• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Coordinate and oversee the personnel management of all nursing units/departments . Manages through teams of Directors and Managers. Has authority to determine proper resource allocation within span of control. Typically serves as senior executive nurse of a specific hospital or leads a significant portion of an inpatient nursing region.
• Ensure the ongoing education, development and mentoring of nurse leaders within their purview
• Maintain effective relationships, communication and collaborations with other department
• directors and with hospital operations leadership to ensure daily operations and long range patient care strategies within Jefferson Health consistently meet all regulatory and patient care standards.
• Viewed as a key member of regional leadership team.
• Coordinate and oversee the operational and capital budgets of all inpatient units within span of control.
• Support and develop the professional practice environment supported by the tenets of ANCC Magnet/Pathway and the AACN Healthy Work Environment.
• Ensure units/departments comply with all regulatory agency standards and requirements
• Collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to ensure that all departments quality, safety, patient satisfaction, staff engagement and fiscal plans are developed, implemented and goals attained.
• Ensure implementation of enterprise and regional nursing strategies to achieve success in defined goals. Tracks and reports key quality, safety, experience and financial key performance indicators and directs actions plans accordingly.
• Demonstrates a commitment to working collaboratively to meet the needs of communities served.
• Supports professional development programs and promotes a culture of continuous learning, and appreciative inquiry.
• Communicates and shares information with staff on a regular basis. Keeps employees informed of new policies, procedures, new programs and other pertinent information relevant to nursing practice
• Collaborate with the CNO to be responsible for the building and sustaining of a culture of
• accountability and assuring that nursing practices are based on tenets of patient and family

centered care and high reliability throughout nursing and the organization

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.

Education:

• Masters degree required, DNP strongly preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years progressive clinical and management experience.
• Proven track record as both a Nurse or Program Manager and Nursing / Clinical Director
• 5 years experience in emergency care and/or trauma
• 5 years experience in cardiac care

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

• Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Certification in Nursing leadership
• Certification in clinical practice are preferred
• Membership in professional organization encouraged