Senior Director

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
The Senior Director of Clinical Services is accountable for the nursing and clinical services provided by the SHC. This includes responsibility for planning, organizing, leading and directing the nursing care in larger operational units (100+ employees), multi-units and functions and the support services providing the infrastructure for the delivery of quality, compassionate and cost-effective patient care. The Senior Director will have higher mixed of operational responsibility versus strategy responsibility with additional complexity based on scope. The Senior Director will have an in-depth understanding of multiple organization functions, operational units, and external market conditions to support operating strategies. The Senior Director will establish and maintain a care delivery model designed to meet the clinical and service needs of clients and implement standards and policies which ensure safe and efficient practices. The Senior Director will collaborate with quality management and external regulatory and accrediting entities to ensure all mandated services and standards are met and exceeded.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Collaborates with Human Resources on the recruitment and selection of qualified employment candidates, following all policies, guidelines and applicable laws.
• Regularly measures staff's performance against established criteria-based performance standards; utilizes evaluations as an objective management tool for counseling staff members to higher levels of performance to facilitate their professional development and maximize their contribution towards established institutional goals. Always takes immediate action in serious disciplinary situations; documents actions taken and the rationale for the decision.
• Develops and implements policies that guide and support the provision of services; ensures that policies and procedures are compatible with the function and goals of SHC and which meet the external regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Translates strategy into execution; develops operational plans and implement new processes, programs, and standards in support of the strategy
• Provides leadership, direction, and the administration of operations to ensure compliance with established institutional objectives and the delivery of optimal quality health care services.
• Effectively provides direction and policy interpretation to managers in managing their respective areas of responsibility; offers advice in handling special human resources matters and administrative concerns.
• Ensures that departments/areas comply with or exceed all regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, JCAHO, CAP, OSHA, FDA.
• Guides the preparation of Hospital/departmental budgets and allocation of funds based upon reviews of department estimates/recommendations, familiarity with operating procedures and cost/revenue projections.
• Reviews all department requests for capital expense items and submits same, with recommendations, to the Vice President.
• Integrates department's services with the hospital's primary functions by supporting organizational mission, priorities and goals, and by delivering optimal quality health care services.
• Provides and maintains effective communications with medical staff, the community and all levels of supervision and staff. Regularly tours the facilities and service areas to identify opportunities for change and development.

Education Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university required.
• DNP and/or PhD Doctor degree in Nursing Preferred.

Experience Qualifications

• 10-12 years' work experience, 5 years of progressively responsible directly related work experience in hospital clinical operations positions required.
• Experience in the following environments required: labor unions, shared leadership governance, and an academic center.
• ANCC Magnet experience is preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to establish the goals, vision, and overall direction of a department.
• Ability to create and implement departmental standards, systems, staffing plan and processes.
• Ability to develop directors, managers, and staff
• Ability to drive a culture of proactive, integrated, high quality patient care, innovation, change, and transformation at SHC
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and theories in process improvement/change management
• Ability to communicate effectively, demonstrating excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to design, develop and administer programs
• Ability to problem solve in a proactive, creative manner, using sound judgment based on facts and clinical feedback.
• Identify, collect, and analyze data related to the internal and external environment as well as departmental functioning.
• Critically and comprehensively evaluate the department's outcomes.
• Establish priorities, meet deadlines, and develop and manage the department's productivity standard in the management of assigned work.
• Ability to form and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with members of the executive team, hospital staff, and others.
• Knowledge of hospital administration, fiscal, and personnel management
• Knowledge of Value Based Health Care Delivery, Population Health, and Social Inequity principles.
• Ability to think strategically about the creation of value for the organization.
• Oversees and develops program/service strategies across the continuum of patient care.

Licenses and Certifications

• CA-RN (Registered Nurse) required

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $ $157.83 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

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