Director of Nursing

This position is incentive eligible.

Salary Estimate: $117832.00 - $180377.60 / year
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The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Introduction

Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a(an) Director of Nursing for our HCA HealthONE Swedish team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Swedish, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Director of Nursing role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Director for Nursing Excellence functions in the role of clinical leader to promote, develop, and assist with fostering innovation and excellence in nursing practice throughout the organization. The Director is responsible for advancing nursing practice and innovation through organizational shared decision-making councils, unit practice councils, evidence-based practice, and nursing research. The Director for Nursing Excellence works closely with leadership and staff in successfully executing initiatives throughout the organization and (when applicable) ANCC designation programs such as Magnet® and /Pathway to Excellence®.

Major Responsibilities:

Collaborates with leadership and staff to promote a culture of evidence-based practice, nursing research, innovation, excellence, and recognition.

Collaborates with clinical nurses and leadership to develop and embed the nursing professional practice model into nursing practice throughout the organization.

Creates and implements innovative ways to transform organizational culture, systems and services.

Seeks opportunities to improve department or interdepartmental processes, resulting in more efficient or effective services.

Designs complex system-level process improvement initiatives and maintains oversight of the collecting and analyzing of process improvement data as it relates to NDNQI, patient experience, nursing satisfaction, professional certification and BSN rates. Disseminates data to appropriate units and assists with action planning when benchmarks are not being attained.

Conducts organizational assessments/gap analyses to meet identified areas of focus for improvement.

Collaborates with department directors/clinical managers to facilitate effective change throughout the organization.

Develops and implements organizational strategies and infrastructure to support clinical quality, operational effectiveness, and shared decision making.

Assumes responsibility for submitting applications, interim monitoring reports, and documents for professional nursing designation programs (initial and re-designation) including business plan and annual budget related to program expenses.

Serves as a liaison with all departments in the organization to promote nursing excellence.

Oversees shared decision-making council structure (unit and organizational) and mentors clinical staff in leadership skills to ensure successful shared decision structures and processes.

Leads nursing recognition programs, such as Daisy, nursing certification day, nursing week, etc.

Serves as liaison between leadership, outside certifying organizations, staff, physicians, and the community.

Participates in interdepartmental activities and committees as requested in order to improve nursing practice and patient care.

Maintains current knowledge of applicable policies and procedures as evident in performance.

Designs and produces reports/trended data/graphs etc. as required.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement."

Education & Experience:

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Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Science, Master's Degree in Nursing Science or Healthcare

Required

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Doctor of Nursing Practice, or PhD

Preferred

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5+ years of clinical leadership managing large scale and/or complex projects

Required

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Magnet Director experience

Preferred

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Change Management/rapid cycle improvement experience

Preferred

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE's acute care hospitals is Swedish, a proud member of the community for more than 115 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Swedish is a national leader in neurosciences and serves as the region's preeminent referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state's first Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. HCA HealthONE Swedish is also home to a robust robotics program, a certified burn and reconstructive center, and a wide-ranging oncology center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.


HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Director of Nursing. Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.