Nurse Director

Intermountain Health; Murray (UT); On-site; USD 170,492,000 - 263,159,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT seeks an experienced nursing leader to provide executive direction for a designated service line. This full-time role partners with the Chief Nursing Officer to drive patient care quality, financial performance, and leadership development.

Responsibilities span budgeting, staffing, governance and strategic initiatives, with a focus on safety, staff engagement, and compliance across regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice; compact licenses must be transferred within 60 days.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• 3 years of management experience and 2 years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a designated service line or unit to ensure safe, efficient patient care.
• Manage annual budget and capital/operating expenditures with unit managers.
• Ensure staffing levels meet patient care needs, including hiring and retention.
• Collaborate with medical director on clinical program goals.
• Monitor patient safety initiatives and regulatory compliance.
• Foster professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial acumen

Clinical knowledge

Resource management

Patient safety

Mentorship

Community outreach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

Registered Nurse license

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Leadership experience

3 years of management experience

2 years of clinical experience

Job description

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Full time

R179238

Job Description:

This position provides leadership and operational direction to a designated service line or group of departments at a facility. It involves working with the Chief Nursing Officer and other management to ensure optimal patient care, financial goals, and leadership development. The role has regional accountability or responsibility for multiple departments and typically reports to the Chief Nursing Officer. Job duties are distributed as follows: 20% Tactical (staffing, equipment, employee relations), 50% Operational (budget management, supply acquisition, process improvement, performance evaluations), and 30% Strategic (developing goals, holding employees accountable).

Essential Functions

• Champions the use of available resources to ensure nursing care is efficient, effective, safe, and delivered with compassion, in line with current practice standards.
• Facilitates collaborative decision-making and upholds professional independence by contributing departmental perspectives to executive decisions and ensuring staff are updated on activities at the executive level.
• Assists with development, implementation and management of annual capital/operating and personnel (FTE) budget for unit. Provides resources effectively for department managers to meet financial goals of department.
• Models and fosters an environment of professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
• Ensures competent and sufficient number of staff to meet patient care needs, which includes hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
• Accountable for the implementation of clinical program protocols, and that ongoing monitoring and process improvement occurs to assure goals are achieved.
• Collaborates with medical director and system colleagues in the development and implementation of clinical program goals.
• Evaluates staff competency through use of performance reviews and peer reviews.
• Coordinates performance and compliance with patient safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, DOPL, and other unit specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Facilitates use of resources by nursing staff such as nurse practitioners, other expanded role RNs, and other specialty roles.
• Serves as an exemplary figure for employees within all facets of providing patient care.
• Monitors and improves patient satisfaction utilizing available service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Partners with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
• Supports staff participation in outside community organizations such as volunteer health clinics, health fairs and advisory boards for not-for-profit organizations.

Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Financial acumen
• Clinical knowledge
• Resource management
• Patient safety
• Mentorship
• Community outreach

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).
• Current Nursing License to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Leadership/supervisory experience.
• 3 years of management experience and 2 years of clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified) must be obtained within 4 years of hire.
• Experience in the area of oversight
• Specialty Certification

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals

Location:

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$59.50 - $91.84

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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