Director Nursing - Admin

Powers Health; East Chicago (IN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement savings plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition assistance and career growth

Wellness and wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Powers Health is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing to lead our Nursing Leadership team in East Chicago, IN. This role reports to the VP of Nursing, guiding clinical operations, quality, and patient experience across departments.

We seek a visible leader who can develop future nursing leaders, collaborate with physicians and staff, and drive safety, performance, and financial stewardship while delivering exceptional care.

Qualifications

• This role requires a Bachelor's in Nursing and 5–7 years of progressive nursing leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare operations, quality improvement, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, develop leaders, and collaborate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality & Patient Care initiatives and ensure safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee department operations, staffing, budgets, and performance against targets.
• Develop and mentor nursing leaders; establish goals and evaluate performance.
• Collaborate with physicians, case management, and other departments to maintain standards of care.
• Drive patient experience improvements and alignment with organizational priorities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Staff development

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing or related field

Job description

St. Catherine Hospital · Admin Nursing -Surgical Services & LDRP

East Chicago , IN

Full-time , Days , 0700-1530

Hours/Pay Period: 80

FTE: 1

Director of Nursing

Powers Health

Make an impact. Lead exceptional care. Develop the next generation of nursing leaders.

Position Summary

Powers Health is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and results-driven Director of Nursing to join our Nursing Leadership team. Reporting to the Vice President of Nursing/Chief Nursing Officer, this leader will be responsible for the overall leadership, operations, quality, and performance of assigned patient care departments.

This is an opportunity for a nursing leader who enjoys being visible, engaged, and connected to both staff and patients. The Director will work closely with nursing leaders, physicians, and interdisciplinary partners to strengthen clinical outcomes, develop future leaders, improve the patient experience, and ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care.

As a member of Nursing Leadership, the Director will also contribute to hospital, regional, and system-wide goals, strategies, policies, and initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

Lead Quality & Patient Care

• Champion a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Advance performance and quality improvement initiatives focused on clinical outcomes, patient care, service, and operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, licensing, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, initiate corrective action when necessary, and support accreditation readiness.
• Partner with nursing, physicians, case management, and other departments to establish and maintain appropriate standards of care.
• Use data, trends, and performance measures to identify opportunities and improve patient outcomes.
• Remain current on advances and best practices in nursing and healthcare leadership and incorporate them into department operations when appropriate.
• Utilize problem-solving process that results in continued improvement of patient care.

Develop People & Build Strong Teams

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop team members.
• Establish clear goals, expectations, and performance standards while creating a culture of accountability and professional growth.
• Recruit, select, orient, develop, and evaluate staff.
• Provide timely recognition, coaching, performance feedback, and corrective action when appropriate.
• Conduct regular staff and leadership meetings to address patient care issues, review performance, communicate organizational priorities, and engage employees in problem solving.
• Establish effective department structures, staffing models, workflows, communication practices, and delegation of responsibilities.
• Foster collaboration across nursing, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams.

Elevate the Patient & Employee Experience

• Maintain a visible leadership presence through rounding with patients, families, physicians, staff, and other departments.
• Support hospital-wide patient experience and perception-of-care initiatives.
• Promote timely and effective service recovery.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen communication, patient transitions, discharge processes, and continuity of care.
• Model professionalism and create an environment where employees feel supported, valued, and accountable for delivering exceptional care.

Drive Growth & Operational Excellence

• Develop departmental goals, priorities, and standards aligned with Nursing and organizational objectives.
• Evaluate department performance and identify opportunities to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes.
• Lead and support initiatives that prepare departments for the changing healthcare environment.
• Participate in major operational improvement, technology, redesign, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate across departments to remove barriers and develop sustainable solutions.
• Partner with nursing and operational leaders across the Powers Health system to leverage best practices, drive standardization and advance consistent, high-quality care across the organization.
• Participate in developing short and long-term clinical, operational, and financial goals.
• Create staffing plans, departmental goals, and scopes of care.
• Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for assigned areas.
• Monitor productivity, staffing, expenditures, and performance against established targets.
• Evaluate utilization, length of stay, resource management, and reimbursement considerations.
• Use data and analysis to identify variances, trends, and opportunities for improvement.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• 5-7 years of progressively responsible professional nursing and/or healthcare leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare operations, patient care standards, regulatory requirements, quality improvement, and nursing leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, develop leaders, manage change, solve complex problems, and collaborate across disciplines.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare/Hospital Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field, or willingness to pursue a master's degree in the near future.
• Leadership experience within a complex hospital or health system environment.

At Powers Health, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of nursing while working alongside dedicated healthcare professionals committed to delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

This leadership role offers the ability to influence patient outcomes, employee engagement, leadership development, operational performance, and the overall patient experience.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Life insurance and disability coverage options
• Fitness center discount program
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness, reward and recognition programs
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling, nutritional and financial education, etc.
• Perks - Instant Discounts & Exclusive Deals on hotels, food, clothing, etc.

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