Nursing Director Heart Institute, Procedural & Clinical Programs

Job Summary

Oversees and directs departmental activities to ensure excellence in clinical practice and efficient operations within the Cath Lab, CVOR, and Heart Institute clinical programs.

 This includes the setting of standards, development of systems, supervision of personnel, and coordination with other disciplines and departments to achieve the mission and goals of the hospital.

Partners with Heart Institute leadership in development and execution of service line strategic and operational plans.

Drives improvement work internally across teams and external within the national pediatric cardiac community.

Supports and upholds the Health System's Mission, Vision, Values, and Guiding Behaviors, Patient Bill of Rights, and the Code of Business and Ethical Conduct.

Maintain presence within the national and international congenital heart disease community to ensure the Heart Institute, specifically Cardiac Nursing, is on the forefront of practice improvements and market changes.

Job Specific Duties


* Responsible and accountable for all nursing functions within area(s) of oversight.


* Continually seeks, analyzes, and enhances the quality of patient care and services to ensure high quality integrated care.

Ensures care-delivery processes are at the cutting edge of clinical quality and safety; supports safety culture initiatives; ensures high level of compliance with regulatory standards, CMS, and public-reporting indicators of clinical practice.


* Leads and directs process improvement initiatives and other safety programs; ensures applications and concepts are standardized and reliable processes and sustained in the department.

Supports process improvement and incorporates science principles into quality/process improvement activities while working with leadership ensuring application of evidenced based practice in the departments. 


* Communicates timely and effectively to ensure nursing leadership team is well informed concerning hospital plans, opportunities, and business results.

Reviews and analyzes statistical data to enhance productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.


* Creates an environment of shared decision-making, promotes multidisciplinary collaboration on patient care, and related issues.

Collaborates with nursing, medical staff, various administrative staff, and leaders in planning for and providing quality and consistent patient care services based on best practice and ensuring patient and family centered principles and decision-making.

Facilitates communication and cooperation across departments to ensure the standardization and continuum of care. 


* Accountable for patient satisfaction and employee engagement scores.

Supports patient/family experience, initiatives, and leading practices.

Rounds in departments with medical and business leaders to solicit input from staff, families, and patients; collects data, supports improvements and tracks results.

Ensures updates on opportunities and ...