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Director Ambulatory Nursing Services

Location: Fountain Valley, CA

Department: Nursing Administration

Status: Full-time

Shift: Day

Pay Range*: $158,080/annually-$217,380/annually

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Director, Ambulatory Nursing Services is responsible for the leadership oversight of the professional nursing/back-office practice model and interdisciplinary care models for patient care within MemorialCare Medical Group. Serves as the liaison between clinical staff, management and other departments with a focus on improving care team efficiencies and patient experience by maximizing the role of each member of the care team. Provides guidance to senior leadership and physician leadership for establishing, implementing, evaluating and improving approaches to patient care, workflows, practice standards and policies and procedures. Research and stays abreast of changes in the health care industry to improve patient care and adherence to local, state and federal regulations. Develops and maintains policies, procedures and standard work that provide efficient and patient-centric care along with adherence to local, state and federal regulations.

Essential Functions

1. Plans, designs, implements and revise standards of practice of the RN, LVN, MA and ancillary clinical roles for the medical group. Ensures medical group and all team members meet established local, state and federal legislation and regulatory requirements. Stays abreast of changes in state and federal regulations and anticipates and responds accordingly.
2. Design and implement a comprehensive performance improvement program which maintains consistent nursing and ancillary clinical practices ensuring the highest standard of care. Develop, implement and maintain program, to the highest standard of care ensuring a patient centric approach.
3. Demonstrates strong understanding of current practice standards and workflows. Establishes, implements and maintains workflows, practice standards and policies and procedures to support all specialties within the medical group. Assist with evaluating and maintaining a staffing model that meets the standards of practice for the medical group.
4. Develops, implement and maintain a clinical orientation program to train new employees to their job responsibilities ensuring all care teams are practicing to the highest level of scope/licensure and experience. Develops, implements, and maintain clinical program for all established employees that allows for ongoing growth and development and creates a patient centric approach to ambulatory care.
5. Facilitates interdisciplinary communication of pertinent information to clinical care teams and physicians regarding patient care services.
6. Represents the ambulatory nursing perspective at all levels of the Foundation, sharing best practices and resources.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there's more... Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards