and hold accountableprovide timely feedback corrective action and celebrate team achievements. Maintain high visibility and open communication with frontline teams and leadership; communicate plans priorities and decisions clearly and consistently

Workforce Planning & Operations Readiness

Optimize staffing models mitigate OHA penalties and integrate plans with nurse directors and leaders to ensure adequate skill mix and staffing to-workload ratios.

Standardize operations to support access throughput and reliable care delivery across sites. Education Research & Professional Development

Assess and address ongoing educational needs of leaders and staff; deploy training that elevates performance professionalism and engagement.

Support clinical research and innovation within care areas fetal in partnership with physician and academic leaders.

Mentor leaders in critical thinking and decision-making; reflect on personal leadership practice to continually advance performance.

Labor Relations Compliance & Risk

Operate in alignment with labor agreements (e.g. ONA APU AFSCME) in partnership with HR and Labor Relations.

Ensure regulatory readiness and compliance with applicable standards and policies; proactively mitigate risk.

Performance Improvement

Develops the service line quality plan in collaboration with Quality Management department and organizational leaders

Oversees all regulatory activity associated with Hospital accreditation and program certifications

Drives clinical performance initiatives. Review monitor and analyze monthly and quarterly reports to recognize trends evaluate status and in concert with physician co-leaders makes decisions and organize interventions

Evaluates the practice environment and designs and implements quality improvement strategies to ensure nursing sensitive outcomes meets or exceeds established goals

Evaluates the impact/benefits of system organizational nursing and department initiatives

Supports workflow processes that builds a culture of safety

Uses current research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge enhance role performance and increase knowledge of professional issues

System-Level Service Line Direction & Strategic Planning

Develops and executes multi-year strategic plans for services (growth access experience quality equity and cost) integrating market intelligence and competitive analyses. Achieves performance objectives and influences decision making and action through matrix relationships.

Partner with OHSU Health executive sponsors and in collaboration with the Strategy department Medical and Surgical Directors to define strategic business focus i.e. growth maintenance or curtailment of activities as appropriate using integrated information about customer(s) market(s) and competitors to recognize and recommend initiatives that align with OHSU Strategic Plan

Work with Strategy department and OHSU Health System Partners on strategic vision and operational planning in relationship to peds and womens across the health system

Collaborates with other OHSU affiliates and health systems on an as-needed basis to grow and support peds and womens services within the state and regionally

Partners on the development of tactics to achieve goals and strategies. Direct the execution of tactics to meet or exceed performance objectives

Recognizes linkages to institutional initiatives and incorporate those implications when solving problems and making decisions

Actively support physician recruitment and retention strategies Identify capital funding required to support strategic initiatives and work with peers to prioritize and approve submissions

Collaborate with outside partners as business and clinical opportunities may arise

Financial Management

Evaluates service line leaders achievement toward financial performance targets

Develops innovative solutions and applies strategies to obtain appropriate resources for nursing initiatives.

Promotes activities that inform others about cost risks and benefits or care or of the plan and solution. 15% Y Professionalism

Promotes translation of theory scope & standards into practice to exercise autonomy and decision-making authority at the leadership level

Advances practice excellence by communicating a clear and consistent message about the ownership of role and standards -based professional practice

Mentors and supports others to access resources for their professional development

Engages in informal and formal processes of giving and seeking feedback regarding role performance from individuals professional colleagues representatives administrators and others

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in nursing or related field
• Minimum 10 years experience in nursing leadership including directly supervising nurses.
• Current unencumbered Oregon RN license Professional certification in nursing leadership (e.g. Nurse Executive/Administrator) within two years of hire
• Demonstrated ability to elicit high levels of performance from employees at all levels in the organization and stakeholders from a variety of external sources.
• Demonstrated ability to plan organize and execute moderately complex business plans.
• Demonstrated financial analysis and fiscal management skills. Effective communication and the ability to successfully manage interpersonal relationships in high stress fast paced environment.
• Experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully work in partnership with physicians.
• Experience that demonstrates the ability to meet stringent deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Must have proven skills in project management and matrix management. Demonstrates skill in problem solving. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills both written and oral. Able to build consensus; demonstrates collaborative management style.
• Mastery of software programs including Word and Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in nursing leadership
• 5 years of management experience in the related clinical area of practice
• Executive/Administrator Professional certification in nursing leadership e.g Nurse Executive/Administrator

Why apply to OHSU

We are Oregons only public academic health center.

In addition to caring for patients we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portlands largest employer we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

All are welcome.

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