Director of Nursing Operations and Project Development
Cook County Health and Hospitals | |
Competitive | |
life insurance, paid holidays, sick time, tuition reimbursement | |
United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
1969 Ogden Avenue (Show on map) | |
Sep 16, 2024 | |
Job Posting
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Sep 16, 2024, 4:36:27 PM
Closing Date
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Oct 1, 2024, 4:59:00 AM
Full-time
Shift Start Time
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8:30
A.M.
Shift End Time
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4:30
P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit
:
NONE
Posting Salary
:
Competitive
Organization
:
Health and Hospital Systems
LOCATION: Stroger Hospital, 1969 W Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL DEPARTMENT: NURSING ADMINISTRATION SHIFT: 8:30 AM- 04:30 PM This position is exempt from Career Service under the CCH Personnel Rules JOB SUMMARY
NON-UNION The Director of Nursing Operations and Project Development will be responsible for providing quality improvement, project management, and clinical direction to nursing divisions within Cook County Health (CCH).
Provides direction over projects across nursing divisions covering nursing safety and quality improvement initiatives. Typical Duties *Leads, manages, and coordinates nursing projects, programs and activities at the enterprise or facility level, as assigned by the Chief Nurse Executive. *Partners with various service lines, departments, and leaders throughout the organization to promote and provide quality and compliance education that helps CCH meet its mission and vision. *Establishes performance goals and objectives for various nursing divisions in accordance with Department of Nursing policies, practices, and objectives. *Monitors and evaluates the overall nursing care delivery system within the nursing divisions to ensure integrity of patient care within established efficiency, safety, and quality standards. *Creates structure and processes to ensure optimal quality and compliant nursing performance. *Makes rounds to assess and evaluate patient care needs and to ensure care delivered meets Standards of Care and Practice criteria for various divisions as required by state, federal or nursing association guidelines. *Responsible for ensuring that nursing personnel provide optimal customer service and an exceptional patient experience. *Collects, reviews, and analyzes patient acuity and staffing data to determine staffing patterns and project staffing needs, to ensure adequate staffing within each unit of the nursing division. *Works with Nurse Leaders to develop specific quality and safety initiatives. Evaluates quality performance and implements corrective actions. *Participates in development, implementation, and evaluation of the Performance Improvement Program. Works with Nurse Leaders to ensure the integration of performance improvement activities into daily practice. *Establishes and reviews individual performance goals for assigned role(s) and or department(s). Ensures they are educated and informed of all Department of Nursing policies, procedures, performance improvement, and quality initiatives. *Provides direction to assigned role(s) and/or department(s) in the recruitment and training of qualified clinical staff. *Provides guidelines to assigned role(s) and or department(s) to ensure continuous education and current, updated certification and licensure of clinical staff. *Participates in fiscal planning for the nursing division. Reviews expenditures and budget to ensure labor costs and expenses are within established annual guidelines. *Demonstrate and promotes an awareness of patient rights; provides training to staff to ensure their knowledge and awareness of patient rights; functions as a patient advocate. *Prepares and submits performance reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. *Participates in nursing committees, medical and ancillary committees to ensure nursing division is actively linked to and in collaboration with all patient care systems. *Provides interim coverage for Nursing Directors across CCH in accordance with CCH nursing policies and standards of nursing practice to maintain excellent care across system, as needed. *Performs other related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
VETERAN PREFERENCE PLEASE READ When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service. To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must:
OR A copy of a valid State ID Card or Driver's License which identifies the holder of the ID as a Veteran, may also be attached to the application at time of filing. If items are not attached, you will not be eligible for Veteran Preference VETERANS MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS OR APPLICABLE STATE ID CARD OR DRIVER'S LICENSE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW BENEFITS PACKAGE
For further information on our excellent benefits package, please click on the following link: http://www.cookcountyrisk.com/ MUST MEET REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF APPLICATION *Degrees awarded outside the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States' territories and Canada must be credentialed by an approved U.S. credential evaluation service belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). Original credentialing documents must be presented at time of interview. *Please note all offers of Employment are contingent upon the following conditions: satisfactory professional & employment references, healthcare and criminal background checks, appropriate licensure/certifications and the successful completion of a physical and pre-employment drug screen. *CCHHS is strictly prohibited from conditioning, basing or knowingly prejudicing or affecting any term or aspect of County employment or hiring upon or because of any political reason or factor. COOK COUNTY HEALTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER |