Senior Director, Nursing Center of Excellence

Company: Ascension, C59
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring Senior Director, Nursing Center of Excellence--The Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence (COE) leads the organization with innovative thought and design thinking to render solutions within our healthcare system in an agile way. Collaboratively with the local markets and the Ascension Nursing COE, through innovative stewardship, seeks to assess the current state of healthcare in the perspective of a caregiver and an administrator to provide best practice recommendations. The Senior Director of the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence will specifically have the opportunity to lead and direct key initiatives related to the priorities of the seven pillars of the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence vision to modernize current practices and meet the needs of the ever-changing and growing healthcare environment. Why Join Ascension? Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.Ascension includes approximately 156,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care - including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities - in 21 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension's own group purchasing organization.What You Will Do Demonstrates virtuous servant leadership, management accountability and decision-making authority to develop, inform, and implement broad strategies and policies according to the vision of the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence exemplified in our ambition: to be the best place to practice nursing by transforming how we care for ourselves and others.Responsibilities:Provides leadership team guidance to develop solutions, operationalize strategies, and collaborate with the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence leaders, clinical and non-clinical leaders.--Develops goals, plans, and standards consistent with clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the department.Prepares operational and departmental budgets and ensures compliance with allocated funding. Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.Directs and evaluates departmental activities to achieve performance and quality control objectives. Tracks and ensures adherence to the Ascension Nursing Center of Excellence scorecard and productivity standards.What You Will Need Education:Master's Degree--Work Experience:7 years of experience required.10 years of experience preferred.--10 years of leadership or management experience preferred.Equal Employment Opportunity Ascension--is an EEO/AA employer: M/F/Disabled/Vet. For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the "EEO is the Law" poster:http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf" ----Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.E-Verify Statement Ascension--participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.E-Verify (link to E-verify site)

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