Director Patient Care Services

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Responsible for external and internal contracts for short-term and long-range strategic planning, resolution of issues to enhance the development and quality of nursing care and developing and monitoring policies and procedures. Assists nursing managers with the development, implementation and monitoring of supply, capital and FTE budgets. Collaborates with Human Resources and nursing managers in the recruitment and retention of nursing personnel. Serves on medical staff committees and nursing staff committees as a nursing representative or advisor. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 1. Plans, directs, controls and evaluates patient care nursing operations in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer. Develops and recommends short- and long-term strategic plans and methods for achieving goals. Assists in establishing standards of performance, quality assurance and control, and patient care delivery. 2. Serves as a resource and representative by assisting with the planning of cooperative projects with other hospital departments and community agencies. Promotes integration of services with other hospital divisions. 3. Creates and maintains correspondence, records, reports, and other documentation related to the work. 4. Acts as a liaison/resource to Chief Nursing Officer when working with managers, all levels of nursing staff and other disciplines, physicians, patients and families, schools of nursing, architects, contractors, vendors, professional organizations, clergy and the media. 5. Interacts on a regular basis with physicians to obtain feedback, resolve issues or plan for future needs. 6. Assumes 24-hour accountability, 7 days per week for areas of responsibility. 7. Conducts rounds to areas of responsibility. Required: Masters’ Degree in Nursing, Business Administration or related field within two years of hire date. If Masters is not obtained in Nursing, must have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Must be licensed as Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan. Minimum of five years acute care nursing experience required. Progressive management experience required, with proven interpersonal and communication skills. McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law. My Profile Create and manage profiles for future opportunities. McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr