Sr. Director-Nursing Services-8035
Kingman Regional Medical CenterAbout the role
Position Title: Senior Director of Nursing Services Position Code: DirNsgSvcs-8035
Department: Nursing Reports to: Chief Nursing Officer
Oracle Title: Sr. Director-Nursing Services-8035 Safety Sensitive: ☒ Yes ☐ No
Exempt Status: ☒ Yes ☐ No
Position Purpose:
All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision to be among the kindest, highest quality health systems in the country.
Key Responsibilities
- Organize, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing functions and activities across assigned clinical areas in alignment with organizational and nursing strategic goals.
- Assess nursing infrastructure and workflows, identifying opportunities to improve patient outcomes, throughput, and satisfaction.
- Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient care delivery and care transitions.
- Advance professional nursing practice by supporting evidence-based standards, nursing-sensitive indicators, and patient safety initiatives.
- Partner with nursing and quality leaders to monitor outcomes, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies.
- Support the development and sustainability of education, competency, and professional practice models for nursing staff.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to Directors, Managers, and other nursing leaders.
- Support recruitment, retention, engagement, and succession planning across nursing leadership and frontline teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, respect, and professional growth.
- Participate in performance management, including goal setting, evaluations, and corrective action as needed.
- Collaborate with nursing and finance leaders to manage budgets, staffing models, and resource utilization.
- Support productivity targets and staffing effectiveness while maintaining quality and safety standards.
- Assist in monitoring reports and operational metrics relevant to nursing performance and compliance
- Ensure nursing operations comply with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
- Support survey readiness and corrective action planning as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality and ethical standards in all aspects of leadership and operations.
- Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.
Qualifications
Education: Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or related field OR Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree while currently working on Master’s degree with a defined graduation date.
Experience: Minimum of 5–10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including director-level responsibility.
Certification: BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
License: Current unrestricted Arizona RN license or compact RN license with the expectation of obtaining an Arizona RN license within 90 days of employment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to analyze data, manage change, and drive performance improvement.
- Thorough understanding of nursing practice standards, patient safety principles, and regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to lead through influence and collaboration Strong experience with windows based computer applications to include but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Strong organizational skills
- Able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
Preferences
Education: Master’s of Science in Nursing with certification i.e. Certification in Executive Nurse Practice (CENP).
Experience:
- Experience in acute care or multi-service hospital environments.
- Formal leadership training or certification
Certification: N/A
License: N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: N/A
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