Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:

The Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services coordinates and integrates services throughout the organization, ensuring qualified competent staffing, providing direction for cost effective, quality care, and developing and administering budget in all cardiovascular areas.

Description of Job Responsibilities:

1. Help define and validate the vison for the heart and vascular service line. Work to achieve a significant growth in heart and vascular volumes specifically and Nash volumes generally.

2. Directs the development and administration of the budgets in all cardiovascular areas, as mentioned above. Recommends types and amounts of resources required. Allocates resources based on departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Develops Master Staffing Plans for all areas. Reviews financial and operational data evaluating quality of service, workload, revenue and expenses. Takes corrective action as appropriate. Monitors salary and non-salary budgets for all assigned areas.

3. Provides direction for the delivery of cost effective, quality patient care based on established regulatory, professional and organizational standards within the context of the operating vision.

4. Knowledgeable about current practices and standards in Critical/Intermediate Care. Utilizes knowledge to lead performance improvement activities. Leads efforts to improve operations and outcomes in critical/intermediate care.

5. Establishes and/or provides leadership for the attainment of departmental/service line goals in support of the organizational mission. Coordinates and integrates services throughout the organization.

6. Ensures qualified competent staffing, space, equipment and other resources are available to meet the scope of services available. Organizes Critical/Intermediate Care through the selection and development of managers, orderly organizational design and monitoring of outcomes.

7. Establishes collegial working relationship with physicians and surgeons.

8. Directs the development of the Cardiac Observation Unit and coordinates the activities that focus on the delivery and evaluation process of patients with chest pain.

9. Adheres to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. Participates in performance improvement and quality improvement activities. Recognizes, supports and utilizes evidenced based nursing practices and evidenced based management practices. Represents UNC Health Nash with active participation in professional and community organizations. Participates/supports nursing shared governance activities.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in nursing required; Master's degree or equivalent preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

Must have NC RN licensure. Nursing specialty certification by exam or portfolio.

Professional Experience Requirements:

Requires four (4) years of related experience and/or training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

* Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

* Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Heart Center

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes