Director Patient Care Dialysis

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, TX seeks a Director of Patient Care to provide strategic and operational leadership for specific patient care units, ensuring delivery of high-quality care. You will mentor nursing staff, oversee patient safety initiatives, ensure compliance, and optimize clinical workflows to improve outcomes and satisfaction. The role requires strong leadership and strategic management in a top-tier hospital setting.

Qualifications

• BSN plus 4 years nursing experience in a tertiary acute care hospital.
• MS in Nursing, MBA, or MHA with 5 years of management experience at nurse manager level or above.
• RN license in TX.
• BLS/ CPR within 14 days.
• ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Monitors metrics to validate performance against national and system benchmarks; ensures the delivery of competent clinical practice.
• Develops leadership within the hospital which supports and maintains excellence in the standards of research-based nursing practice.
• Develops, integrates, and implements goals of the hospital and nursing into their service line(s).
• Leads quality programs and works to develop action plans for continuous improvement.
• Develops, reviews, and maintains fiscal budget within established targets; monitors overtime, labor costs, and supply expenses; partners with purchasing for pricing.
• Assures staffing patterns are flexed according to unit activity and patient acuity.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Mentoring

Clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's in Nursing / MBA / MHA

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Director of Patient Care, you will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for specific patient care units or services, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, high-quality care.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Director of Patient Care, you will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for specific patient care units or services, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, high-quality care.

Every day you will manage, mentor, and develop nursing staff, oversee patient safety initiatives, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize clinical workflows to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, clinical expertise, and strategic management skills, crucial for fostering a culture of excellence, driving continuous improvement, and achieving organizational goals in patient care.

• Monitors metrics to validate performance against national and system benchmarks; ensures the delivery of competent clinical practice.
• Develops leadership within the hospital which supports and maintains excellence in the standards of research based nursing practice.
• Develops, integrates, and implements goals of the hospital and nursing into their service line(s).
• Leads quality programs and works to develop action places for continuous improvement.
• Develops, reviews, and maintains fiscal budget within established targets. Monitors overtime, labor costs, medical supply expenses, and works with purchasing partner to obtain strong supply contract pricing.
• Assures staffing patterns are flexed and according to unit activity and patient acuity.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and Four (4) years of nursing experience in a tertiary acute care hospital , upon hire and
• Masters Other Nursing, MBA, or MHA (Internal candidates are required to complete Master's program within 3 years) and five (5) years of management experience at the nurse manager level or above., upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke's is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience-modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$71.15 - $105.83 /hour