Vice President, Nursing Quality and Safety

At ChristianaCare, we serve as our neighbors as respectful, expert, caring partners in their health. We do this by creating innovative, effective, affordable systems of care that our neighbors value. Supporting this mission, we seek a Vice President, Nursing Quality and Safety. This individual is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for quality and patient safety within the Department of Nursing and organization through the design, coordination, implementation and sustainment of initiatives to support a culture of safety and improved outcomes. This role largely leads through influence engaging with other disciplines to drive outcomes. This individual will be a leader, facilitator or member of a number of committees including: Workplace Violence Prevention, Nursing Quality and Safety Council, Event Review Committee, Patient Experience, Zero Harm, Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention Committee, etc. If this challenging work excites you please apply!

ChristianaCare benefits:

ChristianaCare offers an annual incentive bonus and a collegial space where innovation is valued. We offer incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching. Fitness and wellness reimbursement, and phenomenal discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more.

Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and oversight of resources (staff, operations and capital) to numerous departments within the Department of Nursing Quality & Safety: Nursing Quality and Safety, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing and the WISH Program.

• Participates in the development and communication of the Department of Nursing's strategic vision, plan, objectives, and programs that support quality and safety initiatives.

• Provides nursing leadership in organizational quality and safety related initiatives.

• Serves as an internal consultant to nursing staff, nurse and organizational leaders, and other key stakeholders in promoting a culture of safety and implementing evidence-based practices that improve outcomes.

• Mentors nurse and organization leaders, clinical nurses and others in identifying and managing improvement opportunities related to patient quality and safety. Advises and mentors clinical nurse leaders and members of the systemwide Nursing Quality & Safety Council and Event Based Nursing Peer Review.

• Collaborates with organizational leaders and key stakeholders in the design and direction of a quality and safety program(s) and initiatives that are data driven, evidence-based and outcome focused.

• Oversees and performs departmental budget planning and manages budgets for numerous departments within the Department of Nursing Quality & Safety.

Education and experience requirements:

• Master's degree in nursing or related healthcare field required, Doctorate preferred

• Must possess either BSN or MSN in addition to the above

• Must possess nursing certification. Seeking Nurse Leader Certification such as NEBC or NEABC required. Also prefer CPHQ or CPPS, may be acquired within 1 year of starting the role

• Lean Six Sigma training preferred

• Must possess DE RN license, or appropriate compact license

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most multidimensional health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is crafting the future of health care.

Working for Christiana Care offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.

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Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/