Associate Director, Progressive Care Nursing

Banner Health; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Thunderbird is seeking an Associate Director to lead a high-performing Progressive Care Unit (PCU) team in Glendale, AZ. The role focuses on clinical and operational excellence, patient experience, and financial stewardship within a Level 1 Trauma Center environment.

Responsibilities include guiding nursing care, implementing quality improvements, and leading staff development while collaborating with facility leadership to sustain high standards of care across the unit.

Qualifications

• BSN or MSN required for all new hires.
• Requires a current RN license in state of practice.
• Requires BLS certification.
• Must possess two years of clinical management experience relevant to patient population.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Manages and facilitates patient centered nursing care for designated patient populations by serving as a real-time clinical expert for unit staff and physicians for escalated problem-solving on patients, processes, and family issues.
• Leads change by developing, implementing and evaluating quality and process improvement initiatives of the department in conjunction with the director.
• Facilitates communication of system, regional, facility and department initiatives.
• Manages and develops the operational and capital budgets and use of associated resources.
• Assures the development of staff leadership through the design of effective shared leadership models and supports career advancement opportunities.
• Responsible for selection, orientation, on-boarding, and retention.

Skills

Nursing management

Clinical leadership

RN license

BLS

Communication

Education

BSN or MSN

Job description

Banner Thunderbird is seeking an Associate Director to lead a high-performing Progressive Care Unit (PCU) team in Glendale, AZ. The role focuses on clinical and operational excellence, patient experience, and financial stewardship within a Level 1 Trauma Center environment.

Responsibilities include guiding nursing care, implementing quality improvements, and leading staff development while collaborating with facility leadership to sustain high standards of care across the unit.