Surgical Services Area Director — Nursing Executive

Advocate Health; Elkin (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Forest Baptist Health seeks an experienced Nurse Administrator to lead nursing operations within a large academic medical center. Requires advanced nursing degrees, RN license, and proven management experience in a hospital setting.

The role oversees budgeting, strategic planning, quality improvement, and collaboration with HR, medical directors and governance bodies to sustain excellent patient care and organizational performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Master's degree in Nursing, Health Care Management, or Business Administration required.
• Doctorate in Nursing preferred (DNP/PhD), DNP preferred over PhD.

Responsibilities

• Exemplifies values and conducts risk assessments, audits and reporting to Legal/Compliance.
• Demonstrates leadership in clinical competence, HR, financial management, planning, directing and QA.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Financial management

Policy development

Risk assessment

Conflict resolution

Epic

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing/Health Care Management/BA

DNP/PhD in Nursing

Tools

Epic

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Wake Forest Baptist Health seeks an experienced Nurse Administrator to lead nursing operations within a large academic medical center. Requires advanced nursing degrees, RN license, and proven management experience in a hospital setting.

The role oversees budgeting, strategic planning, quality improvement, and collaboration with HR, medical directors and governance bodies to sustain excellent patient care and organizational performance.