Inpatient Director, Nursing

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2024 - Becker's Healthcare

Names One of the Diversity Leaders 2024 – Modern Healthcare

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024 – Newsweek

Names One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters 2024 – Newsweek

 

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

 

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

 

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Partner

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

#LI-Onsite

Job Summary:

Directs services, workflow and resources for three of our largest service lines at DePaul Hospital: Comprehensive Stroke Program, Advanced Joint Replacement Program and Bariatric Program. Its purview also includes Neuro Step-down and Neuro/Cardiac.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary responsibilities

• Develops departmental goals and objectives consistent with medical, administrative, legal and ethical requirements of the health care delivery system.
• Directs clinical activities, including patient assessment, care plan development, service level determination, patient visits, and complaint management.
• Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares and monitors budget(s) and ensures that assigned nursing area operates within allocated funds. Coordinates and directs internal and externally-driven audits.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Master's degree in nursing or related field; Bachelor's degree in Nursing if Master's is not in Nursing

Experience

• Three years' registered nurse (RN) experience, with one year in leadership/management with direct reports.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colo