Director of Nursing

Nemours is seeking a Director of Nursing, Acute Care to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.

The Director of Nursing, Acute Care provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for acute care services across Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley.

This role is responsible for advancing high-quality, safe, efficient, and patient- and family-centered care through the development, implementation, and oversight of care delivery models, operational infrastructure, workforce strategies, and enterprise initiatives.

The Director partners with nursing, physician, operational, and interdisciplinary leaders to strengthen clinical operations, standardize care practices, improve patient flow and resource utilization, advance quality and regulatory compliance, and support current and future organizational growth.

This leader provides oversight of key acute care operational programs, including behavioral health care delivery and response models, ensuring safe, coordinated, and effective care for patients with behavioral health needs.

The Director ensures the voice of the child and family is integrated into care delivery, operational decision-making, and patient experience priorities while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and professional development.

Essential Functions

1.

Provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for acute care services, ensuring safe,
high-quality, patient- and family-centered care across the continuum.
2.

Strengthens operational infrastructure to support current demands, future growth, workforce
sustainability, patient throughput, and resource stewardship.
3.

Provides strategic and operational oversight for behavioral health care delivery, response
programs, companion and observation models, policies, and supporting systems to ensure safe,
coordinated care for patients with behavioral health needs.
4.

Champions the voice of the child and family by incorporating patient and family feedback into care
delivery, patient experience, quality improvement, and operational planning.
5.

Oversees key organizational priorities related to quality, safety, regulatory compliance, workforce
engagement, patient experience, operational performance, and financial stewardship.
6.

Establishes, monitors, and acts upon key performance indicators related to clinical outcomes,
patient safety, operational efficiency, financial performance, productivity, and patient experience.
7.

Ensures compliance with applicable state, federal, accreditation, and regulatory requirements and
promotes organizational readiness for surveys and inspections.
8.

Uses data analytics, benchmarking, and continuous improvement methodologies to identify
opportunities and achieve sustainable performance improvements.
9.

Leads and coordinates interdisciplinary and enterprise initiatives designed to improve care
delivery, operational performance, patient safety, and patient experience.
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Develops ...