Director Nursing Excellence

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Director Nursing Excellence? At LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Director Nursing Excellence like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Director for Nursing Excellence functions in the role of clinical leader to promote, develop, and assist with fostering innovation and excellence in nursing practice throughout the organization. The Director is responsible for advancing nursing practice and innovation through organizational shared decision-making councils, unit practice councils, evidence-based practice, and nursing research. The Director for Nursing Excellence works closely with leadership and staff in successfully executing initiatives throughout the organization and (when applicable) ANCC designation programs such as Magnet® and /Pathway to Excellence®.

• Collaborates with leadership and staff to promote a culture of evidence-based practice, nursing research, innovation, excellence, and recognition.
• Collaborates with clinical nurses and leadership to develop and embed the nursing professional practice model into nursing practice throughout the organization.
• Creates and implements innovative ways to transform organizational culture, systems and services.
• Seeks opportunities to improve department or interdepartmental processes, resulting in more efficient or effective services.
• Designs complex system-level process improvement initiatives and maintains oversight of the collecting and analyzing of process improvement data as it relates to NDNQI, patient experience, nursing satisfaction, professional certification and BSN rates. Disseminates data to appropriate units and assists with action planning when benchmarks are not being attained.
• Conducts organizational assessments/gap analyses to meet identified areas of focus for improvement.
• Collaborates with department directors/clinical managers to facilitate effective change throughout the organization.
• Develops and implements organizational strategies and infrastructure to support clinical quality, operational effectiveness, and shared decision making.
• Assumes responsibility for submitting applications, interim monitoring reports, and documents for professional nursing designation programs (initial and re-designation) including business plan and annual budget related to program expenses.
• Serves as a liaison with all departments in the organization to promote nursing excellence.
• Oversees shared decision-making council structure (unit and organizational) and mentors clinical staff in leadership skills to ensure successful shared decision structures and processes.
• Leads nursing recognition programs, such as Daisy, nursing certification day, nursing week, etc.
• Serves as liaison between leadership, outside certifying organizations, staff, physicians, and the community.
• Participates in interdepartmental activities and committees as requested in order to improve nursing practice and patient care.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable policies and procedures as evident in performance.
• Designs and produces reports/trended data/graphs etc. as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science, Master’s Degree in Nursing Science or Healthcare Required
• Doctor of Nursing Practice, or PhD Preferred
• 5 years of clinical leadership managing large scale and/or complex projects Required
• Magnet Director experience Preferred
• Change Management/rapid cycle improvement experience Preferred

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery has provided quality healthcare services since 1910. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 140 bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in Southwest Virginia and New River Valley. We specialize in heart and vascular care—with the only cardiac catheterization lab in the New River Valley. We perform percutaneous coronary intervention - (stent and angioplasty). We provide services in orthopedic and spine care, and heartburn treatment at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery’s Heartburn Treatment Center. Our maternity services through our family-focused Birthing Center facilities have award-winning lactation consultants.

At LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Director Nursing Excellence opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.