Associate Chief Nursing Executive

Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer in collaboration with medical staff leadership, is accountable for the day-to-day of outpatient/inpatient nursing services operations, with oversight of nursing professional practice.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies areas of potential care redesign and will lead initiatives to meet objectives of improved efficiencies, effectiveness, and patient experience
• Provides administrative direction to management staff within areas of responsibility including supporting plan development, priority-setting, decision-making, and professional development
• Assists and supports the CNO daily
• Supports the VP/CNO in the planning of meetings, events, and other assignments

Other Functions:

• Serves as role model and resource for professional colleagues. Participates in leadership activities such as committees, professional organizations, publishing, teaching, and research
• Presents a courteous and helpful demeanor, appropriate for age, to all patients, visitors, other UofL Health employees/medical staff members, or any other person an employee encounters while representing UofL Health
• Develops, recommends, implements, and monitors contracts for services
• Assures adequate and competent staffing support to nursing services
• Helps with other projects as delegated by the VP/CNO
• Participates in community activities on behalf of the hospital.  Assists in community health events and education as needed
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing, Administration, Education, or other Leadership field (required)
  • If Master’s Degree in other discipline outside of Nursing, then bachelor’s degree in Nursing (required)

Experience:

• Clinical practice in an acute care environment, preferable in an academic medical setting (required)