Operations & Patient Care Executive

$391,000 - $489,000/Yr

Adventist Health - Saint Helena, CA

Full-time - Senior

Saint Helena, CA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Operations & Patient Care Executive at Adventist Health is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for hospital operations and direct patient care. This role involves overseeing day-to-day activities, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a culture focused on patient safety, quality, and employee engagement. The executive will lead market-level operations, develop and implement business objectives, and collaborate with clinical leaders to enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversees operations for a single market or facility.
• Manages, directs, and leads market level leadership to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Develops, directs, and implements plans to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Develops/monitors/maintains FTE, capital, and operational budgets.
• Provides effective leadership and coordinates clinical leaders to deliver nursing care, treatment, and services.
• Represents nursing with the organization's governing body, medical staff, and other clinical leaders.
• Leads and provides oversight of the strategic development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical and operational services.
• Establishes a framework for patient care management within the facility.
• Strategizes and leads process improvement focused on innovative care delivery and operational models.
• Creates a vision for patient experience and evaluates feedback from patients and families.
• Promotes a patient-centered, healing environment and superior service delivery.
• Collaborates with the CMO and establishes positive relationships with physicians and departmental leaders.
• Acts as a liaison with nursing educators to influence nursing education curricula.
• Promotes the use of technology to streamline operations and optimize work processes.
• Ensures collaboration within a highly matrixed team environment.
• Champions patient safety in all care settings and business activities.
• Oversees the development and monitoring of quality improvement programs for patient care.
• Maintains knowledge of current clinical practice and regulatory requirements.
• Leads continuous improvement in care management and utilization management across the organization.
• Incorporates current nursing research findings into policies and procedures governing nursing care.
• Implements nursing policies, procedures, and standards for care delivery.
• Approves nursing policies and procedures and ensures staff access to them.
• Responsible for the supervision and evaluation of clinical activities of non-employee personnel.
• Oversees ongoing education and development for nursing and clinical staff.
• Assumes overall responsibility for nursing services 24/7.
• Exercises final authority over nursing care, treatment, and services.
• Promotes financial stewardship and clinical excellence for the facility.
• Establishes performance measures and evaluates operations for effective service delivery.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of hospital-wide nursing care plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field: Required
• Master's Degree in nursing or related field: Required
• DNP Degree in Nursing Executive Leadership: Preferred
• Fifteen years' related operations and/or nursing experience: Preferred
• Ten years' management experience demonstrating leadership development and competency: Preferred
• Five years' nursing leadership experience: Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Certification in Executive Nursing Practice Exam (CENP) or Nurse Executive Advanced (NEA) Certification: Preferred

Nice-to-haves

• DNP Degree in Nursing Executive Leadership
• Fifteen years' related operations and/or nursing experience
• Ten years' management experience demonstrating leadership development and competency
• Five years' nursing leadership experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $391,000 - $489,000 per year
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• Continuing education opportunities