Director, Nursing and Patient Care Services

Sentara Health; Virginia; On-site; USD 147,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Market-competitive pay

Job summary

Sentara Health in Woodbridge, VA, seeks a Director of Patient Care Services - Acute Care to lead strategic and operational planning across Medicine, Surgery, Cardiac Telemetry, and Telemetry Suites. You will align service line development with system goals and foster a patient-centered culture.

Requirements include a Bachelor's Nursing degree (RN), Master's preferred, and at least 5 years of healthcare and clinical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Masters degree in Nursing preferred.
• 5 years healthcare leadership experience required.
• 5 years clinical leadership experience required.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic and operational planning for assigned service lines across multiple departments.
• Coordinating development and implementation of new and existing services.
• Setting vision and culture, driving sustainable process improvements.
• Providing leadership in fiscal management and resource allocation.
• Maintaining accountability for patient safety, experience, and financial stewardship.

Skills

Healthcare leadership

Clinical leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Sentara Health is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare organization committed to improving health every day. With a network of hospitals, outpatient care centers, medical groups, health plans, home health, hospice, and other clinical services, Sentara serves communities across Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. Sentara combines innovative healthcare delivery, advanced technology, and a patient-centered culture to provide high-quality, compassionate care.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, located in Woodbridge, Virginia, is a 183-bed, not-for-profit community hospital that combines the resources of a regional health system with the personalized care and close-knit culture of a community hospital. The hospital provides a broad range of services, including emergency care, cardiovascular services, cancer care, advanced imaging, orthopedics, surgical services, women's health, and specialty programs designed to meet the needs of the growing Northern Virginia community. The organization is committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes, advancing quality and safety, and creating an environment where team members can thrive personally and professionally.

The Director, Patient Care Services - Acute Care is responsible for the coordination of the delivery of high-quality services which meets or exceeds customer expectations. Coordinates the development, marketing, and strategic planning of new and existing services across multiple hospitals. Contributes to the success of the organization through achievement of system, hospital and divisional goals. Sets the vision and culture, builds ownership and process improvement for sustainable value-added services. Provides leadership and administers fiscal, corporate and human resource policies and practices in a multi-skilled, multi-functional environment. This role will have oversight of Medicine, Surgery, Cardiac Telemetry, Telemetry Suites.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• Masters Degree in Nursing (Preferred)
• 5 years Healthcare Leadership (Required)
• 5 years Clinical Leadership (Required)

Certification/Licensure

• Active RN license in state of practice or compact/multi state license (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic and operational planning for assigned service lines, ensuring alignment with system and hospital goals.
• Coordinating the development and implementation of new and existing services across the assigned departments and service lines.
• Setting vision and culture, building ownership, and driving sustainable process improvements.
• Providing leadership in fiscal management, resource allocation, and compliance with corporate and human resource policies.
• Maintaining accountability for performance outcomes related to patient safety, experience, team member engagement, and financial stewardship.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $146,702.40 - $228,966.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located in Woodbridge, VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet, private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, lab services, orthopedics, weight loss services and more, all powered through Sentara eCare®, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. In addition to our hospital, Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge, Lorton, Springfield and Alexandria, Va. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.