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The Senior Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer provides executive leadership to the nursing organization including strategic oversight of nursing professional practice, development, quality, safety, and research in alignment with the Ascension Strategic Plan.  Collaborates across divisions and markets to influence and drive standard work, efficiencies, and outcomes while cultivating a close connection to Ascension’s mission, values and healthcare ethics.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Scope and Standards of Practice: Provides leadership and guidance regarding development and implementation of scope and standards of nursing practice in alignment with ANA, AONL and nursing professional society recommendations.Retention: Provides oversight of the development and implementation of evidence based strategies to drive associate engagement, retention, wellbeing and a culture of safety.Regulatory: Provides oversight of ministry wide regulatory activities including proactive mock surveys and creating a culture of ongoing readiness. Sterile Processing: Provides oversight and standardization of sterile processing SOPs, quality indicators and recommendations for capital allocation.Nurse Sensitive Indicators: Provides oversight of the strategy and coordination of Quality initiatives in the nursing ministry wide function with strong collaboration with our clinical network services and interdisciplinary partners. Fosters the use of evidence based practice science related to nurse-driven indicators such as CAUTI, CLABSI, HAPI, falls as well as other clinically relevant opportunities identified in partnership with medical staff providers. 

 

Nursing Research: Provides oversight for the generation of new knowledge for the nursing profession focused on care that is safe, care that is equitable and workforce wellbeing. Continuing Professional Development and Workforce Development: Provides strategic leadership to foster a learning organization, assuring that all associates gain knowledge, skills and professional development to be confident in providing high quality care. Drives to be the academic practice partner of choice by creating psychological safety for the students and faculty we serve. Partners with the Ascension Center for Career Advancement for alignment for entry level staff. Technology and Practice Enablement:  Establishes a point of view and direction for the organization to leverage, utilize, and expand uses of technology to improve practitioner experiences and decrease non-care related work.Mission and Cultural Alignment:  Establishes the foundation and expectation for nursing clinical alignment to the vocation of nursing and our mission of the loving ministry of Jesus as healer.  Leverages the foundation of the healing arts as an expression of our mission through the lens of the patient as the receiver of care.Integration with Other Ministry Wide Functions:  Represents the voice of nursing and point of view with key Ministry Wide Functions, to include, operations, finance, human resources, technology, supply chain, quality, safety, physician leadership, and key partnerships.

 

Complexity of Work & Critical Leadership Behaviors:

Requires a strong executive presence, comfort taking charge, skills in leading and directing others, and effectiveness at managing conflict. The ability to influence through indirect and solid-line reporting channels. Needs to be effective in balancing the need to push back and persuade while establishing effective and respectful working relationships with others.Adept at change and able to take calculated risks through an objective lens while considering the impact of the broader enterprise and the future implications of

decisions. 

Building commitment for strategically vetted ideas while enlisting the support from others in the implementation and execution.Sets inspiring goals while holding others accountable and creating a culture of trust, enthusiasm, and involvement.Ability to communicate with all key stakeholders consistently, concisely

articulating thoughts and ideas.

Ability to clearly express expectations while providing balanced feedback.Ability to hold others accountable to higher standards, while being balanced and in tune with the overall morale and impact on engagement and retention.Comfortable pushing back on demands being made, being able to influence the “why” and push back on authority in a focused and respectful manner.
Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.Master's degree or combination of Bachelor's degree and experience preferred.

Work Experience:

5 years of experience required.10 years of experience preferred.2 years of leadership or management experience required.5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Additional Preferences

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

 

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

 

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

 

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

 

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