DIRECTOR, ICU

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.

What we at Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center value:
• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we  genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

This ICU Director opportunity is full time at 40 hours per week, offers full benefits and a convenient day shift schedule. This dynamic individual will provide administrative leadership by directly supervising the staff and functions of assigned departments. Assures quality care is provided in a safe, timely and effective manner. Consults with staff, physicians and CNO on nursing problems and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met. Participates in and maintains performance improvement activities within the department. Director has 24/7 operational responsibility for the department. 

Job Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Oversees development, implementation and evaluation of short and long term goals, objectives, policies and procedures ensuring consistency with organizational mission and goals.  Ensures the assigned department’s goals coincide with the Hospital’s strategic plan linking goals and objectives to outcomes.  Communicates timely and effectively to ensure the leadership team and staff is well informed concerning plans and issues.
• Assists the managers in promoting the clinical service lines, new program development and strategy by engaging team members to enhance market share/expansion.  Develops business plans or request for proposals as requested/required. Understands the impact of market forces on Hospital objectives and direction.
• Ensures highest integrity for the business operations for assigned departments.  Oversees the development of capital and operating budgets through collaboration with CNO.  Strategically positions the department to react effectively to unplanned circumstances, demands and challenges while creating revenue enhancements and cost reduction practices.
• Provides regular feedback to managers concerning performance and ensures departments comply with timely completion of appraisal period and annual evaluations.  Obtains feedback from other managers/physicians concerning performance of the department.

Learn more at: northernnevadahealth.com

Benefits for full and part time employees:

•  Challenging and rewarding work environment
•  Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off 
•  Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
•  401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
•  Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300     Subsidiaries! 
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com 

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contactMichelle Lopez-Reyes @ michelle.lopezreyes@uhsinc.com

Universal Health Services:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com  

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, baccalaureate degree required and master’s in a healthcare related field preferred.
• Current state Registered Nurse Licensure.
• Four years of general clinical nursing experience preferred and four years of managerial experience of demonstrated leadership abilities at the director level.
• Three (3) or more years of previous experience in all aspects of nursing and a minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Current BCLS and ACLS certification.

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