Sr. Director-Nursing Services (Critical Care and Med-Surg)

• Organize, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing functions and activities across assigned clinical areas in alignment with organizational and nursing strategic goals.
• Assess nursing infrastructure and workflows, identifying opportunities to improve patient outcomes, throughput, and satisfaction.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient care delivery and care transitions.
• Advance professional nursing practice by supporting evidence-based standards, nursing-sensitive indicators, and patient safety initiatives. 
• Partner with nursing and quality leaders to monitor outcomes, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies. 
• Support the development and sustainability of education, competency, and professional practice models for nursing staff.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to Directors, Managers, and other nursing leaders.
• Support recruitment, retention, engagement, and succession planning across nursing leadership and frontline teams.  
•  Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, respect, and professional growth. 
• Participate in performance management, including goal setting, evaluations, and corrective action as needed.
• Collaborate with nursing and finance leaders to manage budgets, staffing models, and resource utilization. 
• Support productivity targets and staffing effectiveness while maintaining quality and safety standards. 
• Assist in monitoring reports and operational metrics relevant to nursing performance and compliance
• Ensure nursing operations comply with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
• Support survey readiness and corrective action planning as needed. 
• Maintain confidentiality and ethical standards in all aspects of leadership and operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.

Education:  Master’s Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration or related field OR Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree while currently working on Master’s degree with a defined graduation date.

Experience:  Minimum of 5–10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including director-level responsibility.

Certification:  BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

License:  Current unrestricted Arizona RN license or compact RN license with the expectation of obtaining an Arizona RN license within 90 days of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills. 
• Ability to analyze data, manage change, and drive performance improvement. 
• Thorough understanding of nursing practice standards, patient safety principles, and regulatory requirements. 
• Proven ability to lead through influence and collaboration Strong experience with windows based computer applications to include but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook 
• Strong organizational skills 
• Able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously

Education:  Master’s of Science in Nursing with certification i.e. Certification in Executive Nurse Practice (CENP).

Experience: 

• Experience in acute care or multi-service hospital environments. 
• Formal leadership training or certification

Certification:  N/A

License:  N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: N/A

• Able to assist with the movement of an adult patient weighing up to 300 lbs. 
•  Able to care for patients with infectious diseases. 
• Ability to sit for 3-5 hours per day. 
• Able to stand for 3-5 hours per day. 
• Ability to walk for 3-5 hours day.