Regional Nursing Director: Operational Excellence

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Butte (MT); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AP4P plan

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Butte, Montana, seeks an experienced nursing leader to provide leadership and operational direction to a service line or group of departments. You will work with the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure optimal patient care, financial performance, and leadership development.

The role blends tactical staffing, budget management, and strategic goal setting, with strong emphasis on staff engagement, clinical program implementation, and collaboration with physicians to meet

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Education

BSN

Nursing license

BLS certification

Leadership experience

Management experience

Job description

Intermountain Health in Butte, Montana, seeks an experienced nursing leader to provide leadership and operational direction to a service line or group of departments. You will work with the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure optimal patient care, financial performance, and leadership development.

The role blends tactical staffing, budget management, and strategic goal setting, with strong emphasis on staff engagement, clinical program implementation, and collaboration with physicians to meet