Director of Nursing Operations

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a(an) Director of Nursing Operations for our St. David's South Austin Medical Center team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Director of Nursing Operations role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Director of Nursing Operations has overall accountability for the following areas: Staffing, bed control, Nursing productivity, Patient Throughput, House Supervisors, Float Pool, Direct Admit, ISS, OP Heart Center, Diabetes Education, and others as determined by the CNO. The Director of Nursing Operations has the responsibility to coordinate/facilitate action steps/direct referrals/etc. of clinical issues and expected outcomes. The Director of Nursing Operations coordinates the needs of the Nursing Administrative office through budget planning and overall supervision of practice and administrative issues.

You will accept primary responsibility for Special Program assignment by CNO. Examples include:

o Regulatory preparation/processes

o Procedural development assistance with new services.

o NEC presentations as well as initiates action from issues discovered, independently.

o When requested, serves as a resource/contact for other areas of the organization. Independently seeks opportunities to identify and actively streamline inefficiencies in nursing areas through action plans and follow-up with directors in involved areas.

• You will coordinate/prioritize plans through the CNO to ensure organizational objectives are aligned.
• You will chair the Nurse Staffing Council
• You will collect data for the staffing indicators and reports at the Nurse Staffing Council on a quarterly basis
• You will be a member of the Inpatient and Outpatient Satisfaction Team
• You will be responsible for the 24-hour operation of staffing/bed control You will serve as Administrator on call as assigned You will approve all agency/supplemental staff and bonuses 24 hours a day.
• You will ensure that supervisory staff follows the correct policies to initiate the use of supplemental staff.
• You will prepare capital, revenue, and expense budgets annually
• You will collect sitter data and reports daily to the accounting
• You will serve as the Facility Administrator for AAS Scheduler
• You will ensure the nursing departments adhere to budget projections by reviewing daily operating reports
• You will maintain productivity within acceptable benchmarks and provide variance information to CNO
• You will review and support Nursing Directors in developing and updating department Facility Position Controls
• You will support and act as a resource for Department Directors when the need is identified.
• You will act as a liaison for the CNO when immediate contact with the CNO is unavailable.
• You will visit department/staff unit meetings as requested/necessary to improve visibility and communication with the staff.
• You will maintain/initiate frequent updates to CNO routinely and on an as-needed basis 24 hours a day.
• You will present in a leadership role, the ambition to positively coordinate the talents of multiple Directors and staff to maximize work outcomes and improve patient care.
• You will identify trends, patterns, and issues necessitating follow-up and resolution

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Registered Nurse must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
• Master's Degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in an acute care hospital
• Department Director level experience with working/application of knowledge of PI theory required.
• Current with JCAHO/Medicare/regulatory agency requirements and Texas State Board rules and regulations for the practice of Nursing.

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, which is part of St. David's HealthCare. We are a 368-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and sub-specialties. Our services include a nationally accredited oncology program with the area's only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; advanced trauma care with a Level II trauma center; comprehensive cardiac, stroke and orthopedic programs; full-service maternity and newborn care; and two full-service emergency centers in the communities of Bee Cave and Bastrop. St. David's South Austin Medical Center is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. We offer advanced robotic services for orthopedics, open heart and lung surgery, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and urology. It was one of the first hospitals in Central Texas to combine the use of CT imaging and robotics to detect early stage lung cancer.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Director of Nursing Operations.Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.