Joshua Tree, CA
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Position Description
MARKET SUMMARY:
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District distinguishes itself as the leader for healthcare services of the Morongo Basin. A modern, nonprofit 59-bed acute primary care hospital is located on the principal campus of the Hi-Desert Medical Center. Services include a wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach services.
Hi-Desert Medical Center is the primary provider of health services in the Morongo Basin, serving a population of more than 53,000 people. Patients benefit from caring qualified staff and advanced technology all in a convenient setting located in Joshua Tree, California.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Chief Nursing Officer provides strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization. The role assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating nursing practice on a facility level. The role assumes 24/7 responsibility and has accountability to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care. The Chief Nursing Officer represents nursing concerns on the governing board and at medical staff leadership meetings.
FUNCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- Retaining great people at the facility:
- Collaborate with human resources and other team members to select, on-board, orient, and provide coaching for direct reports.
- Evaluate and monitor facility level people pillar statistics, participate on related calls as necessary.
- Consider and/or implement nurse residency programs to ensure pipeline for facility.
- Collaborate with team members to formulate programs to enhance work life balance.
- Partner with related team members to promote a safe work environment that is based on a zero tolerance for sexual harassment, workplace violence and verbal and physical abuse.
- Collaborate to promote a robust employee development and education program that responds to the unique needs of employees across the career continuum (novice to expert).
- Work cohesively with related team members to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies that ensure a qualified and stable workforce.
- Support the design of effective and competitive compensation and benefits programs.
- Communication and Relationship Building:
- Effectively communicate with all internal and external constituents, including staff, colleagues, and physicians.
- Manage organizational relationships in a manner which builds mutual trust and respect. Establish trusting and collaborative relationships.
- Address and manage conflict in a constructive and productive manner.
- Give timely feedback and reinforce positive behaviors.
- Leadership Influence:
- Create and communicate a compelling shared vision.
- Develop effective strategies for addressing organizational priorities.
- Develop, communicate, and monitor performance expectations.
- Promote a results-oriented environment.
- Demonstrate effective change management; able to serve as an organizational change agent.
- Represent nursing and patient care issues within the organization’s governance and medical staff structures.
- Diversity:
- Create an environment that recognizes and values diversity.
- Design strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse workforce, patient population, and community.
- Resource Management:
- Manage fiscal, human, and material resources in a cost-effective manner.
- Utilize effective performance management in managing key areas of responsibility.
- Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the organization’s performance improvement program.
- Support a safe culture that assures accountability and respects values and individual contributions.
- Information Management and Technology:
- Supports and embraces role in the adoption of EMR within facility.
- Recognizes the relevance of nursing data for improving practice.
- Professional Role Model:
- Advocate for nursing.
- Integrate high ethical standards and core values into everyday work activities.
CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE, ATTRIBUTES AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- At least five years of progressive management experience in a facility environment as an Associate Chief Nursing Officer or Nursing Director of multiple, complex nursing departments.
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven leadership ability and facility operational expertise.
- Strong labor relations background.
- An academic degree in nursing is required, and a master’s degree in nursing or related field is required.
- Active and current registered nurse license in the state of residence/practice is required.
Travel
Compensation
- Pay: $148,500-$221,500 annually. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
- Position may be eligible for an Annual Incentive Plan bonus of 10%-25% depending on role level.
- Management level positions may be eligible for sign-on and relocation bonuses.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, AD&D, and business travel insurance
- 20 days Manager Time Off per year
- Discretionary 401k with up to 6% employer match
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- For Colorado employees, paid leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce.
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