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IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Serves as a member of the leadership team providing strategic direction on patient care and nursing related issues. Works effectively as a team member in a dynamic executive environment in a matrix organization, and promotes teamwork within and across the organization by maintaining positive relationships and utilizing effective problem solving skills.
Oversees human resource management for the assigned area creating a culture of employee engagement. Ensures HR policies are administered consistently across function. Organizes department through appropriate structure and delegation of functions. Identifies succession planning needs within the team.
Promotes team building and collaboration. Motivates, encourages and empowers staff to achieve personal, organizational and team goals. Recognizes accomplishment. Encourages and provides opportunity for staff input and feedback regarding improvement opportunities.
Regularly displays and encourages ethical behavior in the areas of business ethics, legal compliance, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, vendor relationships and the reporting of questionable activities. Serves as a role model and mentor to nursing leaders.
Identifies common opportunities for standardizing processes to achieve a consistent experience for all served. Develops strategies to ensure premier patient satisfaction. Leads development of nursing practice standards to facilitate effective utlization of the electronic health record.
Establishes and implements key quality metrics to evaluate the quality of patient care. Participates in ongoing continuous quality improvement education and training. Evaluates patient services processes across the organization for quality, cost effectiveness, efficiency and regulatory compliance, and recommends measures to streamline operations and reduce duplication.
Monitors nursing practice, clinical outcomes and process improvement initiatives to achieve value based outcome metrics. Assumes fiscal responsibility through budgetary planning and implementation. Develops and manages the operating and capital budgets for patient services operations, analyzes variances, develops plans and takes appropriate actions for productivity and performance improvements.
Maintains knowledge and achieves compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements, licensure, accreditation requirements, record procedures and internal controls. Regularly informs and updates staff on organizational and industry issues.
Works to continuously improve patient services while enhancing service to patients and optimizing relationships with business partners.
Partners across the organization to support smooth transition of care for patients across care settings to ensure optimal setting of care to address patient needs.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Master’s degree
EXPERIENCE
Eight years nursing experience, with four years’ in leadership
SSM Health is a nationally recognized Catholic, not-for-profit, integrated delivery system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:
Angela Jones
Executive Talent Acquisition
(url removed)
SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.
Job Summary:
Vice President Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL and St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, IL. This is NOT a remote position.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
Develops short- and long-term patient services and nursing goals and plans ensuring alignment with broader organization priorities. Utilizes metrics and organization vision to lead and direct strategic nursing and patient care practice and standards, patient safety, clinical outcomes and patient, employee and physician satisfaction. Develops and implements patient services and nursing practice standards and guidelines across organization to ensure the safe provision of quality patient care.
Licenses / Certifications:
Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Alabama Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Arizona State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Arkansas State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Colorado Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Delaware Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Florida Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Georgia Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Idaho Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Indiana State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Iowa Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Kansas State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Kentucky Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Maine State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Maryland Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Mississippi Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Missouri State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Montana Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – Nebraska Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Board, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – New Hampshire Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – New Jersey Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – New Mexico Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse (RN) Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Multi-State – North Carolina Board of Nursing {+ 15 more}
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
(phone number removed) Patient Care Services
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.
